Tag: Pentagon

US soldier, center, instructs Ukrainian soldiers during joint training exercises on the military base in the Lviv region, western Ukraine, Wednesday, June 3, 2015. Troops from the United States and Ukraine conduct joint training exercises intended to help bolster Ukraine's defense against incursions from Russian-backed separatists. (AP Photo/Andrew Kravchenko, Pool)

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U.S. considers sending more troops to Ukraine

Tara Copp · July 13, 2015 7:05 pm

$38 billion in a war-funding account not subject to spending caps could lead to another government shutdown. (Pentagon)

Lawmakers brace for fight over Pentagon funding

Charles Hoskinson · July 13, 2015 4:01 am

Obama: ‘We have to pick up our game’ against ISIS

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Obama: ‘We have to pick up our game’ against ISIS

Tara Copp, David Brown · July 6, 2015 9:49 pm

Obama heads to the Pentagon for ISIS update

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Obama heads to the Pentagon for ISIS update

Tara Copp · July 6, 2015 11:58 am

Turkish soldiers guard the border area with Syria in Akcakale, southeastern Turkey, as smoke from a fire caused by a US-led airstrike rises over the outskirts of Tal Abyad, Syria, Monday, June 15, 2015. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)

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ISIS ’emir of suicide bombers’ killed in airstrike

Barbara Boland · July 3, 2015 2:33 pm

It's that close supervision, he said, that led to most air sorties coming back without dropping any bombs.Â (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Thornberry: Obama defense veto threat hurts U.S. efforts abroad

Charles Hoskinson · June 23, 2015 3:32 pm

Secretary of Defense Ash Carter, right, shakes hands with NATO Response Force soldiers during his visit to the I. German-Dutch Brigade in Muenster, Germany, Monday, June 22, 2015. The troops are part of NATO's Very High Readiness Joint Task Force. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)

Pentagon to contribute weapons, spec ops forces to NATO

Charles Hoskinson · June 22, 2015 8:36 pm

Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter, right, listens to NATO Response Force soldiers during his visit to the I. German-Dutch Brigade in Muenster, Germany, Monday, June 22, 2015. The troops are part of NATO's Very High Readiness Joint Task Force. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)

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Defense Secretary Carter: U.S. planning for long-term rivalry with Russia

Charles Hoskinson · June 22, 2015 3:39 pm

Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter boards his plane at Andrews Air Force Base, Md. Friday, Feb. 20, 2015. (AP Photo/Jonathan Ernst, Pool)

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Russian antics to top Carter Europe trip

Tara Copp · June 21, 2015 4:01 am

"I am pleased to announce that Peter Cook will be joining my team as our spokesperson here at the Pentagon," Ashton Carter said. (Flickr)Â

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New Pentagon press secretary is TV journo Peter Cook

Tara Copp · June 19, 2015 5:48 pm

Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid of Nev., accompanied by Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., and Senate Minority Whip Richard Durbin of Ill., speaks to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, May 5, 2015, following a policy luncheon. (AP Photo/Brett Carlsen)

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Senate Democrats block defense spending bill

Charles Hoskinson · June 18, 2015 6:15 pm

Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Martin Dempsey, right, looks on as Defense Secretary Ashton Carter testifies before the House Armed Services Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, June 17, 2015, during a hearing on the U.S. policy and strategy in the Middle East. (Graeme Jennings/Washington Examiner)

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‘Iraq is no more’: Congress, Pentagon coming to terms with 3-way split

Tara Copp · June 17, 2015 9:25 pm