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Government Politics 

Law Enforcement at Odds in Senate Testimony on Capitol Attack

February 23, 2021February 23, 2021 BRANDI BUCHMAN
Donald Trump, Pentagon, Police, riots, U.S. Capitol, U.S. Senate

Much is still unclear about the security breaches that led up to violent bloodshed at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, but senators are finally getting oversight efforts started this week.

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Government Health National 

Pentagon Will Send Troops to Mass Vaccination Sites

February 5, 2021February 5, 2021 ALEXANDRA JONES
California, coronavirus, military, Pentagon, vaccines

Biden administration health officials announced that the Department of Defense would deploy troops to two vaccination sites in California in the next 10 days, with sites in other states to soon follow.

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Criminal Government International 

US Military Moves to Try Bali Bomb Suspects at Guantanamo

January 22, 2021January 22, 2021 ASSOCIATED PRESS
Bombing, Guantanamo, Indonesia, military, Pentagon

After an unexplained delay, the Pentagon announced plans Thursday to move ahead with a military trial for three men held at the U.S. base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, who are suspected of involvement in deadly bombings in Indonesia in 2002 and 2003.

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Government National Politics 

Trump Fires Pentagon Advisers as Presidency Nears End

December 4, 2020December 4, 2020 BRANDI BUCHMAN
Defense Department, Pentagon, Trump administration

WASHINGTON (CN) — With the clock ticking on the president’s time in office, the White House on Friday ousted longtime

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Politics 

Pentagon Chiefs Face Grilling on Use of Military Against Civilians

July 9, 2020July 9, 2020 ASSOCIATED PRESS
Congress, military, Pentagon, protests, race, Trump administration

The Pentagon’s top leaders are going before Congress for the first time in months to face a long list of controversies, including their differences with President Donald Trump over the handling of protests near the White House in June during unrest triggered by the police killing of George Floyd.

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Government International Politics 

US in a New Arms Race, With Russia and China

May 20, 2020May 20, 2020 ASSOCIATED PRESS
China, military, missile, nuclear weapons, Pentagon, Russia, weapons

They fly a mile a second or faster and maneuver in ways that make them extra difficult to detect and destroy in flight. And they are at the heart of Trump administration worries about China and Russia.

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Appeals Environment Government International 

Ninth Circuit Sides With Pentagon in Case Pitting Okinawa Base & Dugongs

May 6, 2020May 8, 2020 MARIA DINZEO
Japan, marine biology, Marines, military, Ninth Circuit, Pentagon

While the panel agreed the government could have done a better job consulting with cultural leaders on the significance of the manatee cousin to Okinawa, the Pentagon did enough to greenlight the new Marine base.

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Government Science 

Astronomers in No Rush to Toast Pentagon’s UFO Footage

May 1, 2020May 2, 2020 ALEXANDRA JONES
film, Pentagon, space, U.S. Navy

(CN) — The Pentagon made history this week when it released three grainy, black-and-white videos of unidentified flying objects, saying the footage was real and had been taken by U.S. Navy fighter-jet pilots.

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Government Health National 

Virus Takes Toll on US Military

March 27, 2020March 27, 2020 ASSOCIATED PRESS
coronavirus, military, National Guard, Pentagon

The coronavirus is taking a growing toll on the U.S. military, and commanders and senior officials are bracing for worse. From nuclear missile fields at home to war zones abroad, from flight lines to ships at sea, the Pentagon is striving to shield vital missions even as it faces urgent calls for help on the civilian front.

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Government National Technology 

Military Unveils Guidelines on Artificial Intelligence Warfare

February 25, 2020February 26, 2020 ERIKA WILLIAMS
Defense Department, ethics, military, Pentagon, robotics, Trump administration

To keep pace with technological advancements on the battlefield, the Pentagon has announced new ethical principles governing military use and design of artificial intelligence. 

