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Send troops to Black Sea and weapons to Ukraine, key Republicans tell Biden

Republican Reps. Mike Rogers and Mike Turner are urging U.S. President Joe Biden to further arm Ukraine and “deploy a U.S. military presence in the Black Sea” to warn off a renewed invasion threat from Russian forces.

19 months ago

US, Georgia sign military training pact amid Russian threat on the Black Sea

US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is visiting Georgia, Ukraine and Romania to show support in the face of Russian military activity before he attends NATO’s defense ministerial meeting.

20 months ago

Pentagon chief purges defense boards; Trump loyalists out

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has ordered hundreds of Pentagon advisory board members to resign this month as part of a broad review of the panels, essentially purging several dozen last-minute appointments under the Trump administration.

By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press

2 years ago

Hundreds witness veteran shoot and kill himself in VA waiting room

The Austin, Texas, clinic was subsequently shut down for an investigation.

4 years ago

Marine vet turned journalist Austin Tice has now been missing in Syria for six years

Austin Tice, the veteran Marine captain who fought in Iraq and Afghanistan, then put down his gun and picked up a pen to cover the intensifying civil war in Syria, has now been missing for six years.

By Neil Fotre

5 years ago

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