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Pentagon says will cut civilian workforce by at least 5%

Washington, United States—The US Defense Department will cut its civilian workforce by at least five percent starting next week, the Pentagon said Friday, as...

Four dead in crash of US military-contracted plane in the Philippines

Manila, Philippines—A small plane contracted by the US Defense Department crashed in the southern Philippines on Thursday, killing all four people on board including...

Austin to visit PH to advance security ties

US Department of Defense Chief Lloyd Austin will visit the Philippines this week to enhance security cooperation. According to the US Defense Department, this trip...

Chinese booster rocket makes uncontrolled return to Earth: US officials

A Chinese booster rocket made an uncontrolled return to Earth on Saturday, US Defense Department officials said, as they chided Beijing for not sharing...

Pentagon commits extra $300m in security assistance to Ukraine

The US Defense Department announced it is allotting $300 million in “security assistance” for Ukraine to bolster the country’s defense capabilities, adding to the...

Pentagon plans stronger US posture toward China, Russia

The US military will re-inforce deployments and bases directed at China and Russia while maintaining forces in the Middle East adequate to deter Iran...

Trump vetoes defense fund bill

US President Donald Trump vetoed a broad defense funding bill sent to him by Congress Wednesday, complaining that it helps Russia and China and...

US slams China missile launches in South China Sea

The US Defense Department said Thursday that Chinese test launches of ballistic missiles in the South China Sea were threatening peace and security in...

Pentagon surplus handouts stoke the militarization of US police

When US police flooded the streets around the country to confront protesters two weeks ago, for many it appeared like the army had deployed,...

US bomb attack kills 40 jihadists in Syria

Idlib, Syria"•US forces attacked jihadist leaders in northwestern Syria on Saturday, the Pentagon said, in what a battlefield monitor called a missile strike that...

Balangiga bells’ return lauded

MEMBERS of the House of Representatives welcomed the reported plan of the US Defense Department to return the historic Balangiga bells to the Philippines. “We...
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