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Employment Government Politics 

Pentagon Official Tied to Row on Ukraine Resigns at Trump’s Request

February 19, 2020February 19, 2020 TIM RYAN
Defense Department, Pentagon, resignation, Trump administration, Ukraine

A Pentagon official whose input on a foreign-aid package earmarked for Ukraine became central to President Donald Trump’s impeachment resigned Wednesday.

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Civil Rights Government 

ACLU Says It Will Fight $3.8 Billion Budget Diversion to Border Wall

February 13, 2020February 14, 2020 ERIKA WILLIAMS
aclu, Border Wall, Budget, Donald Trump, immigration, Mexico, military, Pentagon

The American Civil Liberties Union on Thursday declared it would fight in court to stop the Trump Administration’s potential diversion of an additional $3.8 billion in military funds toward a wall along the US-Mexico border. 

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Business Government Technology 

Judge Blocks Pentagon’s $10 Billion Microsoft Contract

February 13, 2020February 14, 2020 TIM RYAN
Amazon, computer, contract, Donald Trump, Microsoft, military, Pentagon

A federal judge on Thursday blocked the Pentagon from going forward with a $10 billion contract for a military computing network while Amazon makes its case that President Donald Trump interfered to send the contract to Microsoft to harm Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos. 

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Government Health 

Military Still Struggles to Handle Kid-on-Kid Sex Assaults

February 13, 2020February 13, 2020 ASSOCIATED PRESS
Audit, children, Defense Department, military, military sexual assault, Pentagon

The U.S. Department of Defense is struggling to change how it handles the abuse of military kids, including cases involving sexual assault by other children, according to a report commissioned by Congress.

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Health International 

109 US Troops Suffered Brain Injuries From Iran Strike

February 11, 2020February 11, 2020 ASSOCIATED PRESS
attack, brain, Iran, military, missile, Pentagon

The number of U.S. servicemembers diagnosed with traumatic brain injuries has shot up to more than 100, the Pentagon said Monday, as more troops suffer the aftereffects of the Iranian ballistic missile attack early last month in Iraq.

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Environment Government International 

Ninth Circuit Hears Fight Pitting Planned US Base and Okinawa’s Dugong

February 3, 2020February 4, 2020 MATTHEW RENDA
Japan, marine biology, military, Pentagon

The dugong once thrived along the shores of Okinawa, the smallest of Japan’s five main islands located about 400 miles south of the country’s mainland. 

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Government International Politics 

Slamming Trump’s War-Crime Threat, House Leader Braces for Iran Briefing

January 8, 2020January 9, 2020 ADAM KLASFELD
Assassination, Congress, Iran, Pentagon, Trump administration

Cabinet officials are expected to face pointed questions from Democrats as they appear for a congressional hearing Wednesday afternoon about the justifications for the drone strike that took out Iran’s top general last week.

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Entertainment International Politics Religion 

Pentagon Rejects Trump Threat to Iranian Cultural Sites

January 7, 2020January 7, 2020 ASSOCIATED PRESS
Assassination, Bombing, culture, Iran, Pentagon, Trump administration

The Pentagon on Monday distanced itself from President Donald Trump’s assertions that he would bomb Iranian cultural sites despite international prohibitions of such attacks.

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National Technology 

Pentagon Tests Long-Banned Ballistic Missile Over Pacific

December 13, 2019December 13, 2019 ASSOCIATED PRESS
military, missile, Pentagon, Russia, treaty

The Pentagon on Thursday flight-tested a missile that had been banned under a treaty that the United States and Russia abandoned last summer. Some U.S. arms control advocates said the test risks an unnecessary arms race with Moscow.

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Government National Politics 

Pentagon Probing $400M Border Wall Contract

December 13, 2019December 13, 2019 ASSOCIATED PRESS
Audit, Border Wall, conflict of interest, defense contractors, Pentagon, Trump administration

The Defense Department’s internal watchdog is investigating a $400 million border wall contract awarded to a firm that used multiple appearances on Fox News to push for the job, and whom President Trump touted to the Pentagon and Department of Homeland Security.

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