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Air Force: Several dozen criminal histories not given to FBI

WASHINGTON – The Air Force said Tuesday that in addition to failing to alert the FBI to the criminal history of the former airman who massacred 26 people at a Texas church on Nov. 5, it has ...

DATE: Nov 28, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Trump era sparks new debate about nuclear war authority

WASHINGTON – It’s hard to overstate how thoroughly the U.S. military has prepared for doomsday – the day America gets into a nuclear shooting war. No detail seems to have been ove...

DATE: Nov 19, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Air Force failed to submit Texas shooter’s criminal history

WASHINGTON – The Air Force failed to report the accused Texas church shooter’s domestic violence conviction to the FBI as required by Pentagon rules, officials said Monday. The la...

DATE: Nov 6, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Mattis begins sending additional troops to Afghanistan

WASHINGTON – Defense Secretary Jim Mattis says he has signed orders to begin deploying additional troops to Afghanistan to carry out President Donald Trump’s new war strategy. Mat...

DATE: Aug 31, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Trump studying options for new approach to Afghan war

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump is “studying and considering his options” for a new approach to Afghanistan and the broader South Asia region, the White House said Friday after the presi...

DATE: Aug 18, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

U.S.: North Korea launch was an intercontinental ballistic missile

WASHINGTON – The missile launched Friday by North Korea was an intercontinental ballistic missile, or ICBM, the Pentagon said, marking the second time this month Kim Jong Un has demonstrated...

DATE: Jul 28, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

No immediate military transgender change, top officer says

No official directive given from president

DATE: Jul 27, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

U.S. to Syria: ‘Heavy price’ awaits any chemical weapons use

Syrian government denies it’s planning a chemical attack

DATE: Jun 27, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Hit or miss, missile defense test is a key milestone

WASHINGTON – Hit or miss, the Pentagon’s attempt on Tuesday to shoot down a mock warhead over the Pacific Ocean marks an important milestone for an oft-criticized defense program that could ...

DATE: May 30, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

U.S. hit IS with largest non-nuclear bomb ever used

WASHINGTON – U.S. forces in Afghanistan on Thursday struck an Islamic State tunnel complex in eastern Afghanistan with “the mother of all bombs,” the largest non-nuclear weapon every used in...

DATE: Apr 13, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

All by himself

After 2 months, Mattis is only Trump pick at Pentagon

DATE: Mar 11, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

New Pentagon chief an instant hit in Japan, South Korea

Abe impressed by Mattis’ experience

DATE: Feb 4, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World