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Trump says North Korea may be planning nice ‘Christmas gift’
President Donald Trump said Tuesday that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un may be planning to give him “a nice present” such as a “beautiful vase” for Christmas rather than a missile launch.
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Operation Holiday Express brings gifts to US troops in Syria
Hundreds of American troops based in Syria have received Christmas gifts thanks to Operation Holiday Express, launched by U.S.-led coalition forces from across the border in neighboring Iraq.
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Pentagon examining a reduction of the US footprint in West Africa
Several hundred U.S. troops in Niger, Chad and Mali are most likely to be pulled from the region as part of the Pentagon’s plan, the New York Times reports, citing officials familiar with the internal discussions.
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Army identifies Green Beret killed in Afghanistan
The Pentagon has identified an Army Green Beret killed in Kunduz province, Afghanistan.
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US allocates $175 million in military aid to Baltics in 2020
The United States has allocated $175 million in military aid to the Baltic countries of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania for 2020, the Estonian defense ministry said Monday.
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China attacks US Space Force as threat to peace
Rising space power China on Monday attacked the newly created U.S. Space Force as a “direct threat to outer space peace and security.”
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US service member killed in Afghanistan
This has been one of the deadliest years for U.S. forces in Afghanistan since the U.S. scaled down combat operations and kicked off the train and advise mission known as Resolute Support in 2015.
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Kim Jong Un holds party meeting to bolster North Korean military
North Korea said Sunday leader Kim Jong Un has convened a key ruling party meeting to decide on steps to bolster the country’s military capability.
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US troops have not ‘died in vain’ in Afghanistan, Joint Chiefs chairman says
“I could not look myself in the mirror. I couldn’t answer myself at two to three in the morning when my eyes pop open and see the dead roll in front of my eyes.”
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Esper wants to move troops from Afghanistan to the Indo-Pacific to confront China
“I would like to go down to a lower number because I want to either bring those troops home, so they can refit and retrain for other missions or/and be redeployed to the Indo-Pacific to face off our greatest challenge in terms of the great power competition that’s vis-a-vis China.”
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Trump says North Korea may be planning nice ‘Christmas gift’
President Donald Trump said Tuesday that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un may be planning to give him “a nice present” such as a “beautiful vase” for Christmas rather than a missile launch.
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Operation Holiday Express brings gifts to US troops in Syria
Hundreds of American troops based in Syria have received Christmas gifts thanks to Operation Holiday Express, launched by U.S.-led coalition forces from across the border in neighboring Iraq.
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Pentagon examining a reduction of the US footprint in West Africa
Several hundred U.S. troops in Niger, Chad and Mali are most likely to be pulled from the region as part of the Pentagon’s plan, the New York Times reports, citing officials familiar with the internal discussions.
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Army identifies Green Beret killed in Afghanistan
The Pentagon has identified an Army Green Beret killed in Kunduz province, Afghanistan.
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US allocates $175 million in military aid to Baltics in 2020
The United States has allocated $175 million in military aid to the Baltic countries of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania for 2020, the Estonian defense ministry said Monday.
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China attacks US Space Force as threat to peace
Rising space power China on Monday attacked the newly created U.S. Space Force as a “direct threat to outer space peace and security.”
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US service member killed in Afghanistan
This has been one of the deadliest years for U.S. forces in Afghanistan since the U.S. scaled down combat operations and kicked off the train and advise mission known as Resolute Support in 2015.
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Kim Jong Un holds party meeting to bolster North Korean military
North Korea said Sunday leader Kim Jong Un has convened a key ruling party meeting to decide on steps to bolster the country’s military capability.
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US troops have not ‘died in vain’ in Afghanistan, Joint Chiefs chairman says
“I could not look myself in the mirror. I couldn’t answer myself at two to three in the morning when my eyes pop open and see the dead roll in front of my eyes.”
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Esper wants to move troops from Afghanistan to the Indo-Pacific to confront China
“I would like to go down to a lower number because I want to either bring those troops home, so they can refit and retrain for other missions or/and be redeployed to the Indo-Pacific to face off our greatest challenge in terms of the great power competition that’s vis-a-vis China.”
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Trump says North Korea may be planning nice ‘Christmas gift’
President Donald Trump said Tuesday that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un may be planning to give him “a nice present” such as a “beautiful vase” for Christmas rather than a missile launch.
-
Operation Holiday Express brings gifts to US troops in Syria
Hundreds of American troops based in Syria have received Christmas gifts thanks to Operation Holiday Express, launched by U.S.-led coalition forces from across the border in neighboring Iraq.
-
Pentagon examining a reduction of the US footprint in West Africa
Several hundred U.S. troops in Niger, Chad and Mali are most likely to be pulled from the region as part of the Pentagon’s plan, the New York Times reports, citing officials familiar with the internal discussions.
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Army identifies Green Beret killed in Afghanistan
The Pentagon has identified an Army Green Beret killed in Kunduz province, Afghanistan.
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US allocates $175 million in military aid to Baltics in 2020
The United States has allocated $175 million in military aid to the Baltic countries of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania for 2020, the Estonian defense ministry said Monday.
-
China attacks US Space Force as threat to peace
Rising space power China on Monday attacked the newly created U.S. Space Force as a “direct threat to outer space peace and security.”
-
US service member killed in Afghanistan
This has been one of the deadliest years for U.S. forces in Afghanistan since the U.S. scaled down combat operations and kicked off the train and advise mission known as Resolute Support in 2015.
-
Kim Jong Un holds party meeting to bolster North Korean military
North Korea said Sunday leader Kim Jong Un has convened a key ruling party meeting to decide on steps to bolster the country’s military capability.
-
US troops have not ‘died in vain’ in Afghanistan, Joint Chiefs chairman says
“I could not look myself in the mirror. I couldn’t answer myself at two to three in the morning when my eyes pop open and see the dead roll in front of my eyes.”
-
Esper wants to move troops from Afghanistan to the Indo-Pacific to confront China
“I would like to go down to a lower number because I want to either bring those troops home, so they can refit and retrain for other missions or/and be redeployed to the Indo-Pacific to face off our greatest challenge in terms of the great power competition that’s vis-a-vis China.”



