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Military Creepypasta is a treasure trove of scary war stories
There's nothing scarier than a spooky military story.
By Sarah Sicard
Top US general in the Mideast says ISIS in Iraq and Syria still long-term threat
While no longer a major security threat, Marine Gen. Frank McKenzie said ISIS is never going to be defeated unless the international community can address the indoctrination of refugees displaced by years of war.
By Robert Burns, The Associated Press
Trump downplays virus after returning to White House
The president's doctor, Navy Cmdr. Sean Conley, said Tuesday "he reports no symptoms," a day after offering Trump wouldn't be fully "out of the woods" for another week.
By Zeke Miller, The Associated Press and Jill Colvin, The Associated Press
Pentagon makes the most use of emergency contractor paid leave
The coronavirus relief act authorizes agencies to reimburse contractors whose employees are on paid leave due to COVID-19 office closures.
By Jessie Bur
Ball’s in Russia’s court on New START extension, says DoD official
New START, which limits each country to no more than 1,550 deployed nuclear warheads and 700 deployed missiles and bombers, expires Feb. 5 unless the U.S. and Russia agree to extend it.
By Joe Gould
China protests alleged US Air Force spy plane incursion during military drills
China is protesting the alleged incursion of a U.S. Air Force U-2 spy plane into a no-fly zone imposed during live-fire military exercises in the country’s north.
US contractor told Lebanese port official of chemicals risk
A U.S. Army contractor advising the Lebanese navy told port officials of the unsafe storage of ammonium nitrate in 2015 or 2016.
By Robert Burns, The Associated Press
Those who battled Bonhomme Richard blaze risked all to save ship
For four long days, these young men and women fought an enemy who gave no quarter.
By Kenneth J Braithwaite
We can’t have nice things — ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ grounded yet again, release bumped to 2021
“Top Gun: Maverick” now has an official release date of July 2, 2021 — assuming the coronavirus will kindly, and finally, sit this one out.
By Jon Simkins
Bolton: Trump lacks strategic vision, historical knowledge
The former Trump national security adviser said he would have voted to remove the president for his Ukraine dealings.
DoD schools reopening on a ‘regular, full-time’ schedule
DoDEA students experience the 'new normal' while returning to their regular schedules.
By Karen Jowers