Travis J. Tritten

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Navy Rear Adm. Tony Kurta listens during a news conference at the Pentagon in Washington, Tuesday, June 18, 2013.The military services announced their plans to break down the final barriers for women, opening up thousands of combat jobs including the elite Army Rangers and Navy SEAL.

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Trump withdraws Pentagon nominee after yearlong delay

Travis J. Tritten · October 4, 2018 3:49 pm

America’s ‘marginal’ military hard-pressed to fight two major wars at once, Trump’s favorite think tank says

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America’s ‘marginal’ military hard-pressed to fight two major wars at once, Trump’s favorite think tank says

Jamie McIntyre, Travis J. Tritten · October 4, 2018 11:11 am

ISIS is in its ‘final throes.’ Or maybe not

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ISIS is in its ‘final throes.’ Or maybe not

Jamie McIntyre, Travis J. Tritten · October 3, 2018 11:07 am

Despite crash and cost concerns, F-35 faces bright future, program chief says

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Despite crash and cost concerns, F-35 faces bright future, program chief says

Jamie McIntyre, Travis J. Tritten · October 2, 2018 11:07 am

Washington has a new exit strategy for Syria. But it won’t necessarily involve US troops

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Washington has a new exit strategy for Syria. But it won’t necessarily involve US troops

Jamie McIntyre, Travis J. Tritten · October 1, 2018 11:07 am

Finding billions for Trump’s Space Force

Travis J. Tritten · October 1, 2018 4:00 am

In this Sept. 24, 2018, photo, President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with South Korean President Moon Jae-In at the Lotte New York Palace hotel in New York. Trumpâs victory helped give rise to the #MeToo era. Now, as it threatens his latest pick to the Supreme Court and his partyâs electoral majorities in Congress. Trump is taking aim at the movement that has spurred a national reckoning around gender equity and sexual consent. Arguing that âfalse accusations of all types are made against a lot of people,â Trump defended Brett Kavanaugh on Tuesday against allegations of decades-old sexual abuse.

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Trump eyeing Arab ‘boots on the ground’ to counter Iran in Syria

Travis J. Tritten · September 29, 2018 4:00 am

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Boeing flying high after winning Air Force trainer competition

Jamie McIntyre, Travis J. Tritten · September 28, 2018 11:04 am

U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers talks as a character witness during former Alabama House Speaker Mike Hubbard ethics trial Friday, July 8, 2016, in Opelika, Ala.

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Rep. Mike Rogers: Air Force is trying to ‘gold-plate’ Trump’s Space Force proposal

Travis J. Tritten · September 27, 2018 6:28 pm

No government shutdown as Trump indicates he’ll sign $674 billion defense bill, and wait for wall money

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No government shutdown as Trump indicates he’ll sign $674 billion defense bill, and wait for wall money

Jamie McIntyre, Travis J. Tritten · September 27, 2018 7:00 am

A U.S. soldier stands near Syrian children on a road that links to Raqqa, Syria, Wednesday, July 26, 2017. The U.S. has up to 1,000 troops in Syria mostly involved in training and advising the local forces against IS. Kurdish forces have gained confidence in light of open U.S. support to their forces, particularly as the battle for Raqqa took off.

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Pentagon: US troops in Syria are ‘useful in countering Iran’

Travis J. Tritten · September 26, 2018 9:46 pm

Members Congress clinb the steps of the House of Representatives for final votes, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, July 31, 2014. Congress ran full-tilt into election-year gridlock over immigration Thursday and staggered toward a five-week summer break with no agreement in sight on legislation to cope with the influx of young immigrants flocking illegally to the United States. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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House sends $674 billion defense spending bill to Trump

Travis J. Tritten · September 26, 2018 9:20 pm