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"Name Not Declassified": Trump Tweets Pic Of Dog Who Chased Baghdadi
In the midst of the raid targeting the leader of the Islamic State was this: at least one military working dog who chased Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi into a tunnel before he detonated a suicide vest and died.
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How Elite US Forces Launched "Dangerous Nighttime Raid" To Kill Baghdadi
As President Donald Trump and senior advisers settled into the Situation Room on Saturday evening, elite US forces more than 6,000 miles away launched one of the most significant counterterrorism operations in the campaign against the Islamic State. , ,
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Baghdadi Died "As A Coward, Running And Crying": Trump On ISIS Chief
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi Death: President Donald Trump on Sunday announced that Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the elusive ISIS terrorist, died during a U.S. military operation in Syria, an important breakthrough more than five years after he had launched a self-proclaimed caliphate that inspired violence worldwide.
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US Defense Secretary, On Tour To Mongolia, Gets A Horse As Gift
As Defense Secretary Mark Esper shook hands inside the Mongolian Defense Ministry, a 7-year-old horse the color of salted caramel stood just outside the building, his long tail swaying over the pavement.
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US To Withdraw Thousands Of Troops From Afghanistan In "Peace" Taliban Deal
The Trump administration is preparing to withdraw thousands of troops from Afghanistan in exchange for concessions from the Taliban, including a cease-fire and a renunciation of al-Qaida, as part of an initial deal to end the nearly 18-year-old war, U.S. officials say.
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Navy SEAL Platoon Kicked Out Of Iraq For Drinking While Deployed: Officials
The commander of a U.S. Special Operations task force in Iraq has sent home a platoon of Navy SEALs for drinking while deployed, U.S. defense officials said, the latest discipline incident that has emerged for an elite force relied upon heavily by the Pentagon.
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Trump Asks For Military Tanks For US Independence Day Event On July 4
President Donald Trump has asked the Pentagon to marshal a broadening array of military hardware, including tanks and fighter jets, to showcase his planned Fourth of July address to the nation - dramatically escalating the gathering's cost and sparking concerns about the potentially damaging impact on the Mall and other infrastructure.
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Donald Trump Orders Attack On Iran, Then Calls Off Operation: Officials
US President Donald Trump ordered an attack on Iran on Thursday in retaliation for the downing of a surveillance drone in the Strait of Hormuz, officials said, but he called the operation off just hours before it was due to occur.
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Sex, Alcohol, Violence Collide In Murder Case Involving US SEALs, Marines
After a long night of drinking in Mali's capital, two Navy SEALs and two Marine Raiders smashed their way into Army Staff Sgt. Logan Melgar's room with a sledgehammer.
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A Soldier Rose To Become A General. Daughter Says He Abused Her For Years
For retired Maj. Gen. James Grazioplene, getting arrested and photographed in an orange jumpsuit in Northern Virginia this month was the latest humiliation following a lengthy military investigation in which the Army charged him with rape, only to have the case dismissed on a technicality.
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Search Underway For Missing Marines In Mishap Between 2 Military Planes
U.S. Marines and Japanese authorities were searching early Thursday off the coast of Japan for missing Marines after a mishap between a fighter jet and plane used both for transporting troops and refueling, Marine officials said.
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Trump Orders Creation Of New "Space Force", Sixth Branch Of Armed Forces
US President Donald Trump said Monday that he would direct the Defense Department and the Pentagon to create a new "Space Force" - an independent sixth branch of the armed forces.
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Emails Detail How Senior US Military Officers Grappled With False Hawaii Missile Alert
The Hawaii government's erroneous warning of an imminent ballistic missile attack caused confusion at U.S. military facilities, frustrating senior U.S. military officers and causing them to question procedures for communicating with state officials, according to emails obtained by The Washington Post
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'Is This The End Of My Life?': False Missile Alert Sends Hawaii Scrambling
For 38 harrowing minutes, residents and tourists in Hawaii were left to believe that missiles were streaming across the sky toward the Pacific island chain after an erroneous alert Saturday morning by the state's emergency management agency.
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Navy Says Genitalia Air Display 'Absolutely Unacceptable'
Residents of Washington state turned their eyes to a clear blue sky Thursday and found themselves staring at a cartoonish rendering of male genitalia, sketched in smoke by at least one Navy EA-18G Growler jet flying out of Naval Air Station Whidbey Island.
