Tag: Pentagon

"I think it's clear to all of us that the U.N.'s record ... has been mixed," Gen. Joseph Dunford, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said. (AP Photo)

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Dunford to U.N.: Control your peacekeepers better

Nicole Duran · June 17, 2016 11:25 pm

Report concludes that Afghan forces suffer from a number of deficiencies, including a lack of air support. (AP Photo/Mohammad Sajjad)

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Pentagon: Afghan forces in control despite resilient insurgency

Jamie McIntyre · June 17, 2016 8:18 pm

Defense Secretary Ash Carter is livid over Thursday's incident in which Russian jets bombed a staging area where anti-Islamic State fighters has gathered, and then ignored an urgent U.S. request to stop. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)

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Carter: Russian attack on U.S.-backed Syrian forces ‘problematic’

Jamie McIntyre · June 17, 2016 4:12 pm

Airstrikes were conducted in southern Syria, where Russian aircraft have "not been active for some time."

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Pentagon: Russia bombed U.S.-backed rebels in Syria

Jamie McIntyre · June 17, 2016 1:30 am

"Unfortunately, despite all of our progress against ISIL on the battlefield and in the financial realm, our efforts have not reduced the group's terrorism capability and global reach," CIA Director John Brennan testified. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)

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CIA: ‘Global reach’ of Islamic State remains undiminished

Jamie McIntyre · June 16, 2016 7:51 pm

"When we were sequestered in 2015, we grounded 13 fighter squadrons that stopped flying," Air Force Vice Chief of Staff Gen. David Goldfein said. "We're still recovering from that effort and if we're sequestered again it will be even worse." (AP Photo/Molly Riley, File)

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Air Force nominee: Cuts are grounding planes, hurting morale

Jamie McIntyre · June 16, 2016 3:56 pm

The statement said Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was "transported in a vehicle" but "his health status was unknown."Â (AP Photo/Militant video, File)

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Pentagon: No evidence Islamic State leader Baghdadi killed

Jamie McIntyre · June 14, 2016 4:43 pm

"In general, micromanagement from the Hill of our executive and leadership function is not a good idea." (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E)

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Carter decries congressional micromanagement

Jamie McIntyre · June 10, 2016 7:51 pm

Yet the Senate voted to begin work on the fiscal 2017 defense policy bill before a seven-week break. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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Senators spar over funneling military house cuts toward readiness

David Wilkes · June 10, 2016 7:41 pm

The Pentagon program was modeled on bug bounty programs that are in widespread use in the private sector. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

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‘Hack the Pentagon’ program finds more than 100 bugs

Jamie McIntyre · June 10, 2016 6:53 pm

House Benghazi Committee Chairman Rep. Trey Gowdy said the subpoena would force the Pentagon official to explain whether the long delay in gaining access to the witness was an attempt by the military to cover up his testimony. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

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Benghazi panel subpoenas Pentagon official, has ‘serious questions’

Sarah Bedford · June 10, 2016 1:34 pm

An amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act, sponsored by Sen. John McCain, would have added $18 billion to the Pentagon's overseas contingency operations budget. The measure was blocked Thursday on a non-party line vote. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

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Pentagon says it’s glad that senators blocked $18 billion funding boost

Jamie McIntyre · June 9, 2016 9:06 pm