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(xpost) Pentagon announces nearly 4,000 additional troops heading to US-Mexico border 0 nitpicker Feb 2019 Feb 2019 0 914
Mattis Erupts Over Niger Inquiry and Army Revisits Who Is to Blame 3 Eugene Dec 2018 Feb 2019 3 1304
ICE confirms it is force-feeding detainees on hunger strike 0 Eugene Feb 2019 Feb 2019 1 897
Navy Awards Contract for Construction of Two Carriers 7 nitpicker Feb 2019 Feb 2019 1 1597
Trump Nominates White House Doctor Ronny Jackson For 2nd Star, Despite Ongoing Investigation 2 Eugene Feb 2019 Feb 2019 0 1190
The largest-ever U.S. fentanyl bust came at a legal entry point. That shouldn't come as a surprise. 0 Eugene Feb 2019 Feb 2019 0 912
These Marines were falsely accused of war crimes. Twelve years later, they have vindication. 2 Eugene Feb 2019 Feb 2019 4 1257
US says airstrike kills 24 al-Shabab extremists in Somalia 0 Eugene Jan 2019 Jan 2019 0 914
Navy to Honor First Female Fighter Pilot with Female-Piloted Flyover at Funeral 12 nitpicker Jan 2019 Jan 2019 36 2759
The US Navy is planning for its new frigate to be a workhorse 0 nitpicker Jan 2019 Jan 2019 4 1046
Morton Sobell, Last Defendant in Rosenberg Spy Case, Is Dead at 101 1 Eugene Jan 2019 Jan 2019 2 1093
U.S. lawmakers urge Pentagon to revise climate change report 0 Eugene Jan 2019 Jan 2019 3 875
Senate hearings to probe unsafe housing of U.S. military families 0 Eugene Jan 2019 Jan 2019 1 767
"Bomber diplomacy" and Other Air Operations 0 soryang Jan 2019 Jan 2019 1 1084
9/11 hearings at Guantanamo delayed by medical dispute over judge's eye injury 0 Eugene Jan 2019 Jan 2019 0 984
After decline, U.S. military's Mexico border mission to grow again 0 Eugene Jan 2019 Jan 2019 1 906
President Trump tells US spy chiefs: 'Go back to school' 3 Eugene Jan 2019 Jan 2019 2 1033
Army looks for a few good robots, sparks industry battle 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2019 Jan 2019 0 956
Charles Kettles, Who Rescued Dozens of Troops in Vietnam, Dies at 89 2 Eugene Jan 2019 Jan 2019 9 1160
Trump ordered 15,000 new border and immigration officers -- but got thousands of vacancies instead 2 Eugene Jan 2019 Jan 2019 2 1327
A Nuclear Deadline Grows Closer. Will Russia Meet Its Obligation? 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2019 Jan 2019 2 962
Foreign troops to quit Afghanistan in 18 months under draft deal: Taliban officials 1 Eugene Jan 2019 Jan 2019 1 1106
N95 Coffman Says Accelerate Big Deck Amphib Construction, Cut LSD Modernization Program 1 nitpicker Jan 2019 Jan 2019 0 1094
Paying the Price: The Hidden Cost of the 'Fat Leonard' Investigation 0 nitpicker Jan 2019 Jan 2019 2 1078
A Nuclear Site Guard Accused Colleagues of Sexual Assault. Then She Was Fired. 1 Eugene Jan 2019 Jan 2019 5 1100
Pentagon Fears Confirmed: Climate Change Leads to More Wars and Refugees 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2019 Jan 2019 1 906
Japanese Maritime Patrol Incidents- Part II 0 soryang Jan 2019 Jan 2019 0 904
Here's how some military spouses could get potentially thousands of dollars in tax refunds 0 nitpicker Jan 2019 Jan 2019 0 1077
Green Beret killed in Afghanistan is identified 3 Eugene Jan 2019 Jan 2019 8 1075
Coast Guard deployed in Middle East, Pacific without pay during government shutdown 0 Eugene Jan 2019 Jan 2019 3 992

