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US Steps Up Mideast Surveillance Amid Threats From Iran-Backed Groups
The US military is taking new steps to protect its troops in the Middle East as concerns mount about attacks by Iran-backed groups, and it is leaving open the possibility of evacuations of military families if needed, officials told Reuters.
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Jack Teixeira, The US Documents Leak Suspect
Described as a patriot by friends and coming from a family boasting decades of military service, Jack Teixeira seems an unlikely trigger for the largest US espionage scandal in decades.
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US Warns Against Travel To Russia, Orders Diplomats' Families To Leave Ukraine
The United States has ordered the families of its diplomats in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv to leave the country "due to the continued threat of Russian military action," the State Department said Sunday.
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Prince Andrew Forces Queen To Choose Crown Over Favourite Son
Long described as her favourite son, Prince Andrew gave his mother Queen Elizabeth II little choice but to inflict the humiliation of stripping him of his honorary military titles as his US civil trial for sexual assault looms.
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"Ultimate Sacrifice": Biden Leads Tributes To US Troops Killed In Kabul
In a silence broken only by the sobs of bereaved families, Joe Biden stood Sunday, hand over his heart, to pay tribute as the remains of the US service members killed in the Kabul bombing attack were transferred from a military C-17 cargo plane
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Afghan Girl Born On US Military Plane Named "Reach", After Aircraft's Codename
An Afghan girl born aboard a US military plane as her family was fleeing Taliban rule was named Reach after the aircraft's code name, US military officials said Wednesday.
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US Military To Halt Domestic Travel Amid Coronavirus
The US military said on Friday that it will halt all domestic travel, with some exceptions, for service members, Defense Department civilians and their families amid the fast-spreading coronavirus. The memo, signed by Deputy Secretary of Defense David Norquist, said the policy would go into effect on Monday through May 11.
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Pentagon Diverts Funds From Military Schools For Trump's Border Wall
The Pentagon said on Wednesday it would pull funding from 127 Defense Department projects, including schools and daycare centres for military families, as it diverts $3.6 billion to fund President Donald Trump's wall along the U.S. border with Mexico.
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Trump's Defense Secretary Pick Quits As Reports Emerge Of Family Violence
Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan abandoned his quest for the top Pentagon job on Tuesday as reports emerged of domestic violence in his family, plunging the leadership of the US military into new uncertainty just as tensions with Iran are rising.
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Army Photographer Snapped One Last Shot - Just Before Explosion Killed Her
Nearly four years ago, Spec. Hilda Clayton, a combat photographer in the U.S. Army, was documenting a live-fire exercise in Afghanistan when, without warning, a mortar tube accidentally exploded in front of her.
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Guantanamo Prisoner Says Saudi 'Royal' Involved In Terrorism
An accused al-Qaida bomb-maker who went to college in Arizona told military officials at the US base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, that he believed an unnamed member of the Saudi royal family was part of an effort to recruit him for violent extremist acts before the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, according to a newly released transcript.
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Eyeing Donald Trump, Barack Obama Slams 'Trash-Talking' Of Military
President Barack Obama tore into those "trash-talking" the US military and disrespecting the families of fallen soldiers Monday, in a thinly veiled attack on Republican White House hopeful Donald Trump.
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Families Of Fallen US Soldiers Demand Apology From Donald Trump
A group of anguished families of fallen US military personnel today condemned Donald Trump's "Anti-American" remarks toward the parents of a slain Pakistani-origin Muslim solider and demanded an apology from the Republican presidential hopeful who appeared defiant.
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Barack Obama Feels 'Small' Compared With Members Of US Marines
President Barack Obama is one of the most powerful men in the world. He's commander in chief of one of its mightiest militaries, too.
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The Force Awakens at The White House. Stormtroopers, R2D2 Invited
The White House, on December 19, had visitors from a galaxy far, far away. The seventh film in the Star War series was screened for Gold Star families and the children of military families. US Press Secretary Josh Earnest addressed a press conference with Stormtroopers and R2D2 and said: "You've got to admit, this is pretty cool"
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US Steps Up Mideast Surveillance Amid Threats From Iran-Backed Groups
The US military is taking new steps to protect its troops in the Middle East as concerns mount about attacks by Iran-backed groups, and it is leaving open the possibility of evacuations of military families if needed, officials told Reuters.
