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Pentagon Chief Can't Offer Hope in Budget Cuts

The audience at the military based in Charleston, S.C., gasped in surprise and gave a few low whistles as Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel delivered the news: Furloughs, which have forced a 20 percent pay...

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Pentagon Bears Brunt of Upcoming Budget Cuts

A second, deeper round of automatic federal budget cuts is on its way, and it's going to hit the Pentagon hard. Read More|Comment Continue reading…

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Pentagon Must Buy Only American Made Flags

Most people probably just assumed that when the Pentagon spent our tax dollars on American flags, they were manufactured in the good old US of A. But most folks are wrong to assume that, until a few...

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Pentagon: 20,000 Russian Troops In Ukraine

The Pentagon estimates there are now about 20,000 Russian troops in Ukraine, as additional forces have gone into the country over the last week.       Rear Adm. John Kirby says Defense Secretary Chuck...

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Armed Drones Flying Over Baghdad

Even though armed U.S. drones have been flying over Baghdad, a defense official emphasizes that President Barack Obama still hasn't authorized airstrikes against Sunni militants. The official says a...

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U.S. Airstrikes In Iraq Begin

The Pentagon is releasing some details on the new air campaign against ISIS militants in Iraq.  Pentagon spokesman Rear Admiral John Kirby tweeted this morning that U.S. military aircraft conducted a...

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More U.S. Troops Sent To Northern Iraq

The U.S. is increasing its military presence in Iraq by sending another 130 troops to the country. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel made the announcement while speaking to troops at Camp Pendleton,...

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The Nation Remembers 9-11

The shadow of a renewed terror threat has been hanging over today's observances of the 13th anniversary of the September 11th terrorist attacks. The events come hours after President Barack Obama said...

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Pentagon Can't Confirm Chemical Weapons Report

The Pentagon says it cannot confirm if any U.S. soldiers exposed to chemical weapons during the invasion of Iraq were told to keep quiet. The "New York Times" reports between 2004 and 2011, U.S Read...

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Obama Okays More Troops To Iraq

President Obama is authorizing deployment of up to 15-hundred additional U.S. troops to Iraq. Pentagon spokesman John Kirby called it an ongoing, non-combat role. The move effectively doubles the U...

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Defense Chief: Obama Rethinking Pace Of Troop Withdrawal From Afghanistan

The United States is considering slowing its military exit from Afghanistan by keeping a larger-than-planned troop presence this year and next because the new Afghan government is proving to be a more...

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AP Exclusive: Special Ops Troops Doubt Women Can Do The Job

Surveys find that men in U.S. special operations forces do not believe women can meet the physical and mental demands of their commando jobs, and they fear the Pentagon will lower standards to...

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"Rail Heroes" Honored At White House and Pentagon

The Pentagon is honoring the French train attack heroes. The three men helped stop a heavily-armed gunman on a Paris-bound train last month. In a Pentagon ceremony, Defense Secretary Ash Carter awarded...

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Obama: Coalition Hitting ISIS Harder Than Ever

President Obama says the U.S.-led coalition is hitting ISIS harder than ever. After a high-level meeting at the Pentagon, Obama said the coalition has fired roughly nine-thousand bombs at ISIS targets...

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Pentagon's Guantanamo Closing Plan Lays Out Costs, Savings

President Barack Obama says the detention center at Guantanamo Bay undermines America's national security and needs to be closed. Continue reading…

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Barry Richard – Trump Takes On Lockheed Martin And Pentagon Waste

  He's at it again. President-Elect Donald Trump, fresh from his assault on defense contractor Boeing is now going after Lockheed Martin.  Last week Trump cancelled a 4 Billion dollar contract with...

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OPINION | Barry Richard: Search for UFO's Worth the Money?

Money well spent, or no? Continue reading…

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OPINION | Barry Richard: Space Force Makes Perfect Sense

If your first reaction to the proposal for a "Space Force" is to chuckle, you are being shortsighted and perhaps even misinformed. President Trump has conjured up images of Wookies and Star Wars...

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Bush Comforted a Frightened Nation on 9/11[OPINION]

George W. Bush was up for the job on September 11, 2001. Continue reading…

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Pentagon Chief Can't Offer Hope in Budget Cuts

The audience at the military based in Charleston, S.C., gasped in surprise and gave a few low whistles as Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel delivered the news: Furloughs, which have forced a 20 percent pay...

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