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TARA COPP

TARA COPP

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Asia|News|World

US Defense Secretary Austin expected to meet with Chinese counterpart in Singapore

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is expected to meet with his Chinese counterpart Admiral Dong Jun at a major defense conference in Singapore next week

US Defense Secretary Austin expected to meet with Chinese counterpart in Singapore
Health|US

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin resumes duty after undergoing procedure at Walter Reed

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has undergone a medical procedure at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center and has resumed duty after temporarily transferring power

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin resumes duty after undergoing procedure at Walter Reed
News|World

US-built pier will be removed from Gaza coast and repaired after damage from rough seas

The Pentagon says the U.S.-built temporary pier taking humanitarian aid to starving Palestinians has been damaged in rough seas and weather and will be removed from the coast of Gaza to be repaired

US-built pier will be removed from Gaza coast and repaired after damage from rough seas
Crime|News|US

What to know about airman Roger Fortson's fatal shooting by a Florida sheriff's deputy

The fatal shooting of Roger Fortson by a Florida sheriff’s deputy when the Air Force senior airman opened his door armed with a handgun pointed down happened almost a month ago

What to know about airman Roger Fortson's fatal shooting by a Florida sheriff's deputy
MidEast|News|Political|World

Israel could have used smaller weapons against Hamas to avoid deaths in Gaza tent fire, experts say

Defense experts who've reviewed debris images from an Israeli airstrike that ignited a deadly fire in a camp for displaced Palestinians question why Israel didn't use smaller, more precise weapons when so many civilians were nearby

Israel could have used smaller weapons against Hamas to avoid deaths in Gaza tent fire, experts say
News|US|World

Russian warships headed to Caribbean for drills as tensions rise over Ukraine, US officials say

Senior Biden administration officials say the U.S. has been tracking Russian warships and aircraft that are expected to arrive in the Caribbean for a military exercise in the coming weeks

Russian warships headed to Caribbean for drills as tensions rise over Ukraine, US officials say
MidEast|News|World

US-built pier in Gaza is reconnected after repairs, and aid will flow soon, US Central Command says

A U.S. military-built pier designed to carry aid into Gaza by boat has been reconnected to the beach in the besieged territory after it broke apart in storms and rough seas

US-built pier in Gaza is reconnected after repairs, and aid will flow soon, US Central Command says
News|World

Aid is delivered to Gaza from newly repaired US-built pier, US military says

The U.S. military says the first aid from an American-built pier arrived in Gaza since storm damage required repairs to the project

Aid is delivered to Gaza from newly repaired US-built pier, US military says
News|Political|Technology

As Congress investigates the Osprey, families balance grief with pilots' love for the warplane

A House subcommittee is holding a hearing on the troubled safety record of the Osprey aircraft and whether the program has adequate Pentagon oversight

As Congress investigates the Osprey, families balance grief with pilots' love for the warplane
Business|Technology|US|World

Ospreys face flight restrictions through 2025 due to crashes, military tells Congress

The military's hundreds of V-22 Ospreys will not be permitted to fly their full range of missions until at least 2025 following a series of deadly crashes

Ospreys face flight restrictions through 2025 due to crashes, military tells Congress
News|Opinion|Political|US|World

Ukraine may fire US-provided missiles into Russia wherever it is coming under attack, Pentagon says

The Pentagon says Ukraine’s military is allowed to use longer-range missiles provided by the U.S. to strike targets inside Russia across more than just the front lines near Kharkiv if Kyiv is acting in self-defense

Ukraine may fire US-provided missiles into Russia wherever it is coming under attack, Pentagon says
News|US|World

US is expected to send Ukraine $150 million more in munitions to fight off Russia's attacks

The U.S. is expected to announce Tuesday it is sending an additional $150 million in critically needed munitions to Ukraine

US is expected to send Ukraine $150 million more in munitions to fight off Russia's attacks
Lifestyle|News

How troops convicted under a gay sex ban can apply for a pardon from Biden. Will benefits follow?

