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US officials cite deterrence to defend lethal drone strike
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Attorney General William Barr said deterrence was a key component of the strike. But they stopped short of saying definitively that no specific plot was broken up.
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4 Iraqi troops wounded by rocket attack at Balad air base
Four members of Iraq’s military were wounded Sunday in a rocket attack targeting an air base just north of Baghdad where American trainers were present until recently, Iraqi security officials said.
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US points to dissent in Iran in wake of deadly drone strike
Defense Secretary Mark Esper and other administration officials joined President Donald Trump in trying to draw attention to dissent in Iran instead of lingering questions about the scale of the threat used to justify a drone strike on Iran’s top military leader.
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Thousands of Marines with 26th MEU move into the Red Sea
By entering into the Red Sea, the MEU has officially entered the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations.
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Air Force’s 18th Wing conducts WestPac Rumrunner exercise with Navy, Army and Marine Corps partners
The exercise, crafted by the 18th Wing, is intended to bolster joint interoperability and push airmen to employ continuous airpower using tactics stemming from the Pacific Air Force’s agile combat employment concept of operations, known as ACE.
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US troops in Iraq got warning hours before Iranian attack
American troops were informed of an impending missile barrage hours before their air base in Iraq was struck by Iran, U.S. military officials said Monday, days after the attack that marked a major escalation between the longtime foes.
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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.
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Esper: US does not expect more Iranian retaliatory attacks
Defense Secretary Mark Esper said Sunday the Trump administration foresees no more Iranian military attacks in retaliation for the U.S. strike that killed the Islamic Republic’s most powerful general. The Pentagon chief suggested that Iran’s government is under internal threat following its downing of a Ukrainian civilian airliner.
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Ruling barring discharge of HIV-positive airmen upheld for now
A federal appeals court has upheld an injunction barring the Trump administration from discharging two Air Force members who are HIV-positive.
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Iran says it ‘unintentionally’ shot down Ukrainian jet
Iran issued a statement Saturday morning that blames “human error” for the shootdown.
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US officials cite deterrence to defend lethal drone strike
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Attorney General William Barr said deterrence was a key component of the strike. But they stopped short of saying definitively that no specific plot was broken up.
-
4 Iraqi troops wounded by rocket attack at Balad air base
Four members of Iraq’s military were wounded Sunday in a rocket attack targeting an air base just north of Baghdad where American trainers were present until recently, Iraqi security officials said.
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US points to dissent in Iran in wake of deadly drone strike
Defense Secretary Mark Esper and other administration officials joined President Donald Trump in trying to draw attention to dissent in Iran instead of lingering questions about the scale of the threat used to justify a drone strike on Iran’s top military leader.
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Thousands of Marines with 26th MEU move into the Red Sea
By entering into the Red Sea, the MEU has officially entered the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations.
-
Air Force’s 18th Wing conducts WestPac Rumrunner exercise with Navy, Army and Marine Corps partners
The exercise, crafted by the 18th Wing, is intended to bolster joint interoperability and push airmen to employ continuous airpower using tactics stemming from the Pacific Air Force’s agile combat employment concept of operations, known as ACE.
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US troops in Iraq got warning hours before Iranian attack
American troops were informed of an impending missile barrage hours before their air base in Iraq was struck by Iran, U.S. military officials said Monday, days after the attack that marked a major escalation between the longtime foes.
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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.
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Esper: US does not expect more Iranian retaliatory attacks
Defense Secretary Mark Esper said Sunday the Trump administration foresees no more Iranian military attacks in retaliation for the U.S. strike that killed the Islamic Republic’s most powerful general. The Pentagon chief suggested that Iran’s government is under internal threat following its downing of a Ukrainian civilian airliner.
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Ruling barring discharge of HIV-positive airmen upheld for now
A federal appeals court has upheld an injunction barring the Trump administration from discharging two Air Force members who are HIV-positive.
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Iran says it ‘unintentionally’ shot down Ukrainian jet
Iran issued a statement Saturday morning that blames “human error” for the shootdown.
-
US officials cite deterrence to defend lethal drone strike
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Attorney General William Barr said deterrence was a key component of the strike. But they stopped short of saying definitively that no specific plot was broken up.
-
4 Iraqi troops wounded by rocket attack at Balad air base
Four members of Iraq’s military were wounded Sunday in a rocket attack targeting an air base just north of Baghdad where American trainers were present until recently, Iraqi security officials said.
-
US points to dissent in Iran in wake of deadly drone strike
Defense Secretary Mark Esper and other administration officials joined President Donald Trump in trying to draw attention to dissent in Iran instead of lingering questions about the scale of the threat used to justify a drone strike on Iran’s top military leader.
-
Thousands of Marines with 26th MEU move into the Red Sea
By entering into the Red Sea, the MEU has officially entered the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations.
-
Air Force’s 18th Wing conducts WestPac Rumrunner exercise with Navy, Army and Marine Corps partners
The exercise, crafted by the 18th Wing, is intended to bolster joint interoperability and push airmen to employ continuous airpower using tactics stemming from the Pacific Air Force’s agile combat employment concept of operations, known as ACE.
-
US troops in Iraq got warning hours before Iranian attack
American troops were informed of an impending missile barrage hours before their air base in Iraq was struck by Iran, U.S. military officials said Monday, days after the attack that marked a major escalation between the longtime foes.
-
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.
-
Esper: US does not expect more Iranian retaliatory attacks
Defense Secretary Mark Esper said Sunday the Trump administration foresees no more Iranian military attacks in retaliation for the U.S. strike that killed the Islamic Republic’s most powerful general. The Pentagon chief suggested that Iran’s government is under internal threat following its downing of a Ukrainian civilian airliner.
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Ruling barring discharge of HIV-positive airmen upheld for now
A federal appeals court has upheld an injunction barring the Trump administration from discharging two Air Force members who are HIV-positive.
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Iran says it ‘unintentionally’ shot down Ukrainian jet
Iran issued a statement Saturday morning that blames “human error” for the shootdown.