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"Name Not Declassified": Trump Tweets Pic Of Dog Who Chased Baghdadi
In the midst of the raid targeting the leader of the Islamic State was this: at least one military working dog who chased Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi into a tunnel before he detonated a suicide vest and died.
-
How Elite US Forces Launched "Dangerous Nighttime Raid" To Kill Baghdadi
As President Donald Trump and senior advisers settled into the Situation Room on Saturday evening, elite US forces more than 6,000 miles away launched one of the most significant counterterrorism operations in the campaign against the Islamic State. , ,
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Baghdadi Died "As A Coward, Running And Crying": Trump On ISIS Chief
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi Death: President Donald Trump on Sunday announced that Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the elusive ISIS terrorist, died during a U.S. military operation in Syria, an important breakthrough more than five years after he had launched a self-proclaimed caliphate that inspired violence worldwide.
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US Defense Secretary, On Tour To Mongolia, Gets A Horse As Gift
As Defense Secretary Mark Esper shook hands inside the Mongolian Defense Ministry, a 7-year-old horse the color of salted caramel stood just outside the building, his long tail swaying over the pavement.
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US To Withdraw Thousands Of Troops From Afghanistan In "Peace" Taliban Deal
The Trump administration is preparing to withdraw thousands of troops from Afghanistan in exchange for concessions from the Taliban, including a cease-fire and a renunciation of al-Qaida, as part of an initial deal to end the nearly 18-year-old war, U.S. officials say.
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Navy SEAL Platoon Kicked Out Of Iraq For Drinking While Deployed: Officials
The commander of a U.S. Special Operations task force in Iraq has sent home a platoon of Navy SEALs for drinking while deployed, U.S. defense officials said, the latest discipline incident that has emerged for an elite force relied upon heavily by the Pentagon.
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Trump Asks For Military Tanks For US Independence Day Event On July 4
President Donald Trump has asked the Pentagon to marshal a broadening array of military hardware, including tanks and fighter jets, to showcase his planned Fourth of July address to the nation - dramatically escalating the gathering's cost and sparking concerns about the potentially damaging impact on the Mall and other infrastructure.
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Donald Trump Orders Attack On Iran, Then Calls Off Operation: Officials
US President Donald Trump ordered an attack on Iran on Thursday in retaliation for the downing of a surveillance drone in the Strait of Hormuz, officials said, but he called the operation off just hours before it was due to occur.
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Sex, Alcohol, Violence Collide In Murder Case Involving US SEALs, Marines
After a long night of drinking in Mali's capital, two Navy SEALs and two Marine Raiders smashed their way into Army Staff Sgt. Logan Melgar's room with a sledgehammer.
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A Soldier Rose To Become A General. Daughter Says He Abused Her For Years
For retired Maj. Gen. James Grazioplene, getting arrested and photographed in an orange jumpsuit in Northern Virginia this month was the latest humiliation following a lengthy military investigation in which the Army charged him with rape, only to have the case dismissed on a technicality.
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Search Underway For Missing Marines In Mishap Between 2 Military Planes
U.S. Marines and Japanese authorities were searching early Thursday off the coast of Japan for missing Marines after a mishap between a fighter jet and plane used both for transporting troops and refueling, Marine officials said.
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Trump Orders Creation Of New "Space Force", Sixth Branch Of Armed Forces
US President Donald Trump said Monday that he would direct the Defense Department and the Pentagon to create a new "Space Force" - an independent sixth branch of the armed forces.
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Emails Detail How Senior US Military Officers Grappled With False Hawaii Missile Alert
The Hawaii government's erroneous warning of an imminent ballistic missile attack caused confusion at U.S. military facilities, frustrating senior U.S. military officers and causing them to question procedures for communicating with state officials, according to emails obtained by The Washington Post
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'Is This The End Of My Life?': False Missile Alert Sends Hawaii Scrambling
For 38 harrowing minutes, residents and tourists in Hawaii were left to believe that missiles were streaming across the sky toward the Pacific island chain after an erroneous alert Saturday morning by the state's emergency management agency.
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Navy Says Genitalia Air Display 'Absolutely Unacceptable'
Residents of Washington state turned their eyes to a clear blue sky Thursday and found themselves staring at a cartoonish rendering of male genitalia, sketched in smoke by at least one Navy EA-18G Growler jet flying out of Naval Air Station Whidbey Island.
