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Here’s what these Air Force officers turned lawmakers think of the president’s emergency declaration for a border wall
Republicans may hand President Donald Trump a setback on his emergency declaration for a border wall, but some Republican lawmakers with strong ties to the Air Force have been particularly vocal about not being among them.
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Prepare to man Fort Trump? US has made Poland a ‘very serious robust offer’ for base
“We have come forward with what we think is a very serious robust offer and we’re just working out some of the technicalities this very week,” a senior Pentagon official told lawmakers this week.
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US aircraft strike Afghan checkpoint after possible friendly fire incident
American forces conducted an airstrike near an Afghan National Army checkpoint after the Afghan forces manning the checkpoint exchanged fire with a joint U.S. and Afghan force convoy.
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Use-it or lose-it: DoD dropped $4.6 million on crab and lobster, and $9,000 on a chair in last-minute spending spree
The federal government found a way to spend $97 billion in a single month last year, of which more than $61 billion can be attributed to the Pentagon.
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The Taliban’s leader lived in walking distance of this US forward operating base, new book alleges
Omar reportedly lived for more than a decade in a shack near a well-patrolled route, where he would often hear coalition troops being ambush by insurgents, warplanes flying overhead, and U.S. forces on patrol.
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Air Force offers glimpse of new, stealthy combat drone during first flight
The airspace over future battlefields will not be permissive, and so new drones will need to be developed for air-to-air and air-to-ground combat.
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African terrorist groups ‘aren’t necessarily a threat to the homeland,’ AFRICOM leader says
U.S. Africa Command’s counter-terrorism mission is facing some troop cuts, which has lawmakers wondering how that will impact the safety of the American homeland from terror groups like al Qaida and the Islamic State’s regional loyalists.
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Where’s the final report? Lawmaker grills Pentagon officials on who’s being held accountable for Niger ambush
If the reports don’t come out soon, one lawmaker said that Congress will have to take some “extraordinary measures to actually get that to happen.”
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More lethal aid to Ukraine? US trainers, Javelins have already made Russians a little more nervous
The U.S. has been providing lethal aid in the form of Javelin anti-tank missiles to Ukraine since May, and Russian armor is reportedly deterred by the investment.
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Stratofortresses fly sorties over South China Sea, first since November
Two B-52H Stratofortress bombers flew a “routine mission” over contested islands in the South China Sea Monday, U.S. Pacific Air Forces said in a statement after the aircraft returned.
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Here’s what these Air Force officers turned lawmakers think of the president’s emergency declaration for a border wall
Republicans may hand President Donald Trump a setback on his emergency declaration for a border wall, but some Republican lawmakers with strong ties to the Air Force have been particularly vocal about not being among them.
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Prepare to man Fort Trump? US has made Poland a ‘very serious robust offer’ for base
“We have come forward with what we think is a very serious robust offer and we’re just working out some of the technicalities this very week,” a senior Pentagon official told lawmakers this week.
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US aircraft strike Afghan checkpoint after possible friendly fire incident
American forces conducted an airstrike near an Afghan National Army checkpoint after the Afghan forces manning the checkpoint exchanged fire with a joint U.S. and Afghan force convoy.
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Use-it or lose-it: DoD dropped $4.6 million on crab and lobster, and $9,000 on a chair in last-minute spending spree
The federal government found a way to spend $97 billion in a single month last year, of which more than $61 billion can be attributed to the Pentagon.
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The Taliban’s leader lived in walking distance of this US forward operating base, new book alleges
Omar reportedly lived for more than a decade in a shack near a well-patrolled route, where he would often hear coalition troops being ambush by insurgents, warplanes flying overhead, and U.S. forces on patrol.
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Air Force offers glimpse of new, stealthy combat drone during first flight
The airspace over future battlefields will not be permissive, and so new drones will need to be developed for air-to-air and air-to-ground combat.
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African terrorist groups ‘aren’t necessarily a threat to the homeland,’ AFRICOM leader says
U.S. Africa Command’s counter-terrorism mission is facing some troop cuts, which has lawmakers wondering how that will impact the safety of the American homeland from terror groups like al Qaida and the Islamic State’s regional loyalists.
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Where’s the final report? Lawmaker grills Pentagon officials on who’s being held accountable for Niger ambush
If the reports don’t come out soon, one lawmaker said that Congress will have to take some “extraordinary measures to actually get that to happen.”
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More lethal aid to Ukraine? US trainers, Javelins have already made Russians a little more nervous
The U.S. has been providing lethal aid in the form of Javelin anti-tank missiles to Ukraine since May, and Russian armor is reportedly deterred by the investment.
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Stratofortresses fly sorties over South China Sea, first since November
Two B-52H Stratofortress bombers flew a “routine mission” over contested islands in the South China Sea Monday, U.S. Pacific Air Forces said in a statement after the aircraft returned.
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Here’s what these Air Force officers turned lawmakers think of the president’s emergency declaration for a border wall
Republicans may hand President Donald Trump a setback on his emergency declaration for a border wall, but some Republican lawmakers with strong ties to the Air Force have been particularly vocal about not being among them.
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Prepare to man Fort Trump? US has made Poland a ‘very serious robust offer’ for base
“We have come forward with what we think is a very serious robust offer and we’re just working out some of the technicalities this very week,” a senior Pentagon official told lawmakers this week.
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US aircraft strike Afghan checkpoint after possible friendly fire incident
American forces conducted an airstrike near an Afghan National Army checkpoint after the Afghan forces manning the checkpoint exchanged fire with a joint U.S. and Afghan force convoy.
-
Use-it or lose-it: DoD dropped $4.6 million on crab and lobster, and $9,000 on a chair in last-minute spending spree
The federal government found a way to spend $97 billion in a single month last year, of which more than $61 billion can be attributed to the Pentagon.
-
The Taliban’s leader lived in walking distance of this US forward operating base, new book alleges
Omar reportedly lived for more than a decade in a shack near a well-patrolled route, where he would often hear coalition troops being ambush by insurgents, warplanes flying overhead, and U.S. forces on patrol.
-
Air Force offers glimpse of new, stealthy combat drone during first flight
The airspace over future battlefields will not be permissive, and so new drones will need to be developed for air-to-air and air-to-ground combat.
-
African terrorist groups ‘aren’t necessarily a threat to the homeland,’ AFRICOM leader says
U.S. Africa Command’s counter-terrorism mission is facing some troop cuts, which has lawmakers wondering how that will impact the safety of the American homeland from terror groups like al Qaida and the Islamic State’s regional loyalists.
-
Where’s the final report? Lawmaker grills Pentagon officials on who’s being held accountable for Niger ambush
If the reports don’t come out soon, one lawmaker said that Congress will have to take some “extraordinary measures to actually get that to happen.”
-
More lethal aid to Ukraine? US trainers, Javelins have already made Russians a little more nervous
The U.S. has been providing lethal aid in the form of Javelin anti-tank missiles to Ukraine since May, and Russian armor is reportedly deterred by the investment.
-
Stratofortresses fly sorties over South China Sea, first since November
Two B-52H Stratofortress bombers flew a “routine mission” over contested islands in the South China Sea Monday, U.S. Pacific Air Forces said in a statement after the aircraft returned.













