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Esper doesn’t regret delaying military drills, despite North Korea snub
U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper says he does not regret postponing a U.S.-South Korean military air exercise, even though the gesture was rejected by North Korea as not enough to restart nuclear diplomacy.
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US military drone strike kills senior al-Shabab official
A Somali intelligence official says a U.S. drone strike has killed a senior officer with the al-Shabab extremist group.
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US Defense Secretary Esper accuses China of intimidating smaller Asian nations
U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper on Wednesday accused China of using coercion and intimidation against smaller Asian nations to impose its will in the South China Sea. He urged Vietnam and others in the region to push back.
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Carrier transits Strait of Hormuz for the first time since deployment
A U.S. aircraft carrier ordered by the White House to rapidly deploy to the Mideast over a perceived threat from Iran has transited the Strait of Hormuz for the first time since its deployment.
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US troops prohibited from traveling to Jerusalem’s Old City and elsewhere on West Bank
The EUCOM “policy applies to military personnel, DoD civilian employees, contractors and command-sponsored dependents and family members.”
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How Israel airstrikes targeting Iranian militias in Iraq hurt the US-led anti-ISIS mission
Restrictions imposed on coalition aircraft in Iraq following suspected Israeli airstrikes targeting Iranian-backed militias have hurt anti-ISIS operations.
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Two US service members killed in Afghanistan helicopter crash
“The cause of the crash is under investigation, however preliminary reports do not indicate it was caused by enemy fire,” officials from Resolute Support, the Kabul-based headquarters overseeing U.S. and NATO operations in Afghanistan, said in a statement.
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Defense intel report says Iran will seek new fighter jets, tanks as 2020 embargo lifts
Iran will likely buy new advanced fighter jets and tanks next year when a U.N. Security Council arms embargo is scheduled to be lifted, a senior U.S. intelligence official said Tuesday as the Defense Intelligence Agency released a new assessment of Iran’s military capabilities.
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US military, Montenegro plot strategy against cyberattacks ahead of 2020 elections
Deployed inside the sprawling communist-era army command headquarters in Montenegro’s capital, an elite team of U.S. military cyber experts are plotting strategy in a fight against potential Russian and other cyberattacks ahead of the 2020 American and Montenegrin elections.
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ISIS expected to revamp operations in Syria, grow ability to target the West, says Pentagon watchdog
Without counterterrorism pressure, the Defense Intelligene Agency anticipates ISIS will have a better opportunity to cultivate its covert networks, the report said.
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Esper doesn’t regret delaying military drills, despite North Korea snub
U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper says he does not regret postponing a U.S.-South Korean military air exercise, even though the gesture was rejected by North Korea as not enough to restart nuclear diplomacy.
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US military drone strike kills senior al-Shabab official
A Somali intelligence official says a U.S. drone strike has killed a senior officer with the al-Shabab extremist group.
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US Defense Secretary Esper accuses China of intimidating smaller Asian nations
U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper on Wednesday accused China of using coercion and intimidation against smaller Asian nations to impose its will in the South China Sea. He urged Vietnam and others in the region to push back.
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Carrier transits Strait of Hormuz for the first time since deployment
A U.S. aircraft carrier ordered by the White House to rapidly deploy to the Mideast over a perceived threat from Iran has transited the Strait of Hormuz for the first time since its deployment.
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US troops prohibited from traveling to Jerusalem’s Old City and elsewhere on West Bank
The EUCOM “policy applies to military personnel, DoD civilian employees, contractors and command-sponsored dependents and family members.”
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How Israel airstrikes targeting Iranian militias in Iraq hurt the US-led anti-ISIS mission
Restrictions imposed on coalition aircraft in Iraq following suspected Israeli airstrikes targeting Iranian-backed militias have hurt anti-ISIS operations.
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Two US service members killed in Afghanistan helicopter crash
“The cause of the crash is under investigation, however preliminary reports do not indicate it was caused by enemy fire,” officials from Resolute Support, the Kabul-based headquarters overseeing U.S. and NATO operations in Afghanistan, said in a statement.
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Defense intel report says Iran will seek new fighter jets, tanks as 2020 embargo lifts
Iran will likely buy new advanced fighter jets and tanks next year when a U.N. Security Council arms embargo is scheduled to be lifted, a senior U.S. intelligence official said Tuesday as the Defense Intelligence Agency released a new assessment of Iran’s military capabilities.
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US military, Montenegro plot strategy against cyberattacks ahead of 2020 elections
Deployed inside the sprawling communist-era army command headquarters in Montenegro’s capital, an elite team of U.S. military cyber experts are plotting strategy in a fight against potential Russian and other cyberattacks ahead of the 2020 American and Montenegrin elections.
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ISIS expected to revamp operations in Syria, grow ability to target the West, says Pentagon watchdog
Without counterterrorism pressure, the Defense Intelligene Agency anticipates ISIS will have a better opportunity to cultivate its covert networks, the report said.
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Esper doesn’t regret delaying military drills, despite North Korea snub
U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper says he does not regret postponing a U.S.-South Korean military air exercise, even though the gesture was rejected by North Korea as not enough to restart nuclear diplomacy.
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US military drone strike kills senior al-Shabab official
A Somali intelligence official says a U.S. drone strike has killed a senior officer with the al-Shabab extremist group.
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US Defense Secretary Esper accuses China of intimidating smaller Asian nations
U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper on Wednesday accused China of using coercion and intimidation against smaller Asian nations to impose its will in the South China Sea. He urged Vietnam and others in the region to push back.
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Carrier transits Strait of Hormuz for the first time since deployment
A U.S. aircraft carrier ordered by the White House to rapidly deploy to the Mideast over a perceived threat from Iran has transited the Strait of Hormuz for the first time since its deployment.
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US troops prohibited from traveling to Jerusalem’s Old City and elsewhere on West Bank
The EUCOM “policy applies to military personnel, DoD civilian employees, contractors and command-sponsored dependents and family members.”
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How Israel airstrikes targeting Iranian militias in Iraq hurt the US-led anti-ISIS mission
Restrictions imposed on coalition aircraft in Iraq following suspected Israeli airstrikes targeting Iranian-backed militias have hurt anti-ISIS operations.
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Two US service members killed in Afghanistan helicopter crash
“The cause of the crash is under investigation, however preliminary reports do not indicate it was caused by enemy fire,” officials from Resolute Support, the Kabul-based headquarters overseeing U.S. and NATO operations in Afghanistan, said in a statement.
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Defense intel report says Iran will seek new fighter jets, tanks as 2020 embargo lifts
Iran will likely buy new advanced fighter jets and tanks next year when a U.N. Security Council arms embargo is scheduled to be lifted, a senior U.S. intelligence official said Tuesday as the Defense Intelligence Agency released a new assessment of Iran’s military capabilities.
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US military, Montenegro plot strategy against cyberattacks ahead of 2020 elections
Deployed inside the sprawling communist-era army command headquarters in Montenegro’s capital, an elite team of U.S. military cyber experts are plotting strategy in a fight against potential Russian and other cyberattacks ahead of the 2020 American and Montenegrin elections.
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ISIS expected to revamp operations in Syria, grow ability to target the West, says Pentagon watchdog
Without counterterrorism pressure, the Defense Intelligene Agency anticipates ISIS will have a better opportunity to cultivate its covert networks, the report said.
