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TARA COPP

TARA COPP

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Troops hurt after three drones attack US bases in Iraq as tensions flare after Gaza hospital blast

Coalition forces were slightly injured in Iraq in a spate of drone attacks over the last 24 hours at U.S. bases in Iraq as regional tensions flare following the deadly explosion at a hospital in Gaza

Troops hurt after three drones attack US bases in Iraq as tensions flare after Gaza hospital blast
Asia|News|Technology|US|World

China is building up its nuclear weapons arsenal faster than previous projections, a US report says

A Pentagon report on China’s military power says Beijing is on track to significantly increase its nuclear weapons arsenal by 2030 and is “almost certainly” learning lessons from Russia’s war in Ukraine about what a conflict over Taiwan might look like

China is building up its nuclear weapons arsenal faster than previous projections, a US report says
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Drones attack a US military base in southern Syria and there are minor injuries, US officials say

Two U.S. officials tell The Associated Press that a military base in southern Syria where U.S. troops have maintained a presence to train forces as part of a broad campaign against the Islamic State group was attacked by drones on Thursday

Drones attack a US military base in southern Syria and there are minor injuries, US officials say
MidEast|News|Political|US|World

US military shoots down missiles and drones as it faces growing threats in volatile Middle East

U.S. forces in the Middle East are facing increasing threats

US military shoots down missiles and drones as it faces growing threats in volatile Middle East
MidEast|News|World

Pentagon rushes defenses and advisers to Middle East as Israel's ground assault in Gaza looms

The Pentagon has sent advisers, including a Marine Corps general versed in urban warfare, to Israel to assist in its plans to conduct a ground assault in Gaza

Pentagon rushes defenses and advisers to Middle East as Israel's ground assault in Gaza looms
MidEast|News|World

The US is sharing hard lessons from urban combat in Iraq and Syria as Israel prepares to invade Gaza

The prospect of Israeli forces launching an assault into Gaza’s dense urban neighborhoods is bringing back searing memories of the deadly battles the U.S.-led coalition fought against the Islamic State group in Iraq and Syria

The US is sharing hard lessons from urban combat in Iraq and Syria as Israel prepares to invade Gaza
News|Political|US

Senate confirms three military officers as Sen. Tuberville holds up hundreds more

The Senate has confirmed three top military officers, including the first female member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff

Senate confirms three military officers as Sen. Tuberville holds up hundreds more
Environment|News|Technology|US

The Air Force asks Congress to protect its nuclear launch sites from encroaching wind turbines

The Air Force is asking Congress to restrict further construction of the towering wind turbines that have edged closer to its nuclear missile sites in Montana, Wyoming, North Dakota, Nebraska and Colorado

The Air Force asks Congress to protect its nuclear launch sites from encroaching wind turbines
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The Air Force's new nuclear stealth bomber, the B-21 Raider, has taken its first test flight

The futuristic B-21 Raider warplane has taken its first flight, moving it closer to becoming the nation’s next nuclear weapons stealth bomber

The Air Force's new nuclear stealth bomber, the B-21 Raider, has taken its first test flight
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US conducts airstrikes against Iran-backed groups in Syria, retaliating for attacks on US troops

The Pentagon and U.S. officials say U.S. fighter aircraft have conducted airstrikes on locations in eastern Syria involving Iranian-backed groups, likely causing casualties and destroying weapons stored at the two targets struck — a training location and a safe house

US conducts airstrikes against Iran-backed groups in Syria, retaliating for attacks on US troops
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Army Special Operations Command mourns 5 US troops killed in helicopter crash

The U.S. Army Special Operations Command says the five soldiers killed when their helicopter crashed in the Eastern Mediterranean over the weekend were national treasures whose loss cut deeply

Army Special Operations Command mourns 5 US troops killed in helicopter crash
MidEast|News|US|World

US sanctions Iran-backed militia members in Iraq conducting strikes against American forces

The U.S. has imposed sanctions on six people affiliated with the Iranian-backed Iraqi militia Kataeb Hezbollah, which is accused of being behind a spate of recent attacks against U.S. forces in Iraq and Syria following the Oct. 7 attacks by Hamas against Israel

US sanctions Iran-backed militia members in Iraq conducting strikes against American forces
Europe|News|US|World

US Defense Secretary Austin meets with Zelenskyy in Kyiv to show steadfast support for Ukraine

U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has made an unannounced visit to Ukraine, traveling to Kyiv by train from Poland

US Defense Secretary Austin meets with Zelenskyy in Kyiv to show steadfast support for Ukraine
MidEast|News|US|World

Assailants in latest ship attack near Yemen were likely Somali, not Houthi rebels, Pentagon says

The Pentagon says the five armed assailants captured by U.S. forces after seizing a commercial ship near Yemen over the weekend were likely Somali and not Iranian-backed Houthi rebels

Assailants in latest ship attack near Yemen were likely Somali, not Houthi rebels, Pentagon says
Asia|News|US|World

US Air Force Osprey crashes off Japan during training, killing at least one of the eight on board

The Japanese coast guard says a U.S. Air Force Osprey based in Japan crashed during a training mission off of the country’s southern coast, killing at least one of the eight crew members

US Air Force Osprey crashes off Japan during training, killing at least one of the eight on board
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Japan suspends its Osprey flights after the fatal crash of a US Air Force aircraft

Japan has suspended flights of its Osprey aircraft after a U.S. Air Force Osprey based in Japan crashed into the sea during a training mission

Japan suspends its Osprey flights after the fatal crash of a US Air Force aircraft
Health|Science|Technology

The Air Force is expanding a review of cancers for service members who worked with nuclear missiles

The Air Force is expanding its study of whether service members who worked with nuclear missiles have had unusually high rates of cancer after a preliminary review determined that a deeper examination is needed

The Air Force is expanding a review of cancers for service members who worked with nuclear missiles
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Air Force identifies the 8 US crew lost in Osprey crash in Japan and recovers 6 bodies

Air Force Special Operations Command has recovered the remains of six of the eight service members who were lost when their Osprey aircraft crashed off the coast of Japan last week

Air Force identifies the 8 US crew lost in Osprey crash in Japan and recovers 6 bodies
News|US

US military grounds entire fleet of Osprey aircraft following a deadly crash off the coast of Japan

The U.S. military has announced it is grounding all of its Osprey V-22 helicopters, one week after eight Air Force Special Operations Command service members died in a crash off the coast of Japan

US military grounds entire fleet of Osprey aircraft following a deadly crash off the coast of Japan
Technology|US

Ospreys had safety issues long before they were grounded. A look at the aircraft's history

When the U.S. military took the extraordinary step of grounding its fleet of V-22 Ospreys this week, it wasn't reacting just to the recent deadly crash of the aircraft off the coast of Japan

Ospreys had safety issues long before they were grounded. A look at the aircraft's history
News|Political|Science|Technology|World

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
News|Technology|US

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

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