Tag: Jamie McIntyre

The tribunal concluded that any rights that China may have had in the South China Sea were no longer valid. (Ritchie B. Tongo/Pool Photo via AP, File)

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International court rules China’s island-building illegal

Jamie McIntyre · July 12, 2016 4:12 pm

The deployment of 560 additional U.S. troops to help Iraq forces prepare and conduct the offensive to retake the northern Iraqi city of Mosul may signal a tipping point in the war against the Islamic State, some Pentagon officials hope. (AP Photo)

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More U.S. troops to Iraq seen as tipping point, Pentagon sources say

Jamie McIntyre · July 11, 2016 7:36 pm

Come August, you will be handing over this fight to another remarkable officer and leader, Lt. Gen. Steve Townsend," Ash Carter said. (Wikimedia Commons)

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U.S. names new anti-Islamic State commander

Jamie McIntyre · July 11, 2016 6:51 pm

Dallas shooter Micah Xavier Johnson was a private first class in the U.S. Army Reserve and served a tour of duty in Afghanistan, according to his service record released Friday by the Army. Police named Johnson as the shooter responsible for killing five police officers and wounded seven more. (David Woo/The Dallas Morning News via AP)

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Dallas shooter was former soldier, Afghanistan vet

Jamie McIntyre · July 8, 2016 5:11 pm

Four al Qaeda-linked terrorists were killed this month in airstrike in Yemen, U.S. Central Command announced on Friday. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda, File)

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U.S. airstrikes kill 4 al Qaeda operatives in Yemen

Jamie McIntyre · July 8, 2016 5:01 pm

"Why did you provide false assurances to Congress?" Royce pressed the witnesses. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

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Lawmakers blast ‘false assurances’ from admin officials over Gitmo terrorists

Jamie McIntyre · July 8, 2016 10:35 am

President Obama, flanked by Defense Secretary Ash Carter, left, and Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Joseph Dunford, said the U.S. will leave 8,400 troops in Afghanistan when he completes his term. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

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Obama’s 1,400 U.S. troop cut in Afghanistan raises questions

Jamie McIntyre · July 6, 2016 5:47 pm

The A-10, (official name Thunderbolt II) was on the verge of forced extinction, a victim of the Budget Control Act, when an army of supporters in Congress rallied to its cause. (SeongJoon Cho/Bloomberg)

A-10 coalition mows down opposition

Jamie McIntyre · July 5, 2016 4:01 am

Basic military discipline broke down among the U.S. crew as the boats were being seized. (IRIB News Agency via AP, File)

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In boat capture, U.S. sailors violated code of conduct as discipline broke down

Jamie McIntyre · June 30, 2016 6:57 pm

"This is the right thing to do for our people and for the force," Carter said. (Nicky Loh/Bloomberg, File)

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Carter lifts ban on transgender troops

Jamie McIntyre · June 30, 2016 5:44 pm

Chief of Naval Operations Adm. John Richardson announced that nine sailors will face what military calls "nonjudicial punishment." (AP Photo)

Navy probe faults U.S. sailors, Iran in Gulf incident

Jamie McIntyre · June 30, 2016 4:00 am

Defense Secretary Ash Carter is set to brief the Senate Wednesday on the status of the campaign to defeat the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

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Carter to brief Senate on anti-Islamic State effort

Jamie McIntyre · June 29, 2016 5:56 pm