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Travis J. Tritten

It is still unclear why the team of 12 U.S. soldiers and their partner force of 30 Nigeriens waited a full hour after the firefight began to request backup from French Mirage fighter jets, or why the body of Sgt. La David Johnson was found two days later. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
National Security

Joint Chiefs chairman Joseph Dunford lays out timeline of Niger attack that killed US soldiers

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A report on Sunday said the Air Force was preparing to put the B-52 Stratofortress aircraft on around-the-clock alert for the first time since the Cold War ended. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Alexa Ann Henderson/Released)
National Security

Air Force denies report that nuclear bombers are being prepared for 24-hour alert

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What exactly is an illegal nuclear attack order?
Daily on Defense

Jim Mattis in Asia this week to huddle with allies over North Korea threat

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Any congressional deal is likely to hinge, like the last budget compromise, on Democrats' demand that increases in the cap for defense must be matched with increases for non-defense spending.
Foreign Policy

‘All bets off’ for House and Senate defense spending hikes

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Four soldiers were killed in Niger this month after being ambushed by Islamic State-aligned fighters. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
National Security

Lindsey Graham after meeting with Jim Mattis: ‘The war is moving to Africa’

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Militia women Thursday held a celebration in a liberated Raqqa, Syria after four years of occupation by the ISIS terrorist group, which had seen the city as the center of its global caliphate. (AP Photo/Gabriel Chaim)
National Security

US general declares ‘Raqqa is free’

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What exactly is an illegal nuclear attack order?
Daily on Defense

John McCain ‘guardedly optimistic’ about lifting defense spending caps

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The briefing occurred behind closed doors and was also delivered to the House Armed Services Committee. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
National Security

Pentagon briefs John McCain’s committee on Niger soldier deaths

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McCain said the Armed Services Committee has asked the administration for an explanation of the Oct. 4 ambush by ISIS-aligned fighters in Niger that left four soldiers dead. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
National Security

John McCain blocking Trump’s Army secretary nominee over Niger information

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Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., said the seriousness of the threat to election systems could require changes to U.S. law that would give the military more leeway in dealing with election attacks. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
National Security

John McCain calls on military to protect elections from Russian attack

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