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Trump: ISIS leader al-Baghdadi killed in US commando raid
A U.S. official told The Associated Press late Saturday that Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was targeted in Syria’s Idlib province. The official said confirmation that the IS chief was killed in an explosion is pending.
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The largest gathering of Medal of Honor recipients in decades wraps up today
The largest gathering of Medal of Honor recipients since the 1970s, the annual event was staged this year in the Tampa area and featured 46 of the 70 living medal honorees .
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US military struggles to find a strategy amid sudden policy changes in CENTCOM region
The future of the five-year fight against Islamic State militants is unclear, along with the entire strategy underpinning the U.S. troop presence in the U.S. Central Command region.
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Another former CENTCOM general weighs in with displeasure over Trump’s Syria gambit
A former CENTCOM general officer said ordering U.S. troops out of Syria was “one of the poorest, most uninformed, even arrogant policy decisions I’ve seen by any administration in the last 30 years.”
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Hail Caesar and the other amazing members of the OSS
Caesar Civitella was an amazing character and, when I knew him, one of a dwindling number of living veterans of the Office of Strategic Services. We spent many hours talking about his exploits, like dropping into France to help the Maquis, or traipsing around Italy with a bunch of gold, searching for Mussolini.
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Esper says US staying in Syria, but withdrawing south of Turkish advance and deal in works to have Russians protect Kurds
“I spoke with the president last night after discussions with the rest national security team and he directed that we begin a deliberate withdrawal of forces from northern Syria,” Defense Secretary Mark Esper told the CBS Sunday morning Face the Nation show.
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SOCOM helped solve the mystery of the long-forgotten ashes of a Vietnam War hero. His cremains will be interred today.
Contained in a 10-inch-high, purplish urn that was kept for many years on the mantle of a St. Petersburg, Florida home, the cremains were those of Albert L. Mitchell, a decorated Green Beret who served three tours during the Vietnam War and retired in 1978 as a major after 20 years in uniform.
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Cut off from US help, Kurds fighting a desperate battle against Turkey on their own, says a former commando who describes himself as ‘disillusioned’ and ‘embarrassed’
Now the Syrian Democratic Forces are fighting off a massive Turkish invasion with no assistance from the U.S. military, according to a former U.S. special operator who worked with Syrian Kurds while in uniform and now with the SDF through a non-governmental organization.
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In wartime Ukraine, Trump’s stalled US weapons sale is a minor concern
Folks in Ukraine are not overly bothered by the controversy, nor any delay in the arms sales.
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Here’s what you need to know about the US aid package to Ukraine that Trump delayed
The U.S. has committed more than $1.5 billion in security assistance to Ukraine since 2014, when Russian-backed separatists began driving tanks through eastern Ukraine.
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Trump: ISIS leader al-Baghdadi killed in US commando raid
A U.S. official told The Associated Press late Saturday that Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was targeted in Syria’s Idlib province. The official said confirmation that the IS chief was killed in an explosion is pending.
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The largest gathering of Medal of Honor recipients in decades wraps up today
The largest gathering of Medal of Honor recipients since the 1970s, the annual event was staged this year in the Tampa area and featured 46 of the 70 living medal honorees .
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US military struggles to find a strategy amid sudden policy changes in CENTCOM region
The future of the five-year fight against Islamic State militants is unclear, along with the entire strategy underpinning the U.S. troop presence in the U.S. Central Command region.
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Another former CENTCOM general weighs in with displeasure over Trump’s Syria gambit
A former CENTCOM general officer said ordering U.S. troops out of Syria was “one of the poorest, most uninformed, even arrogant policy decisions I’ve seen by any administration in the last 30 years.”
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Hail Caesar and the other amazing members of the OSS
Caesar Civitella was an amazing character and, when I knew him, one of a dwindling number of living veterans of the Office of Strategic Services. We spent many hours talking about his exploits, like dropping into France to help the Maquis, or traipsing around Italy with a bunch of gold, searching for Mussolini.
