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White House releases update on global counterterrorism efforts
Libya has been excluded from a list of locations where U.S. military personnel are deployed and equipped for combat as part of counterterrorism operations.
By Cal Pringle
Latest "jordan" stories
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Defense officials received some weird gifts from foreign governments in 2017
America’s defense officials certainly got their fair share of extravagant and useful gifts from around the world, but some were just remarkably strange.
By Joshua Axelrod
The top US general in the Mideast visits troops fighting Islamic State in Syria
The top U.S. commander for the Middle East made an unannounced visit Monday to a key military outpost in southern Syria, pressing the need for a continued U.S. presence there to root out remaining Islamic State fighters and serve as leverage against growing Iranian activity in the region.
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press
The 26 MEU party float: drunk and disorderly conduct and vandalism in Italy
The 26th MEU's six-month deployment included misconduct, a fired commander, air mishaps and an international incident involving vandalism and drunk and disorderly conduct.
By Shawn Snow
This Virginia man who supported ISIS got 5 years for lying in an attempt to join the military
A Virginia man who told an FBI undercover employee he wanted to commit jihad has been sentenced to five years in prison for passport fraud and making false statements in his application to join the U.S. military.
26th MEU incident in Italy under investigation
Marines aboard the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock New York recently ported in Gaeta, Italy, on April 21.
By Shawn Snow