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The new Navy? Job performance to trump community service, collateral duties

Prodded by a mandate from Defense Secretary Jim Mattis to expunge from Navy training anything that fails to make the fleet more lethal and agile as the United States enters a new era of great power competition, leaders are moving to make sure every sailor pulls his or her weight, with a premium placed on job performance.

By Mark D. Faram

5 years ago

The looming final battle for Syria’s rebels: A look at what’s ahead

Why this showdown is seen as a catastrophe in the making.

By Philip Issa, The Associated Press

5 years ago

Congress offers swift support, criticism of latest US military strikes in Syria

Concerns over the legality of the military strikes will dominate much of the debate among lawmakers in the weeks to come.

By Joe Gould and Leo Shane III

5 years ago

President Trump’s statement on the US military action in Syria

Trump said the action was prompted by "a significant escalation in a pattern of chemical weapons use by that very terrible regime."

By Military Times staff

5 years ago

Russian claims that US is planning a false-flag chemical weapons attack is a distraction, Pentagon says

On Tuesday, Russian officials claimed that militants are preparing to use chemical agents in Syria and intend to put the blame on the government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, according to Tass, a state-run Russian news agency.

By Kyle Rempfer

6 years ago

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