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TARA COPP

TARA COPP

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A gigantic new ICBM will take US nuclear missiles out of the Cold War-era but add 21st-century risks

A new nuclear missile is coming, a gigantic ICBM called the Sentinel

A gigantic new ICBM will take US nuclear missiles out of the Cold War-era but add 21st-century risks
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Zelenskyy issues plea for support during Washington visit as Ukraine funding stalls in Congress

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is warning that “when the free world hesitates, that’s when dictatorships celebrate.”

Zelenskyy issues plea for support during Washington visit as Ukraine funding stalls in Congress
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Air Force disciplines 15 as IG finds that security failures led to massive classified documents leak

The Air Force inspector general says the massive classified documents leak by a service member this year was made worse by the intentional failure of multiple officials to take required action on his suspicious behavior

Air Force disciplines 15 as IG finds that security failures led to massive classified documents leak
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Pentagon has ordered a US aircraft carrier to remain in the Mediterranean near Israel

U.S. officials say Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is ordering the USS Gerald R

Pentagon has ordered a US aircraft carrier to remain in the Mediterranean near Israel
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US military leaders press Israel to shift from major combat as Iranian-backed ship attacks escalate

The top two U.S. military leaders are traveling to Tel Aviv to advise the Israeli government on how to transition from major combat operations against Hamas in Gaza to a more limited and precise campaign

US military leaders press Israel to shift from major combat as Iranian-backed ship attacks escalate
MidEast|News|Political|US|World

US envoys work for a new hostage release deal and a scale-down of the Israel-Hamas war

United States Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin discussed with Israeli leaders ways to scale back major combat operations in Gaza

US envoys work for a new hostage release deal and a scale-down of the Israel-Hamas war
MidEast|News|US|Videos|World

Pentagon announces new international mission to counter attacks on commercial vessels in Red Sea

The U.S. and a host of other nations are creating a new force to protect ships transiting the Red Sea that have come under attack by drones and ballistic missiles fired from Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen

Pentagon announces new international mission to counter attacks on commercial vessels in Red Sea
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US defense secretary makes unannounced visit to USS Gerald R Ford aircraft carrier defending Israel

U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has flown out to the USS Gerald R

US defense secretary makes unannounced visit to USS Gerald R Ford aircraft carrier defending Israel
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Congress launches an investigation into the Osprey program after the deadly crash in Japan

A congressional oversight committee has launched an investigation into the V-22 Osprey program following a deadly crash in Japan, which killed eight Air Force special operations service members

Congress launches an investigation into the Osprey program after the deadly crash in Japan
Environment|Health|News|Science|US

The Air Force said its nuclear missile capsules were safe. But toxic dangers lurked, documents show

Documents show the risks toxic substances posed in the underground capsules and silos where Air Force nuclear missile crews have worked since the 1960s

The Air Force said its nuclear missile capsules were safe. But toxic dangers lurked, documents show
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The USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier is returning home after extended deployment defending Israel

The USS Gerald R

The USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier is returning home after extended deployment defending Israel
Asia|News|Technology

Osprey 'black box' from fatal Japan crash that killed 8 recovered with data intact, Air Force says

The Air Force has recovered the flight data recorder from the Air Force CV-22B Osprey that crashed off the coast of Japan in late November, and the data is intact — which could provide valuable clues for investigators as to what caused the crash

Osprey 'black box' from fatal Japan crash that killed 8 recovered with data intact, Air Force says
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Houthis launch sea drone to attack ships hours after US, allies issue final warning

An armed unmanned surface vessel launched from Houthi-controlled Yemen got within a “couple of miles” of U.S. Navy and commercial vessels in the Red Sea before detonating

Houthis launch sea drone to attack ships hours after US, allies issue final warning
News|Technology|US|World

A B-1 bomber crashes while trying to land at a South Dakota Air Force base. The crew safely ejects

The Air Force says a B-1 Lancer bomber from Ellsworth Air Force Base in South Dakota crashed while trying to land and all four crew members ejected safely

A B-1 bomber crashes while trying to land at a South Dakota Air Force base. The crew safely ejects
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The Pentagon adds new details about Austin's secretive hospital stay and the delay in telling Biden

The Pentagon is releasing new details about Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s nearly weeklong hospitalization

The Pentagon adds new details about Austin's secretive hospital stay and the delay in telling Biden
Health|News|US

Austin kept prostate cancer, surgery complications a secret from everyone, even Biden

Doctors say Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has prostate cancer and his recent secretive hospitalization was for surgery and later to treat a urinary tract infection related to that operation

Austin kept prostate cancer, surgery complications a secret from everyone, even Biden
Asia|News|US

US and Chinese military officers resume talks as agreed by Biden and Xi

U.S. and Chinese military officers have resumed talks that were frozen after former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi visited Taiwan in 2022

US and Chinese military officers resume talks as agreed by Biden and Xi
Health|News|Political|US

A timeline of Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin's hospitalization and lack of White House notification

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin had prostate cancer surgery and was later hospitalized in intensive care due to complications from that operation without President Joe Biden, Cabinet members or even his deputy knowing

A timeline of Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin's hospitalization and lack of White House notification
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Pentagon watchdog will review Defense Secretary Austin's failure to disclose his hospitalization

The Pentagon’s internal watchdog says he will review the secrecy surrounding Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s hospitalization and why the Defense Department waited days to inform the White House that he had transferred authority to his deputy

Pentagon watchdog will review Defense Secretary Austin's failure to disclose his hospitalization
MidEast|News|World

US, British militaries launch massive retaliatory strike against Iranian-backed Houthis in Yemen

U.S. officials say the U.S. and British militaries bombed more than a dozen sites used by the Iranian-backed Houthis

US, British militaries launch massive retaliatory strike against Iranian-backed Houthis in Yemen
MidEast|News|US|World

Who are the Houthis and why did the US and UK retaliate for their attacks on ships in the Red Sea?

When the U.S. and U.K. warships launched waves of air, ship and submarine-launched missiles at Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen late Thursday it was the culmination of weeks of warnings to the rebel group to cease their destructive attacks on commercial vessels in the Red Sea

Who are the Houthis and why did the US and UK retaliate for their attacks on ships in the Red Sea?
MidEast|News|US|World

US military strikes another Houthi-controlled site after warning ships to avoid parts of Red Sea

The U.S. military has struck another Houthi-controlled site in Yemen that it had determined was putting commercial vessels in the Red Sea at risk

US military strikes another Houthi-controlled site after warning ships to avoid parts of Red Sea
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Austin ordered strikes from hospital where he continues to get prostate cancer care, Pentagon says

From his hospital room, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin first orchestrated and then watched in real time as the U.S. retaliatory attack on Yemen-based Houthi militants unfolded Thursday night

Austin ordered strikes from hospital where he continues to get prostate cancer care, Pentagon says
Africa|News|US|World

Two Navy SEALs are missing after Thursday night mission off coast of Somalia

Two U.S. Navy SEALs are missing after doing a nighttime boarding mission off the coast of Somalia, according to two U.S. officials

Two Navy SEALs are missing after Thursday night mission off coast of Somalia
Health|News|Political|US

Austin is released from hospital after complications from prostate cancer surgery he kept secret

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin says he's eager to return to the Pentagon after being released from a hospital where he was treated for complications from surgery for prostate cancer he kept secret from President Joe Biden

Austin is released from hospital after complications from prostate cancer surgery he kept secret

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