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Wittman lukewarm on Air Force plan to ‘quickstart’ programs
"Congress needs to do its job" and pass budgets on time, Rep. Rob Wittman, R-Va., said. “If we did our jobs, you wouldn’t need quickstart provisions.”
US Forces Korea latest military organization to prohibit Confederate battle flag displays
“The Confederate Battle Flag does not represent the values of U.S. Forces assigned to serve in the Republic of Korea."
By Diana Stancy
Lawmaker floats Boeing squeeze play for troubled KC-46
House Seapower and Projection Forces Subcommittee Ranking Member Rob Wittman, R-Va., said the Air Force should pressure Boeing by accepting only the minimum number of tankers.
By Joe Gould
After Trump impeachment, US lawmakers stress unity on Ukraine military aid
Instead of being the “chessboard” where other countries compete, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy wants his country to be a player in its own right.
By Joe Gould
Defying police, Iranians protest over plane shootdown
Videos posted online showed protesters shouting anti-government slogans and moving through subway stations and sidewalks, many around Azadi, or Freedom, Square after an earlier call for people to demonstrate there.
By Jon Gambrell, The Associated Press
House votes to avert government shutdown through Dec. 20
The House passed a continuing resolution that's expected to pass the Senate and get President Donald Trump's signature.
By Joe Gould
After courts-martial dropped for swim team members, Air Force Academy cadets fight expulsions
Two years after what Air Force Academy leaders call a hazing incident on the school’s swimming team, three cadets are still fighting to become officers after administrative expulsions followed the school dropping criminal charges.
By Tom Roeder, The (Colorado Springs, Colo.) Gazette via the AP
Ukraine aid delay irked lawmakers for weeks, but Trump told some about ‘quid pro quo,’ says HASC chair
As President Trump held Ukraine military aid, lawmakers say they were kept in the dark.
By Joe Gould
US lawmakers press Trump to release aid for Ukraine to fight Russia
A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers is pressuring the Trump administration to release $250 million in military aid to Ukraine.
By Joe Gould
Marine veteran announces 2020 congressional run on his ‘alive day’ anniversary of surviving IED blast
Marine veteran Rob Jones announced Monday that he will for be running for Congress as a Republican in Virginia’s 10th Congressional District.
By Andrea Scott
The worst war criminals in ‘Game of Thrones’ ranked
A total of 103 violations of international law in times of war were counted.
By Jon Simkins