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Pentagon & Congress

  • An American sailor scans the horizon as the guided-missile destroyer USS John S. McCain conducts operations at the Taiwan Strait, Dec. 30, 2020. (Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Markus Castaneda/U.S. Navy via AP)
    Eyeing China, Indo-Pacific Command seeks $27 billion deterrence fund

    U.S. military officials have outlined a new spending request to boost deterrence against China, including new weapons, new construction and closer military-to-military collaboration with America’s allies in the region.

    Joe Gould
    7 hours ago
  • U.S. soldiers walk past damage at a site of Iranian bombing at Ain al-Asad Air Base, in Anbar, Iraq, Jan. 13, 2020. (Qassim Abdul-Zahra/AP)
    Report: Iran used commercial satellite images to monitor US forces before attack

    The news report said Iran monitored the base by purchasing commercial satellite images, but the U.S. military was wise to the efforts.

    Nathan Strout
    11 hours ago
  • In this Oct. 1, 2019, file photo spectators wave Chinese flags as military vehicles carrying DF-41 ballistic missiles roll during a parade to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the founding of Communist China in Beijing. (Mark Schiefelbein/AP)
    Satellite images suggest China hastening efforts for more survivable nuclear force, expert says

    A report by a longtime watcher of U.S., Russian and Chinese nuclear forces, said the imagery suggests that China is seeking to counter what it may view as a growing threat from the United States.

    Robert Burns, The Associated Press
    12 hours ago
  • A U.S. Navy Mark VI patrol boat navigates into the well deck of dock landing ship Ashland at Naval Base Guam on Feb. 21, 2021. (Sgt. Danny Gonzalez/U.S. Marine Corps)
    US announces $125 million in military aid for Ukraine

    Included in the package are two Mark VI patrol boats.

    Aaron Mehta and Howard Altman
    15 hours ago
  • The United States wasted billions of dollars in war-torn Afghanistan on buildings and vehicles that were either abandoned or destroyed, according to a report released Monday, March 1, 2021, by the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction, a U.S. government watchdog. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul, File)
    Report: US wasted billions on cars, buildings in Afghanistan

    The injection of billions of dollars, largely unmonitored, fueled runaway corruption among both Afghans and international contractors.

    Kathy Gannon, The Associated Press
    23 hours ago
  • Army Spc. Jeb Hoover vaccinates a community member at the walk-up vaccination site at California State University, Los Angeles in California, Feb. 20, 2021. (Pfc. Garrison Waites/Army)
    This is what it’s like for troops serving at a mass vaccination site

    Hundreds of active-duty troops and National Guardsmen are doing up to 6,000 vaccinations a day.

    Meghann Myers
    1 day ago
  • Members of multiple veterans organizations crowd a Senate hearing room during the groups' annual testimony before Congress on March 11, 2020. (Leo Shane III/Staff)
    This week in Congress: Annual parade of vets advocates on Capitol Hill forced online this year

    Defense and veterans hearings on Capitol Hill for the week of March 1, 2021.

    Leo Shane III
    1 day ago
  • This undated photo provided by the Montgomery County Jail shows Jessica Watkins. (Montgomery County Jail via AP).
    Oath Keeper, an Army veteran, charged in Capitol riot renounces militia group

    Army veteran Jessica Watkins is one of nine members and associates of the far-right militia group charged with planning and coordinating with one another in the Jan. 6 siege.

    Alanna Durkin Richer, The Associated Press
    1 day ago
  • Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee Chairman Jon Tester, D-Mont., speaks during the confirmation hearing for Veterans Affairs Secretary nominee Denis McDonough on Jan. 27, 2021. (Leigh Vogel/Pool via AP)
    With new leadership roles, Tester hopes to bridge gap between defense, veterans policy work

    The Montana Democrat will serve as chairman of both the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee and the defense panel of the Senate Appropriations Committee.

    Leo Shane III
    2 days ago
  • The carrier Dwight D. Eisenhower returns to Naval Station Norfolk after a Middle East deployment Aug. 6. Ike is getting ready to leave early next year on another deployment. (MC1 Jason Pastrick/Navy)
    Austin mulling whether to send carrier Ike back to the Middle East

    Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin visited the carrier Nimitz as they finished another record-breaking deployment.

    Meghann Myers
    3 days ago
  • April is Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month (SAAPM). (Fort Drum Garrison Public Affairs)
    The Pentagon’s sexual assault review committee wants troop input on policy and culture change

    The Defense Department's 90-day review of its sexual assault response program is getting underway.

    Meghann Myers
    3 days ago
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