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Marine Corps is reviving a light attack helicopter unit it cut in 2022
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Congress races to pass $2.3T spending deal, with $696B for Pentagon
Congress is rocketing to pass a massive $2.3 trillion spending package by Dec. 21 at 11:59 p.m. that includes pandemic relief and federal spending, with $696 billion for the Pentagon.
By Joe Gould
National Guard moving out of DC as questions remain about how military handled George Floyd protests
Army Secretary Ryan McCarthy and Maj. Gen. William Walker, commanding general of the D.C. National Guard talked to reporters Sunday the use of National Guard troops during protests in D.C.
By Howard Altman
Lawmakers want must-pass defense bill to protect protesters from the military
Outraged Democrats plan to use the massive defense budget and policy bill to fight President Donald Trump’s push to use the U.S. military to quell days of riots, and they may seek defense cuts to do it.
By Joe Gould
US Navy and special operations telegraph message to Tehran
The scenario envisioned the U.S. forces providing maritime security, such as during convoy operations, in contested waters.
By Carl Prine
US delivers attack helicopters to Kenya following attack on Manda Bay
The arms sale comes after the Jan. 5 attack on the base at Manda Bay that killed three Americans.
By Shawn Snow
Major fix coming for Marine Corps CH-53K, but a 2-year delay is expected
The Corps originally planned to have the new heavy lift King Stallion operational by this December.
By Philip Athey
Saudis couldn’t stop attack on oil facilities, even with top US defenses
Saudi Arabia spent billions to protect a kingdom built on oil but could not stop the suspected Iranian drone and missile attack, exposing gaps that even America’s most advanced weaponry failed to fill.
By Robert Burns, The Associated Press
Military hardware at Lincoln Memorial for Trump’s big July 4
The military hardware is moving into place. So are the protesters. And, ever the showman, President Donald Trump is promising the “show of a lifetime” on the National Mall for the Fourth of July.
By Robert Burns, The Associated Press and Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press
Washington residents: Hearing helicopters from military bases like ‘living in a war zone’
Life in the D.C. bush is cruel.
By Jon Simkins
Marines just did their largest air assault in a decade, now they’re going to double it
The half-battalion assault is expected to grow to a full battalion exercise in the coming years.
By Todd South