Top US military officer approved after abortion dispute delay
US senators voted Wednesday to confirm General Charles Brown as the country's next top military officer, one of hundreds of ...
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Biden nominates Black air force general to head US military
US President Joe Biden on Thursday nominated General Charles Brown for chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, lauding the ...
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Ex-US army sniper kills 4, plus infant, in Florida shooting spree
Washington—A former sniper in the US military went on a shooting spree in central Florida, killing four people, including an ...
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Taliban fighters surround Afghan city
Herat, Afghanistan—Taliban fighters on motorbikes roamed a provincial Afghan capital Thursday after a day of heavy fighting that saw them ...
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US military says it killed 23 civilians around the world in 2020
The US military on Wednesday took responsibility for unintentionally killing 23 civilians in foreign war zones in 2020, a death ...
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Taliban, Afghan forces clash as US hands over base
Fighting between Afghan government forces and the Taliban has left more than 100 insurgents dead in the past 24 hours, ...
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‘Far-right extremists recruiting in US military’
Far-right and white supremacist extremists are actively recruiting in the US military and have gained more support over the past ...
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US vows to be ‘more assertive’ in responding to sea violations
The US military warned Thursday (Friday in Manila) its warships would be “more assertive” in responding to violations of international ...
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US scraps war games with PH
The US military has canceled the joint military exercises between American and Philippine troops on May 4 to 15 due ...
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NoKor fires short-range missiles
Seoul—North Korea fired three short-range ballistic missiles Saturday, the US military said, reviving tensions with Washington after President Donald Trump ...
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