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Pentagon names new press secretary
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin announced Air Force Brig. Gen. Patrick Ryder will be the department's next press secretary.
By Joe Gould
Esper: Pentagon ready for any new wave of coronavirus
Defense Secretary Mark Esper has stressed that the military cannot expect to resume business as usual any time soon.
By Robert Burns, The Associated Press
An outbreak on a Navy warship — and an ominous sign of a readiness crisis
A growing list of Navy warships are sidelined because crews are reporting COVID-19 outbreaks.
By David B. Larter
Judge OKs limited release of Pentagon Papers case records
The government must release some documents that will shed light on two grand juries that sat in Boston nearly 50 years ago to investigate the leak of the Pentagon Papers, a federal judge ruled Tuesday.
Poll: Many in US support Trump decision to kill Iran general
A new poll shows Americans are more likely than not to support President Donald Trump’s decision to order a drone strike that killed an Iranian general, even amid widespread skepticism about his foreign policy overall.
Marine vet wants ‘Veteran’ capitalized — it’s ‘a title and we earned it’
We now have the Associated Press style guide hero we never knew we needed.
By Jon Simkins
F-35 program on track to replace Turkey, say Pentagon officials
The U.S. has found alternate suppliers for all but a dozen components Turkey is producing for the F-35.
By Joe Gould
Sean Spicer dons ruffled shirt, shimmies his way onto ‘Dancing With the Stars’
“What were you doing there? It’s like you were being attacked by a swarm of wasps.”
By Jon Simkins
Pence’s spokesperson to become Pentagon press secretary
Alyssa Farah, Vice President Mike Pence’s spokesperson, is departing the White House and headed to the Pentagon.
By Diana Stancy
Pompeo backtracks on Afghanistan withdrawal by fall 2020
Earlier in the week, the secretary of state suggested a major troop withdrawal before the 2020 presidential election.
Lead Navy prosecutor in SEAL war crime case out over email spying
Navy Cmdr. Christopher Czaplak was ordered off the case by Judge Aaron Rugh Monday for emailing 13 defense attorneys and paralegals, as well as Navy Times editor Carl Prine a tracking beacon in an effort to find the source of leaks to the media.
By Howard Altman