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Pentagon orders military to pull all library books on diversity
It is the broadest and most detailed directive so far on Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s campaign to rid the military of DEI policies and materials.
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press
Shanahan says military won’t leave until US-Mexico border is secure
Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan visited a border city in Texas on Saturday and said he intends to accelerate planning to secure the border and bolster the administration’s ability to accomplish that without the Pentagon’s continuous help.
By Robert Burns, The Associated Press
Trump nominates Shanahan as next defense secretary
The former Boeing executive may formally replace retired Gen. Jim Mattis in the Pentagon's top office.
By Aaron Mehta
Dems warn Shanahan new border actions could break civil-military law
Key senators are asking the defense secretary to stick to a ban on troops performing law enforcement roles.
By Joe Gould
US official: Intel indicates Iran moved missiles by boat
The decision to send an aircraft carrier and a group of Air Force bombers to the Middle East was based in part on intelligence indications that Iran had moved short-range ballistic missiles by boat in waters off its shores, an American official said Tuesday.
By Robert Burns, The Associated Press
US Navy hospital ship Comfort to help with Venezuelan refugees
A U.S. Navy hospital ship will embark on another humanitarian mission to help countries cope with an influx of Venezuelans fleeing a deep economic and political crisis, the Trump administration announced Tuesday.
US still pondering military options in Venezuela
The Trump administration ended a week of pointed but vague threats of a military response to the Venezuelan political crisis with a meeting at the Pentagon to consider its options, though there was still no sign any action was on the horizon.
By Robert Burns, The Associated Press
Defense Department to make sexual harassment a crime
The move comes amid reports of a spike in sexual assaults in the ranks in recent years.
Despite Trump’s tough talk on Venezuela, no marching orders yet given
Asked during a congressional hearing Wednesday if the Pentagon was given instructions to prepare for war in Venezuela, a top official said “no," though one former senior CIA analyst expressed skepticism and military officials added that they always have contingencies prepared.
By Kyle Rempfer
Classified or nonexistent: Tracking Taliban control goes dark as focus shifts to getting out
The change marks an important waypoint for the U.S. mission.
By Kyle Rempfer
Will every Marine a rifleman remain? New cyber unit ‘can have purple hair’ but no Eagle, Globe and Anchor, commandant says
The Corps will create a new Cyber Auxiliary division, Commandant Gen. Robert Neller said Monday.
By Kyle Rempfer