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Pentagon chief orders review of 2019 Syria strike
Middle East
November 30, 2021
Pentagon chief orders review of 2019 Syria strike
WASHINGTON, Nov 29 (Reuters) – U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin ordered a four-star general to review a 2019 strike in…
Pentagon chief seeks to reassure concerned Middle East allies
Middle East
November 20, 2021
Pentagon chief seeks to reassure concerned Middle East allies
MANAMA, Nov 20 (Reuters) – U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin sought on Saturday to reassure allies in the Middle East…
Iranian helicopter came close to U.S. warship- Pentagon
Middle East
November 16, 2021
Iranian helicopter came close to U.S. warship- Pentagon
WASHINGTON, Nov 15 (Reuters) – An Iranian navy helicopter came close to a U.S. Navy warship in the Gulf of…
Military leaders wary of changes in sexual assault policy
World
June 3, 2021
Military leaders wary of changes in sexual assault policy
WASHINGTON (AP) — Military service leaders are privately expressing reservations about removing sexual assault cases from the chain of command, The…
Microsoft to supply US army with augmented reality headsets
World
April 1, 2021
Microsoft to supply US army with augmented reality headsets
Microsoft Corp snatched a highly lucrative contract to provide US soldiers with augmented reality headsets, US media reported on Wednesday. The deal…
US down to 2,500 troops in Afghanistan, as ordered by Trump
Middle East
January 15, 2021
US down to 2,500 troops in Afghanistan, as ordered by Trump
WASHINGTON (AP) — The US military has met its goal of reducing the number of troops in Afghanistan to about…
Exclusive: Pentagon presses ahead with Afghanistan troop drawdown despite law barring it
Middle East
January 12, 2021
Exclusive: Pentagon presses ahead with Afghanistan troop drawdown despite law barring it
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The US military has not halted a US troop withdrawal from Afghanistan, the Department of Defense told…
Extraordinary warning to Trump by 10 former Pentagon chiefs
World
January 4, 2021
Extraordinary warning to Trump by 10 former Pentagon chiefs
WASHINGTON (AP) — In an extraordinary rebuke of President Donald Trump, all 10 living former secretaries of defense are cautioning…
US to move aircraft carrier out of Mideast amid Iran tension
Middle East
January 1, 2021
US to move aircraft carrier out of Mideast amid Iran tension
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon has decided to send home the only Navy aircraft carrier operating in the Middle East,…
US B-52H bombers fly to Middle East in mission to deter Iran
Middle East
December 11, 2020
US B-52H bombers fly to Middle East in mission to deter Iran
WASHINGTON (AP) — In a new show of military might, two American bomber aircraft flew from the United States to…