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Jack Teixeira, The US Documents Leak Suspect
Described as a patriot by friends and coming from a family boasting decades of military service, Jack Teixeira seems an unlikely trigger for the largest US espionage scandal in decades.
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US Warns Against Travel To Russia, Orders Diplomats' Families To Leave Ukraine
The United States has ordered the families of its diplomats in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv to leave the country "due to the continued threat of Russian military action," the State Department said Sunday.
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Prince Andrew Forces Queen To Choose Crown Over Favourite Son
Long described as her favourite son, Prince Andrew gave his mother Queen Elizabeth II little choice but to inflict the humiliation of stripping him of his honorary military titles as his US civil trial for sexual assault looms.
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"Ultimate Sacrifice": Biden Leads Tributes To US Troops Killed In Kabul
In a silence broken only by the sobs of bereaved families, Joe Biden stood Sunday, hand over his heart, to pay tribute as the remains of the US service members killed in the Kabul bombing attack were transferred from a military C-17 cargo plane
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Afghan Girl Born On US Military Plane Named "Reach", After Aircraft's Codename
An Afghan girl born aboard a US military plane as her family was fleeing Taliban rule was named Reach after the aircraft's code name, US military officials said Wednesday.
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US Military To Halt Domestic Travel Amid Coronavirus
The US military said on Friday that it will halt all domestic travel, with some exceptions, for service members, Defense Department civilians and their families amid the fast-spreading coronavirus. The memo, signed by Deputy Secretary of Defense David Norquist, said the policy would go into effect on Monday through May 11.
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Pentagon Diverts Funds From Military Schools For Trump's Border Wall
The Pentagon said on Wednesday it would pull funding from 127 Defense Department projects, including schools and daycare centres for military families, as it diverts $3.6 billion to fund President Donald Trump's wall along the U.S. border with Mexico.
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Trump's Defense Secretary Pick Quits As Reports Emerge Of Family Violence
Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan abandoned his quest for the top Pentagon job on Tuesday as reports emerged of domestic violence in his family, plunging the leadership of the US military into new uncertainty just as tensions with Iran are rising.
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Army Photographer Snapped One Last Shot - Just Before Explosion Killed Her
Nearly four years ago, Spec. Hilda Clayton, a combat photographer in the U.S. Army, was documenting a live-fire exercise in Afghanistan when, without warning, a mortar tube accidentally exploded in front of her.
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Guantanamo Prisoner Says Saudi 'Royal' Involved In Terrorism
An accused al-Qaida bomb-maker who went to college in Arizona told military officials at the US base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, that he believed an unnamed member of the Saudi royal family was part of an effort to recruit him for violent extremist acts before the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, according to a newly released transcript.
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Eyeing Donald Trump, Barack Obama Slams 'Trash-Talking' Of Military
President Barack Obama tore into those "trash-talking" the US military and disrespecting the families of fallen soldiers Monday, in a thinly veiled attack on Republican White House hopeful Donald Trump.
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Families Of Fallen US Soldiers Demand Apology From Donald Trump
A group of anguished families of fallen US military personnel today condemned Donald Trump's "Anti-American" remarks toward the parents of a slain Pakistani-origin Muslim solider and demanded an apology from the Republican presidential hopeful who appeared defiant.
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Barack Obama Feels 'Small' Compared With Members Of US Marines
President Barack Obama is one of the most powerful men in the world. He's commander in chief of one of its mightiest militaries, too.
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The Force Awakens at The White House. Stormtroopers, R2D2 Invited
The White House, on December 19, had visitors from a galaxy far, far away. The seventh film in the Star War series was screened for Gold Star families and the children of military families. US Press Secretary Josh Earnest addressed a press conference with Stormtroopers and R2D2 and said: "You've got to admit, this is pretty cool"
