Tag: Department of Defense (Department of War)

One in five U.S. military deaths last year was as a result of suicide. (AP/Rahmat Gul)

Acting defense secretary confirms Trump move to draw down troops from Afghanistan and Iraq

Abraham Mahshie · November 17, 2020 8:18 pm

A Soviet-era Mi-8 helicopter flies over an American Patriot missile system as part of the September Tobruq Legacy air-defense exercises in Lithuania. Lithuania, a NATO ally, will replace its aging, Russian-made helicopters with four HC-60 Black Hawk helicopters worth $243 million.

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NATO ally gets rid of Soviet helicopters and buys $500M in US hardware

Abraham Mahshie · November 17, 2020 4:53 pm

Sgt. Alexander Villafane, an Indirect Fire Infantryman assigned to the 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team monitors the radio for fire commands as part of mortar qualification at Fort Carson, Colorado, November 16, 2020.

More troops and stable spending needed to avoid future defeat in war, Heritage military report card finds

Abraham Mahshie · November 17, 2020 4:50 pm

The Pentagon is seen in Virginia.

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Military and security experts fear raft of Trump loyalists at DOD could lead to ‘mistakes’

Abraham Mahshie · November 16, 2020 10:00 pm

U.S. Army Spc. Laurianne Lau from Stockton, Calif., allows a convoy to pass while directing traffic at the border crossing between Afghanistan and Pakistan on Aug. 27, 2011, at Torkham, Afghanistan. The port of entry is busiest in Afghanistan and the most important for the U.S. military, which imports more than 30 percent of all its supplies and military equipment through Torkham. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)

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Trump to draw down troops in Afghanistan and Iraq before term is up: Report

Abraham Mahshie · November 16, 2020 9:00 pm

New Pentagon chief tells US troops that ‘it’s time to come home’

Jerry Dunleavy · November 14, 2020 10:30 pm

National Counterterrorism Center director Christopher Miller was named by President Trump as Acting Secretary of Defense November 9, 2020.

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Exclusive: NATO ally sees no light between new acting defense secretary and Mark Esper

Abraham Mahshie · November 13, 2020 10:57 pm

Pentagon shake-up to help cement Trump’s legacy, bringing troops home and taking out enemies, White House source says

Jerry Dunleavy · November 13, 2020 6:07 pm

Biden likely to scrap parts of Trump decision to pull troops from Germany

Abraham Mahshie · November 12, 2020 10:27 pm

Vice President Joe Biden addresses the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee Centennial Celebration luncheon in Washington, Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2013. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

Transgender veteran added to Biden’s Department of Defense transition team

Emma Colton · November 12, 2020 10:03 pm

In this Oct. 31, 2018 photo, Afghan National Army soldiers participate in a live fire training exercise, at the Afghan Military Academy, in Kabul, Afghanistan. When U.S. forces and their Afghan allies rode into Kabul in November 2001 they were greeted as liberators. But after 17 years of war, the Taliban have retaken half the country, security is worse than itâs ever been, and many Afghans place the blame squarely on the Americans. The United States has lost more than 2,400 soldiers in its longest war and spent more than $900 billion on trying to stabilize the country.

Acting defense secretary reportedly hires adviser who called for total withdrawal from Afghanistan ‘as soon as possible’

Haley Victory Smith · November 11, 2020 11:48 pm

SOUTHCOM Commander ADM Craig Faller speaks during a briefing at U.S. Southern Command headquarters in Doral, Florida.

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Combatant commander insists Pentagon turnover won’t disrupt relations

Abraham Mahshie · November 11, 2020 10:01 pm