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Pentagon to review 20 Medals of Honor from Wounded Knee Massacre
A panel of five experts will determine by Oct. 15 whether the medals should be retained or rescinded.
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Pentagon & Congress
Pentagon Arctic strategy seeks new tech to keep pace with adversaries
The Pentagon says the U.S. must invest more to upgrade sensors, communications and space-based tech in the Arctic to keep up with China and Russia.
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Guard nominations languish, raising concerns as top officers retire
The top National Guard Bureau officers have left or will soon retire, and to date no nominations for their replacements have been confirmed by the Senate.
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Lawmakers urge Pentagon to ground Ospreys until crash causes are fixed
Massachusetts lawmakers called the decision to return Ospreys to limited flight status misguided.
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Biden’s withdrawal injects uncertainty into wars, foreign policy
The scope of foreign policy challenges facing the next U.S. president highlights how consequential what happens in Washington is for the rest of the world.
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Bill would expand military death benefits for families of ROTC cadets
It would also expand Servicemembers’ Group Life Insurance for those in the Delayed Entry Program.
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F-16s to be ‘flying in the skies of Ukraine this summer,’ US says
However, one analyst says this news doesn't necessarily mean the jets are ready for combat.
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Biden unveils additional air defense aid for Ukraine at NATO summit
Five countries will provide additional air defense systems for Ukraine in the coming months.
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Former US Sen. Jim Inhofe, top Republican defense voice, dies at 89
During the Trump administration, Inhofe served as chair of the Senate Armed Services Committee.
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Russian hackers infiltrate Veterans Affairs via Microsoft account
The state-sponsored hacker infiltrated a platform called Microsoft Azure Government, which provides storage, databases and other services to the VA.
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Pentagon keeps commitment to Sentinel nuclear missile as costs balloon
Even a modified version of the Sentinel ICBM will be 81% more expensive than the program's original costs.
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Jill Biden launches campaign outreach to veterans, military families
The new group aims to engage and mobilize millions of veterans and military families to vote to reelect President Joe Biden.
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Senators implore VA secretary keep community care access for veterans
Twenty senators signed a letter to Secretary McDonough, urging him to adjust a policy initiative they said is making it hard for veterans to access care.
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US will provide $2.3 billion more in military aid to Ukraine
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin says the U.S. will soon announce security assistance for Ukraine, including anti-tank weapons, interceptors and munitions.
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Troops may face inflated drug costs under Tricare, lawmakers say
Is the Tricare pharmacy contractor hurting troops and their families by squeezing out competition?
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House shoots down amendment to cut F-35 purchase
Meanwhile, there's talk of authorizing the defense secretary to seize Lockheed Martin's intellectual property.
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Impact of Gaza aid pier to be investigated by Pentagon watchdog
The humanitarian mission has faced a number of problems since it first anchored off the coast of Gaza in May.
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