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October 21, 2018 at 11:20 am

U.S. general wounded in attack in Afghanistan

A U.S. general officer was wounded in an attack last week in Afghanistan's Kandahar province that killed two senior Afghan provincial officials and targeted a...

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Defense Secretary Jim Mattis, left, speaks to reporters during a meeting with Greek Defense Minister Panagiotis Kammenos at the Pentagon, Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) DCAH125 DCAH125

October 15, 2018 at 4:36 am

Mattis’ goals teeter as he works to temper Trump

The secretary of defense has his own ambitious agenda, to reshape the U.S. military, but he also faces threats from enemies abroad, surprises from a...

September 11, 2018 at 12:58 pm

With Florence, the military faces a dual mission: Weather the storm and help others VIEW

The U.S. military faces a dual mission this week: help some of the millions of civilians in the path of Hurricane Florence and brace for...

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Vice President Mike Pence gestures during an event on the creation of a U. S. Space Force, Thursday, Aug. 9, 2018, at the Pentagon. Pence says the time has come to establish a new United States Space Force to ensure America’s dominance in space amid heightened completion and threats from China and Russia. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) DCEV201 DCEV201

August 9, 2018 at 8:50 am

Pence outlines plan for creation of ‘Space Force’

The creation of a new branch of the military - the first since 1947 - could require a significant reorganization of the Pentagon. And some...

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May 14, 2018 at 10:56 am

Marines reinforce U.S. compounds as violence flares after Trump moves embassy to Jerusalem

WASHNIGTON - The U.S. military has dispatched additional Marines to guard U.S. embassies abroad after the Trump administration formalized Monday its controversial decision to move...

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March 8, 2018 at 10:06 am

Pentagon adds Niger, Mali, parts of Cameroon to areas where U.S. troops receive imminent-danger pay

The danger-pay issue has been scrutinized in the aftermath of the Oct. 4 ambush in Niger, in which a force of about 50 armed militants...

Shown are some of the hundreds of letters written during and after World War II, mostly by the members of a single family – the Eydes of Rockford, Ill. MUST CREDIT: Washington Post photo by by Bill O’Leary

December 7, 2017 at 3:25 pm

Brothers in arms: Cache of letters traces family’s WWII service and secrets

Four siblings wrote hundreds of letters to one another during World War II. The story they tell of service, sacrifice and trauma was hidden away...

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November 4, 2017 at 7:47 pm

Grim cost predicted in effort to destroy North Korea’s nukes

A Navy admiral sent a blunt assessment of the dangers of military action to lawmakers.

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