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March 16, 2019 at 3:54 pm

U.S. facing fresh scrutiny over close ties with Boeing

For Boeing's 102-year history, the company and the country have relied upon one another, together creating hundreds of thousands of jobs, outfitting the United States...

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(FILE PHOTO) Pentagon Chief Leon Panetta has removed the ban on women serving in combat roles. The ban removal was reportedly recommended by the Joint Chiefs of Staff, overturning a 1994 rule keeping women out of ground combat units.

CAMP DELARAM, AFGHANISTAN – NOVEMBER 10: (SPAIN OUT, FRANCE OUT, AFP OUT) Sargent Crystal Groves US Marine with the FET (Female Engagement Team) 1st Battalion 8th Marines, Regimental Combat team II stands in formation during a ceremony for the 235th birthday of the Marines on November 10, 2010 at Camp Delaram in Helmand province, Afghanistan. There are 48 women presently working along the volatile front lines of the war in Afghanistan deployed as the second Female Engagement team participating in a more active role, gaining access where men can’t. The women, many who volunteer for the 6.5 month deployment take a 10 week course at Camp Pendleton in California where they are trained for any possible situation, including learning Afghan customs and basic Pashtun language. (Photo by Paula Bronstein/Getty Images) 106791288

February 25, 2019 at 12:16 pm

Military's male-only draft registration is unconstitutional, a judge ruled. What comes next?

The decision is unlikely to be the last word in the long-running debate. "This ruling is going to force the government eventually to either get...

February 2, 2019 at 7:44 am

Trump taps Ronny Jackson to receive promotion and be his top medical adviser, despite investigation

The White House sent Rear Adm. Ronny Jackson's name for promotion consideration to the Senate on Jan. 15.

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January 23, 2019 at 12:42 pm

Nathan Phillips, Native American in standoff with teens, faces scrutiny of his military past

The D.C. incident has led to scrutiny of Nathan Phillips' service record after an organization representing him, the Lakota People's Law Project, described him as...

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The Supreme Court has ruled that the Defense Department can enforce President Donald Trump’s policy banning transgender people from serving in the military. (Eric Baradat/AFP/Getty Images/TNS) 1264586 1264586

January 22, 2019 at 6:56 am

Supreme Court lets Trump’s restrictions on transgender troops take effect

The decision lifted nationwide injunctions that kept the Trump administration's policy to limit transgender service members from being implemented. Trump reversed an Obama-era rule to...

December 23, 2018 at 1:28 pm

Patrick Shanahan, Trump’s pick for acting defense secretary, steps into spotlight after Mattis’ ouster

Shanahan, 56, a native of Washington state, will take the helm after a 30-year career at Boeing in which he became a senior vice president.

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FILE – In this April 9, 2018, file photo, Deputy Secretary of Defense Patrick Shanahan, right, listen as President Donald Trump speaks during a cabinet meeting at the White House, in Washington. A U.S. administration official says that Defense Secretary Jim Mattis will leave his post Jan. 1, 2019, as Trump is expected to name Shanahan as acting secretary. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File) NYAG704 NYAG704

December 23, 2018 at 9:18 am

Trump forces Mattis out early, names former Boeing exec acting defense secretary

Mattis said in his letter that he would resign his post on Feb. 28, to allow for a smooth transition to the next defense secretary.

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December 16, 2018 at 6:40 pm

Retired Army general set to be tried on charges of abusing daughter

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. - For retired Maj. Gen. James Grazioplene, getting arrested and photographed in an orange jumpsuit in Northern Virginia this month was the...

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Republican National Committee (RNC) Chairman Reince Priebus gestures while speaking at the National Press Club in Washington, Monday, March 18, 2013. The RNC formally endorsed immigration reform on Monday and outlined plans for a $10 million outreach to minority groups _ gay voters among them _ as part of a strategy to make the GOP more “welcoming and inclusive” for voters who overwhelmingly supported Democrats in 2012. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta) DCMC102

December 14, 2018 at 10:26 am

Former Trump chief of staff Priebus selected to join Navy with backing from Mattis

Reince Priebus, 46, will be required to attend two weeks of training in Newport, Rhode Island, and drill once a month as a reservist if...

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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