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Esper says US staying in Syria, but withdrawing south of Turkish advance and deal in works to have Russians protect Kurds
“I spoke with the president last night after discussions with the rest national security team and he directed that we begin a deliberate withdrawal of forces from northern Syria,” Defense Secretary Mark Esper told the CBS Sunday morning Face the Nation show.
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SOCOM helped solve the mystery of the long-forgotten ashes of a Vietnam War hero. His cremains will be interred today.
Contained in a 10-inch-high, purplish urn that was kept for many years on the mantle of a St. Petersburg, Florida home, the cremains were those of Albert L. Mitchell, a decorated Green Beret who served three tours during the Vietnam War and retired in 1978 as a major after 20 years in uniform.
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Cut off from US help, Kurds fighting a desperate battle against Turkey on their own, says a former commando who describes himself as ‘disillusioned’ and ‘embarrassed’
Now the Syrian Democratic Forces are fighting off a massive Turkish invasion with no assistance from the U.S. military, according to a former U.S. special operator who worked with Syrian Kurds while in uniform and now with the SDF through a non-governmental organization.
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In wartime Ukraine, Trump’s stalled US weapons sale is a minor concern
Folks in Ukraine are not overly bothered by the controversy, nor any delay in the arms sales.
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Here’s what you need to know about the US aid package to Ukraine that Trump delayed
The U.S. has committed more than $1.5 billion in security assistance to Ukraine since 2014, when Russian-backed separatists began driving tanks through eastern Ukraine.
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Trump: ISIS leader al-Baghdadi killed in US commando raid
A U.S. official told The Associated Press late Saturday that Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was targeted in Syria’s Idlib province. The official said confirmation that the IS chief was killed in an explosion is pending.
-
The largest gathering of Medal of Honor recipients in decades wraps up today
The largest gathering of Medal of Honor recipients since the 1970s, the annual event was staged this year in the Tampa area and featured 46 of the 70 living medal honorees .
-
US military struggles to find a strategy amid sudden policy changes in CENTCOM region
The future of the five-year fight against Islamic State militants is unclear, along with the entire strategy underpinning the U.S. troop presence in the U.S. Central Command region.
-
Another former CENTCOM general weighs in with displeasure over Trump’s Syria gambit
A former CENTCOM general officer said ordering U.S. troops out of Syria was “one of the poorest, most uninformed, even arrogant policy decisions I’ve seen by any administration in the last 30 years.”
-
Hail Caesar and the other amazing members of the OSS
Caesar Civitella was an amazing character and, when I knew him, one of a dwindling number of living veterans of the Office of Strategic Services. We spent many hours talking about his exploits, like dropping into France to help the Maquis, or traipsing around Italy with a bunch of gold, searching for Mussolini.
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Esper says US staying in Syria, but withdrawing south of Turkish advance and deal in works to have Russians protect Kurds
“I spoke with the president last night after discussions with the rest national security team and he directed that we begin a deliberate withdrawal of forces from northern Syria,” Defense Secretary Mark Esper told the CBS Sunday morning Face the Nation show.
-
SOCOM helped solve the mystery of the long-forgotten ashes of a Vietnam War hero. His cremains will be interred today.
Contained in a 10-inch-high, purplish urn that was kept for many years on the mantle of a St. Petersburg, Florida home, the cremains were those of Albert L. Mitchell, a decorated Green Beret who served three tours during the Vietnam War and retired in 1978 as a major after 20 years in uniform.
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Cut off from US help, Kurds fighting a desperate battle against Turkey on their own, says a former commando who describes himself as ‘disillusioned’ and ‘embarrassed’
Now the Syrian Democratic Forces are fighting off a massive Turkish invasion with no assistance from the U.S. military, according to a former U.S. special operator who worked with Syrian Kurds while in uniform and now with the SDF through a non-governmental organization.
-
In wartime Ukraine, Trump’s stalled US weapons sale is a minor concern
Folks in Ukraine are not overly bothered by the controversy, nor any delay in the arms sales.
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Here’s what you need to know about the US aid package to Ukraine that Trump delayed
The U.S. has committed more than $1.5 billion in security assistance to Ukraine since 2014, when Russian-backed separatists began driving tanks through eastern Ukraine.
