Tag: United States military
Homeland Security to study extremism threat within agency
WASHINGTON — The Department of Homeland Security on Monday announced an internal review to address the threat of domestic violent extremism within the sprawling...
Air Force One subcontractor laying off 223 after losing job
FORT WORTH, Texas — A Boeing subcontractor working on the new Air Force One aircraft until getting the boot announced Friday that it was...
Officials say carrier to help protect Afghanistan pullout
WASHINGTON — The Pentagon has decided to keep an aircraft carrier in the Middle East to help provide protection for American and coalition troops...
CIA head said to have made unannounced trip to Afghanistan
KABUL, Afghanistan — CIA Director William Burns made a recent unannounced visit to Kabul, a senior politician and a well-placed public figure told The...
Panel: End commanders’ power to block military sex cases
WASHINGTON — A Pentagon panel is recommending that decisions to prosecute service members for sexual assault be made by independent authorities, not commanders, in...
US troops in Afghanistan begin packing gear in pullout prep
KABUL, Afghanistan — The U.S. military has begun shipping equipment and winding down contracts with local service providers ahead of the May 1 start...
General: Afghan military will collapse without some US help
WASHINGTON — Afghanistan’s military “will certainly collapse” without some continued American support once all U.S. troops are withdrawn, the top U.S. general for the...
6th body recovered from wreckage of capsized Gulf vessel
NEW ORLEANS — A sixth victim has been recovered from the wreckage of a lift boat that capsized last week off the coast of...
US hits Myanmar timber and pearl firms with coup sanctions
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration on Wednesday ramped up pressure against Myanmar’s military government by imposing sanctions on two state-owned companies responsible for significant...
Repeated Guard missions in DC trigger frustration, denials
WASHINGTON — Three months after more than 25,000 National Guard troops poured into the nation's capital to secure President Joe Biden's inauguration, Defense Department...