President Joe Biden says troops who were convicted under an old military policy criminalizing consensual gay sex can now apply for full pardons

How troops convicted under a gay sex ban can apply for a pardon from Biden. Will benefits follow?
MidEast|News|World

US shifts assault ship to the Mediterranean to deter an escalation of the Israel-Lebanon conflict

The amphibious assault ship USS Wasp has entered the eastern Mediterranean Sea as the U.S. positions warships to try to keep fighting between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon from escalating into a wider war in the Middle East

US shifts assault ship to the Mediterranean to deter an escalation of the Israel-Lebanon conflict
MidEast|News|US|World

US removes Gaza aid pier due to weather and may not put it back, officials say

U.S. officials say the pier built by the U.S. military to bring aid to Gaza is being removed due to weather to protect it, and the U.S. is considering not re-installing it unless aid begins flowing out into the population again

US removes Gaza aid pier due to weather and may not put it back, officials say
MidEast|News|World

This is how the US-built pier to bring aid to Gaza worked — or not

The U.S. military’s pier to get humanitarian aid into Gaza is coming to an end after a series of problems

This is how the US-built pier to bring aid to Gaza worked — or not
Africa|Asia|MidEast|News|US

US military heightens the security alert at European bases due to a combination of threats

A Pentagon official won't say whether U.S. military bases in the Middle East, Africa or the Indo-Pacific are at increased force protection levels similar to bases in Europe

US military heightens the security alert at European bases due to a combination of threats
News|Political|US|World

Defense Secretary Austin says the US will provide $2.3 billion more in military aid to Ukraine

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin says the U.S. will soon announce an additional $2.3 billion in security assistance for Ukraine, to include anti-tank weapons, interceptors and munitions for Patriot and other air defense systems

Defense Secretary Austin says the US will provide $2.3 billion more in military aid to Ukraine
Economy|News|Technology

New Sentinel nuclear weapons program is 81% over budget. But Pentagon says it must go forward

The new Sentinel nuclear weapons program is 81% over budget and is now estimated to cost nearly $141 billion

New Sentinel nuclear weapons program is 81% over budget. But Pentagon says it must go forward
News|Political|World

NATO signs $700 million Stinger missile contract as it makes plans to boost arms production

NATO has signed a nearly $700 million contract to have member countries produce more Stinger missiles

NATO signs $700 million Stinger missile contract as it makes plans to boost arms production
News|US|World

Biden expected to announce $225 million weapons package for Ukraine, including Patriot system

President Joe Biden is expected to announce the U.S. will provide Ukraine an additional Patriot battery to bolster its air defenses against a deadly onslaught of Russian airstrikes, including one this week that hit a children's hospital in Kyiv

Biden expected to announce $225 million weapons package for Ukraine, including Patriot system
Crime|News|Opinion|US|World

Navy exonerates 256 Black sailors unjustly punished in 1944 after a deadly California port explosion

The U.S. Navy has exonerated 256 Black sailors found to be unjustly punished in 1944 following a California port explosion that killed hundreds of service members and exposed racist double standards among the then-segregated ranks

Navy exonerates 256 Black sailors unjustly punished in 1944 after a deadly California port explosion
MidEast|News|World

US military pier for carrying aid to Gaza will be dismantled after weather and security problems

The U.S. military-built pier to carry humanitarian aid to Gaza will be dismantled and brought home, ending a mission fraught with weather and security problems

US military pier for carrying aid to Gaza will be dismantled after weather and security problems
News|US|World

Massachusetts lawmakers call on the Pentagon to ground the Osprey again until crash causes are fixed

Three Massachusetts lawmakers are pressing Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin to ground the V-22 Osprey aircraft again until the military can fix the root causes of multiple recent accidents, including a deadly crash in Japan

Massachusetts lawmakers call on the Pentagon to ground the Osprey again until crash causes are fixed
News|Opinion|US

Jon Stewart pushes VA to help veterans sickened after post-9/11 exposure to uranium

Comedian Jon Stewart is pressing the Biden administration to fix a loophole in a massive veterans aid bill that has left out some of the very first troops who responded after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks

Jon Stewart pushes VA to help veterans sickened after post-9/11 exposure to uranium

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