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Acting Navy boss submits resignation amid coronavirus uproar

April 7, 2020 at 3:00 p.m.

Acting Navy Secretary Thomas Modly resigned Tuesday, according to two officials, just hours after he had publicly apologized for a profanity-laced upbraiding of the officer he fired as captain of...

Air Force suicides surged last year to highest in 3 decades

February 8, 2020 at 3:30 p.m.

Suicides in the active-duty Air Force surged last year to the highest total in at least three decades, even as the other military services saw their numbers stabilize or decline,...

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Pentagon: 34 U.S. troops diagnosed with traumatic brain injuries from Iranian missile strike

January 24, 2020 at 5:58 p.m.

The Pentagon disclosed on Friday that 34 U.S. service members suffered traumatic brain injuries in Iran's missile strike this month on an Iraqi air base, and although half have returned...

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Mark Esper says he’s seen no hard evidence U.S. embassies under threat

January 12, 2020 at 4:40 p.m.

Defense Secretary Mark Esper explicitly said Sunday that he had seen no hard evidence that four American embassies had been under possible threat when President Donald Trump authorized the targeting...

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U.S. braces for Iranian response: a “tit for tat” assault?

January 6, 2020 at 10:16 p.m.

U.S. officials on Monday braced for Iran to respond to the killing of its most powerful general, noting heightened military readiness in the country and preparing for a possible "tit-for-tat"...

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Space Force lets Trump claim big win

December 20, 2019 at 10:56 p.m.

President Donald Trump on Friday celebrated the launch of Space Force, the first new military service in more than 70 years.

Fired Navy Secretary Spencer criticizes Trump in SEAL case

November 28, 2019 at 10:06 a.m.

Richard Spencer, who was fired as Navy secretary for his handling of a SEAL war crimes case championed by President Donald Trump, wrote that the commander in chief “has very...

Pentagon chief fires Navy secretary over SEAL controversy

November 24, 2019 at 4:35 p.m.

Defense Secretary Mark Esper on Sunday fired the Navy鈥檚 top official for allegedly proposing a deal with the White House behind Esper鈥檚 back to resolve the matter of a Navy...

Pentagon releases new details on al-Baghdadi raid

October 30, 2019 at 5:18 p.m.

The general who oversaw the U.S. raid on Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi provided the most detailed account yet of the operation Wednesday and said the U.S. is on...

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Trump says Islamic State leader dead after U.S. raid in Syria

October 27, 2019 at 9:02 a.m.

The shadowy leader of the Islamic State group, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, who presided over its global jihad and became arguably the world's most wanted man, is dead after being targeted...

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