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Defense secretary nominee, offering scant details, commits to rooting out extremism, sexual assault in the force
Lawmakers questioned the defense secretary nominee on issues that have been making headlines.
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Austin pledges to protect civilian leadership at Pentagon
Lloyd Austin signaled that his core staff would be drawn from civilians, not his old U.S. Central Command team.
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US Navy ship, Marine Corps F-35Bs to deploy with British carrier strike group
A detachment of Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II aircraft, along with the U.S. Navy’s guided-missile destroyer The Sullivans, is expected to deploy later this year.
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US Navy halts deliveries of Freedom-class littoral combat ship
The Navy has told Lockheed Martin it will not accept deliveries of the Freedom-variant LCS until the combining gear issue is fixed.
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House committee nixes Lloyd Austin’s waiver hearing
Weeks-old plans for defense secretary nominee Lloyd Austin to testify before the House Armed Services Committee have been canceled.
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Pentagon won’t say what got 12 Guard troops sent home from Biden inauguration duty in DC
Officials said removed troops will be referred for appropriate criminal or command investigation.
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As Biden takes office, key nuclear and missile defense decisions loom
The incoming administration must make several decisions fairly quickly, says outgoing official Rob Soofer.
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Amid tensions with US, Iran kicks off ground forces drill on coast of Gulf of Oman
Tensions between Washington and Tehran have increased amid a series of incidents stemming from Trump’s unilateral withdrawal from Iran’s nuclear deal with world powers.
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Smith touts Lloyd Austin as he lobbies Democrats to back waiver for defense secretary nominee
Democrats are calling for Austin's speedy confirmation.
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Off the California coast, the US Navy tests hunting subs with an aerial drone
The Navy is testing new concepts of operations using aerial drones to hunt submarines.
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