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Democrats launch inquiry into White House's use of security clearances 0 Eugene Jan 2019 Jan 2019 1 927
Senators (Cornyn, Cruz, and Rubio) urge Trump to put Islamic State prisoners in Gitmo 2 Eugene Jan 2019 Jan 2019 0 1106
Russia acknowledges new missile but says it does not breach treaty 3 Eugene Jan 2019 Jan 2019 1 1174
Russian senator says U.S. warship in Black Sea should keep its distance 0 Eugene Jan 2019 Jan 2019 0 955
Tony Mendez, 'Argo' spy who smuggled U.S. hostages out of Iran during crisis, dies at 78 0 Eugene Jan 2019 Jan 2019 7 1138
US airstrike in Somalia kills 52 al-Shabaab fighters, military says 1 Eugene Jan 2019 Jan 2019 0 996
As shutdown drags on, a 'Coast Guard City' rallies 0 nitpicker Jan 2019 Jan 2019 1 1013
CNO urges China to avoid confrontations, refuses to back down on Taiwan Strait 0 nitpicker Jan 2019 Jan 2019 0 867
US soldier dies from wounds suffered in Afghanistan combat 1 Eugene Jan 2019 Jan 2019 5 1264
$11 toothpaste: Immigrants pay big for basics at private ICE lock-ups 1 Eugene Jan 2019 Jan 2019 0 1290
Syria's SDF says it captured two Islamic State militants of American nationality 0 Eugene Jan 2019 Jan 2019 0 891
The US detention center where sick children receive 'the bare minimum' 3 Eugene Jan 2019 Jan 2019 5 1260
TSA absentee rate still high, but down from Sunday's peak 1 Eugene Jan 2019 Jan 2019 1 1065
Today you will not be receiving your regularly scheduled paycheck. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2019 Jan 2019 3 1118
Coast Guard Retirees Among Those Struggling To Make Ends Meet Amid Shutdown 7 littlemissmartypants Jan 2019 Jan 2019 3 1793
Judge says accused NYC bike path attacker still a threat, eases conditions 0 Eugene Jan 2019 Jan 2019 0 1043
Worse than you thought: inside the secret Fitzgerald probe the Navy doesn't want you to read 6 nitpicker Jan 2019 Jan 2019 36 4713
Unpaid airport screening agents to get a day's pay and $500 bonus during shutdown 1 Eugene Jan 2019 Jan 2019 0 1082
Ship owners to pay U.S. government for Fitzgerald collision 2 nitpicker Jan 2019 Jan 2019 2 1304
B-2 bombers in Hawaii to support mission 0 soryang Jan 2019 Jan 2019 0 1201
Will the US Really Withdraw Troops from South Korea? 2 soryang Jan 2019 Jan 2019 0 1270
Coast Guard families told they can have garage sales to cope with government shutdown 8 littlemissmartypants Jan 2019 Jan 2019 1 1846
Syria Kurds say 8 foreign jihadists captured including US teen 0 Eugene Jan 2019 Jan 2019 0 1108
Border Protection officer's union sues Trump administration over shutdown after missed paycheck 1 Eugene Jan 2019 Jan 2019 3 1142
New plans for Afghanistan would have Trump withdrawing fewer troops 0 Eugene Jan 2019 Jan 2019 0 1029
U.S. House committee queries airport staffing during shutdown 0 Eugene Jan 2019 Jan 2019 4 1007
As shutdown continues and TSA agents call out sick, agency preps contingency plan 0 Eugene Jan 2019 Jan 2019 1 952
Kirstjen Nielsen's illogical tweetstorm about terrorists at the border 6 Eugene Jan 2019 Jan 2019 0 1732
Airports seeing rise in security screeners calling off work 2 Eugene Jan 2019 Jan 2019 3 1310
2 Americans Said to Have Joined ISIS Caught on the Front Lines in Syria 0 Eugene Jan 2019 Jan 2019 2 1227

National Security & Defense Continued...

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Brain scans show social exclusion creates jihadists, say researchers 1 Eugene Jan 2019 Jan 2019 0 928
Trump: US has killed al-Qaida militant tied to USS Cole bombing 3 Eugene Jan 2019 Jan 2019 0 1239
Democrat Accuses Kirstjen Nielsen Of 'Outright Lies' On Border, Calls For Hearing 4 Eugene Jan 2019 Jan 2019 20 1687
US sends troops for possible 'violent' Congo vote protests 0 Eugene Jan 2019 Jan 2019 0 978
Harold Brown, defense secretary who oversaw failed hostage-rescue raid, dies at 91 0 Eugene Jan 2019 Jan 2019 0 972
A Looming Threat to US South Korea Alliance 1 soryang Jan 2019 Jan 2019 1 1149
Trump denies media report he is considering Jim Webb for Pentagon chief 1 Eugene Jan 2019 Jan 2019 0 1057
Navy SEAL accused of killing ISIS teen will plead not guilty 1 Eugene Jan 2019 Jan 2019 0 928
US says airstrike targeted militant tied to USS Cole bombing 1 Eugene Jan 2019 Jan 2019 1 987
The administration is using heavily inflated numbers to argue for a border wall 1 Eugene Jan 2019 Jan 2019 3 1053
Iran 'can do what they want' in Syria: Trump's comments defy the position of his top aides 1 Eugene Jan 2019 Jan 2019 1 1160
Justice Dept. admits error but won't correct report linking terrorism to immigration 0 Eugene Jan 2019 Jan 2019 0 917
Trump gives new Pentagon chief a taste of his world view 3 Eugene Jan 2019 Jan 2019 3 1336
Marine shot and killed in apparent accident in Washington DC identified as Lance Cpl. Riley Kuznia 2 Eugene Jan 2019 Jan 2019 2 1316
New Pentagon leader Shanahan makes clear his focus is China 0 Eugene Jan 2019 Jan 2019 0 926
Trump's Politicized Visit To Iraq 'Embarrassing,' Retired 4-Star General Says 5 Eugene Dec 2018 Jan 2019 3 1609
'Wow': NASA startles with invitation to sanctioned Russian 3 Anon-C Jan 2019 Jan 2019 0 1948
The U.S. put a Yemeni warlord on a terrorist list. One of its close allies is still arming him. 0 Eugene Jan 2019 Jan 2019 0 816
Top Pentagon spokeswoman resigns on New Year's Eve amid internal probe 0 Eugene Jan 2019 Jan 2019 3 1103
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