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US knew about India's Mission Shakti but didn't spy on ASAT test: Pentagon 0 Eugene Mar 2019 Mar 2019 0 1273
Border crisis: US failure to respond to migration surge has created chaos 2 Eugene Mar 2019 Mar 2019 1 1254
North Korea "almost" done rebuilding key rocket test site month after Trump-Kim summit, South says 1 Eugene Mar 2019 Mar 2019 1 1201
U.S. border authorities hold migrant families in a pen under an El Paso bridge 0 Eugene Mar 2019 Mar 2019 1 1238
Air Force Needs Almost $5 Billion To Recover Bases From Hurricane, Flood Damage 3 Eugene Mar 2019 Mar 2019 2 1467
How the mysteries of Khashoggi's murder have rocked the U.S.-Saudi partnership 0 Eugene Mar 2019 Mar 2019 2 1227
The specter of Islamist extremism looms over West Africa 0 Eugene Mar 2019 Mar 2019 0 1192
DHS to ask Congress for sweeping authority to deport unaccompanied migrant children 0 Eugene Mar 2019 Mar 2019 0 1143
US official: UK report confirms warnings of Huawei risks 1 Eugene Mar 2019 Mar 2019 1 1292
U.S. lawmakers introduce bill to stop NSA's mass data collection 1 Eugene Mar 2019 Mar 2019 1 1324
U.S. senators introduce bill to stop transfer of F-35 fighters to Turkey 0 Eugene Mar 2019 Mar 2019 0 1163
Despite Ankara's claims, U.S. can make F-35 without Turkish parts: sources 0 Eugene Mar 2019 Mar 2019 0 1208
In veteran's disability case, Supreme Court considers junking longtime deference to federal agencies 0 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2019 Mar 2019 1 1277
Andrew Marshall, Pentagon's Threat Expert, Dies at 97 1 Eugene Mar 2019 Mar 2019 0 1463
North Korea nuclear, missile activity 'inconsistent' with denuclearization: U.S. general 2 Eugene Mar 2019 Mar 2019 0 1363
Despite Congress' ire, Pentagon to transfer $1 billion for Trump wall 1 Eugene Mar 2019 Mar 2019 0 1218
Tlingit Code Talkers feted in Alaska for World War II role 0 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2019 Mar 2019 3 1143
Why the carrier Ford is delayed again 2 nitpicker Mar 2019 Mar 2019 0 1457
Disaster aid package includes $2B for military 0 nitpicker Mar 2019 Mar 2019 1 1276
Two Interceptors to Swat ICBM In Most Ambitious Missile Defense Test Yet 2 soryang Mar 2019 Mar 2019 2 1522
Navy Unveils $3.2B Unfunded List: 2 F-35s, New Laser & More Precision Strike 1 nitpicker Mar 2019 Mar 2019 0 1036
Pentagon identifies soldiers killed in Afghanistan 0 Eugene Mar 2019 Mar 2019 1 1209
Shanahan's nomination to head Pentagon on ice 0 Eugene Mar 2019 Mar 2019 0 1216
Pentagon plan to fund Trump's wall could hit Puerto Rico, European allies hard 0 Eugene Mar 2019 Mar 2019 1 1345
Victory over Islamic State to be announced after enclave searched: SDF 1 Eugene Mar 2019 Mar 2019 0 1414
Flooding forces cancellation of air show at Offutt Air Force Base 0 nitpicker Mar 2019 Mar 2019 1 1278
DPRK- Cheese in the trap 0 soryang Mar 2019 Mar 2019 2 1306
Trump misunderstands NATO so badly, he thinks Brazil could be part of it 6 Eugene Mar 2019 Mar 2019 8 1850
Islamic State fighters pinned on Syrian riverbank, warplanes fly above 0 Eugene Mar 2019 Mar 2019 1 1381
US military, aid group at odds over Somalia civilian deaths 1 Eugene Mar 2019 Mar 2019 0 1253

National Security & Defense Continued...

