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Congress averts shutdown with three-month stopgap at 11th hour
In the wee hours of Saturday morning, Congress approved a stopgap spending bill to keep agencies afloat through March 14, ...
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Assad’s fall lays the ground for wider peace—if the US can seize the moment
The epochal collapse of the Assad government, along with much of the Iranian regional network, has opened the door to a more ...
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US Ospreys to resume flight after gearbox inspections
The U.S. military’s V-22 Ospreys will be cleared to fly after each aircraft is inspected to assess their prop-rotor gearboxes ...
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The D Brief: Troops’ pay in jeopardy; CENTCOM’s Syria surge; Army to cut 5% of generals; USAF may trim F-35 buy; And a bit more.
Update: The U.S. military has some 2,000 troops in Syria, which is more than twice the figure of 900 that the Pentagon has ...
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US force in Syria is larger than previously known, Pentagon says
The United States lists the main militant group that seized power in Syria, Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham, or HTS, as a terrorist ...
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Army will trim 5% of general-officer jobs in coming years, chief’s spokesman says
More than a dozen Army general officer positions will get the axe in the coming years, a spokesman for Chief of Staff Gen.
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Air Force may curtail F-35 plan if newer tech pans out, SECAF says
Outgoing secretary Frank Kendall also clapped back at recent comments by Elon Musk about manned vs. unmanned systems.
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Bill aims to beef up US shipbuilding
A bipartisan group of lawmakers is hoping to cure America’s maritime-industry woes with the introduction Thursday of an ...