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October 13, 2019 at 5:58 am

Big changes to grueling Special Forces course draw scrutiny

CAMP MACKALL, N.C. (AP) — Deep in the dark North Carolina woods, a small white light flickers in the heavy underbrush. It's after midnight and...

October 11, 2019 at 9:06 am

US bolsters Saudi defense against Iran with jets, missiles

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. is deploying dozens more fighter jets and additional air defenses to Saudi Arabia, beefing up efforts to defend the kingdom...

October 11, 2019 at 7:02 am

Esper: US is not abandoning Kurds in face of Turkish attack

WASHINGTON (AP) — Top Pentagon officials on Friday denied the U.S. is abandoning its Syrian Kurdish allies in the face of a Turkish military offensive,...

October 9, 2019 at 3:06 pm

US moves 2 British IS members known as ‘Beatles’ from Syria

WASHINGTON (AP) — Two British militants believed to be part of an Islamic State group that beheaded hostages and was known as "The Beatles" have...

FILE – In this Wednesday, July 11, 2018, file photo, President Donald Trump, left, talks with Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, as they arrive together for a family photo at a summit of heads of state and government at NATO headquarters in Brussels. The White House says Turkey will soon invade Northern Syria, casting uncertainty on the fate of the Kurdish fighters allied with the U.S. against in a campaign against the Islamic State group. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File) NYSB781 NYSB781

October 7, 2019 at 6:24 am

Trump defends decision to abandon Kurdish allies in Syria VIEW

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump cast his decision to abandon Kurdish fighters in Syria as fulfilling a campaign promise to withdraw from "endless war"...

October 6, 2019 at 8:35 pm

US to step aside for Turkish assault on Kurds in Syria

WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House said Sunday that U.S. forces in northeast Syria will move aside and clear the way for an expected Turkish...

October 4, 2019 at 3:37 pm

State Department rattled by impeachment inquiry revelations

WASHINGTON (AP) — The State Department has been deeply shaken by the rapidly escalating impeachment inquiry, as revelations that President Donald Trump enlisted diplomats to...

September 30, 2019 at 9:05 am

Gen. Milley faces challenges as next Joint Chiefs chairman VIEW

WASHINGTON (AP) — Army Gen. Mark Milley is taking over as the nation's top military officer against a backdrop of controversy over defense aid to...

September 27, 2019 at 11:56 am

Trump claim on stalled aid for Ukraine draws new scrutiny

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has said he withheld nearly $400 million in military aid from Ukraine because of corruption in the country, but...

September 27, 2019 at 10:15 am

Senate confirms former Ranger as new Army secretary

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Ryan McCarthy to be secretary of the Army, moving to permanently fill a number of...