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New Air Force One jets and hangars to cost 33% more than expected, Pentagon says 3 Eugene Mar 2019 Mar 2019 0 1448
Key Senate panel split on Trump-Russia collusion: sources 0 Eugene Mar 2019 Mar 2019 2 1646
ISIS Camp In Baghouz Is Captured As U.S. Allies Declare Progress In Syria 0 Eugene Mar 2019 Mar 2019 0 1298
ISIS fighters linked to January attack on Americans detained 0 Eugene Mar 2019 Mar 2019 1 1152
Georgia woman charged over Isis-linked group that posted 'kill lists' 0 Eugene Mar 2019 Mar 2019 1 1225
Boeing's F-15X fighter jet gains at expense of Lockheed F-35 in Air Force's 5-year plan 0 Eugene Mar 2019 Mar 2019 0 1306
Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen highlights terror, cyber threats 2 Eugene Mar 2019 Mar 2019 1 1292
US Navy won't alter sail-bys at sea despite China destroyer maneuver 0 Eugene Mar 2019 Mar 2019 0 1308
Officials Now Looking for Evidence of Fraud in Military Housing Scandal 5 nitpicker Mar 2019 Mar 2019 29 2851
DOD employees could owe IRS thousands of dollars in taxes and interest after PCS moves 2 nitpicker Mar 2019 Mar 2019 5 1577
Taliban Capture About 150 Afghan Soldiers After Chase Into Turkmenistan 1 Eugene Mar 2019 Mar 2019 0 1396
Cesar Sayoc, accused of mailing bombs to Trump's critics, is expected to plead guilty 0 Eugene Mar 2019 Mar 2019 0 1260
Russia-Trump troll suspect defends internet job 2 Eugene Mar 2019 Mar 2019 1 1524
US to use more aggressive cyber to strike back at enemies 1 Ghost Dog Mar 2019 Mar 2019 0 1460
Here's the breakdown of the Pentagon's budget request 1 nitpicker Mar 2019 Mar 2019 6 1899
Trump Administration Steps Up Air War in Somalia 1 Eugene Mar 2019 Mar 2019 0 1244
US Navy wants to get rid of an aircraft carrier to buy new weapons needed for a next-level fight wit 2 Eugene Mar 2019 Mar 2019 0 1505
Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner were repeatedly rejected when they tried to fly on Air Force planes, 3 Eugene Mar 2019 Mar 2019 7 1904
Coast Guard officer accused of making hit list pleads not guilty 1 Eugene Mar 2019 Mar 2019 2 1288
US warns Germany over use of 'untrusted vendors' in 5G network 2 nitpicker Mar 2019 Mar 2019 2 1381
Rep. Ilhan Omar focus of anti-immigrant conspiracy theories shared and liked on social media by 2 Ho 0 Eugene Mar 2019 Mar 2019 1 1176
Michael D'Antonio: Why Javanka's security clearances were vital to Trump 2 Eugene Mar 2019 Mar 2019 7 1864
The military has a white-power problem 1 Eugene Mar 2019 Mar 2019 4 1418
Watchdog group sues Pentagon for records relating to acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan's tie 2 Eugene Mar 2019 Mar 2019 2 1306
Missile base activity in North Korea 1 soryang Mar 2019 Mar 2019 1 1877
Former US Navy Contract Official Pleads Guilty in Bribery Scheme in Which He Received more than $1M 0 nitpicker Mar 2019 Mar 2019 0 1165
Pentagon may tap military pay, pensions for border wall 0 Eugene Mar 2019 Mar 2019 1 1134
Despite What Trump Says, Climate Change Threatens Our National Security 0 Eugene Mar 2019 Mar 2019 0 1126
Elon Musk's security clearance is reportedly under review by the Pentagon after he smoked marijuana 5 Eugene Mar 2019 Mar 2019 0 1519
Inside America's biggest facility for migrant teens 1 Eugene Mar 2019 Mar 2019 0 1202

National Security & Defense Continued...

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Lawmakers to DoD: You knew about water contamination. Why haven't you done more? 1 nitpicker Mar 2019 Mar 2019 2 1050
Service secretaries: Tenant bill of rights will 'protect and empower' residents of privatized housin 1 nitpicker Mar 2019 Mar 2019 1 1313
Trump would be 'very disappointed' in Kim if North Korea rebuilding rocket site 4 Eugene Mar 2019 Mar 2019 0 1364
U.S. halts reporting of civilian deaths by drone outside war zones 2 Eugene Mar 2019 Mar 2019 1 1168
Chelsea Manning loses bid to quash subpoena in Virginia 2 Eugene Mar 2019 Mar 2019 0 1253
Two LPD Amphibious Ships Cut From 2020 Budget Plan 0 nitpicker Mar 2019 Mar 2019 0 1179
U.S. launches national security probe into titanium sponge imports 0 Eugene Mar 2019 Mar 2019 1 1205
John Bolton's humiliation tour 0 Eugene Mar 2019 Mar 2019 3 1314
To Woo a Skeptical Trump, Intelligence Chiefs Talk Economics Instead of Spies 1 Eugene Mar 2019 Mar 2019 1 1305
US set to scale back military exercises with South Korea 1 soryang Mar 2019 Mar 2019 0 1138
'Dead' Mali jihadist Amadou Koufa reappears in video 0 Eugene Mar 2019 Mar 2019 1 1600
House Seapower chairman: Early aircraft carrier decom is a non-starter 1 nitpicker Mar 2019 Mar 2019 0 1288
At least nine babies held in Ice detention in Texas 4 Eugene Mar 2019 Mar 2019 12 1468
Disclosing Subpoena for Testimony, Chelsea Manning Vows to Fight 2 Eugene Mar 2019 Mar 2019 0 1542
White House drafts guidelines for panel questioning climate threat to security 1 Eugene Mar 2019 Mar 2019 3 1131
President Trump said the Islamic State's caliphate is over. That was news to troops on the ground. 2 Eugene Feb 2019 Mar 2019 3 1146
Trump's cost complaint casts doubt on SKorea military drills 0 Eugene Mar 2019 Mar 2019 0 1107
PLA Navy Operations in the Korea Strait 0 soryang Feb 2019 Feb 2019 1 1128
Pentagon To Retire USS Truman Early, Shrinking Carrier Fleet To 10 0 nitpicker Feb 2019 Feb 2019 3 1393
U.S. Destroyer, Cargo Ship Pass Through Taiwan Strait in 4th Warship Transit in 5 Months 0 soryang Feb 2019 Feb 2019 0 1162
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