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2 years after deadly Kabul attack, Pentagon chief ‘stands in sorrow’
On Aug. 26, 2021, a suicide attack in Kabul killed 11 Marines, one Navy corpsman and one soldier, and approximately 170 Afghan civilians.
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MacDill Air Force Base orders evacuations as Hurricane Idalia nears
The National Hurricane Center expects Idalia to become a hurricane later on Monday.
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Fired USS Georgia submarine CO arrested, charged with DUI
Patterson faces multiple misdemeanor charges in Camden County, Georgia, the home of Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay.
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John Warner, a WW II and Korean War vet who served as SECNAV and SASC chair, dies at 94
The former secretary of the Navy, a veteran of World War II and Korea, John Warner devoted most of his career to military matters.
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Creating a DC National Guard quick-reaction force is a bad idea
We need to keep our nation’s seat of government safe, but creating a quick-reaction force is not the right solution, says the author of this commentary.
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Judge: Army veteran charged with bringing guns to DC had militia ties
A judge ordered a Vietnam veteran charged with bringing weapons to Washington on Jan. 6 to remain jailed until his trial on firearms charges.
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‘Excuses are over’: Gaps in domestic violence reporting threaten troops’ safety, lawmakers say
Military officials reported more than 40,000 incidents from 2015 to 2019, but outside advocates say that count may have ignored thousands more.
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Zero COVID deaths among Veterans Affairs patients for the first time in 14 months
At least one death from the virus was reported by VA officials for 433 consecutive days.
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The Army wants to kick out an avowed white supremacist officer, but they won’t admit it
Maj. Jeff Poole was recommended for an other-than-honorable discharge earlier this year.
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Drug-testing program going back to its pre-pandemic footing, Navy says
The service restricted such testing last spring as the COVID-19 pandemic exploded.
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National Guard mission to provide security ending at Capitol
The Pentagon announced earlier in the week that an extension of the Guard presence — 2,149 troops — had not been requested.
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Air Force inspector general takes over review of fired Space Force commander’s speech
The Air Force Inspector General will take over an ongoing investigation into the conduct of Space Force Lt. Col. Matthew Lohmeier.
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Fort Belvoir, cruiser Antietam under consideration for renaming by DoD commission
The commission will be looking at places and things named to honor the Confederacy in general.
