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Former Pentagon chiefs call for hearings on military leaders’ firings
Five former defense chiefs are calling on Congress to hold immediate hearings on Trump's firings of the Joint Chiefs chairman and other senior leaders.
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press
Boeing capsule returns to Earth at Army’s White Sands Missile Range after aborted space mission
Boeing safely landed its crew capsule in the New Mexico desert Sunday after an aborted flight to the International Space Station that could hold up the company’s effort to launch astronauts for NASA next year.
Trump: F-35 pilots ‘better looking than Tom Cruise’ with ‘bigger and stronger’ bodies
The president’s enthusiasm for the stunning looks of an F-35 pilot knows no bounds.
By J.D. Simkins
Half of active-duty service members are unhappy with Trump, new Military Times poll shows
But Trump is still more popular than Obama was among troops.
Congress adopts defense bill that creates Space Force
Congress has approved a defense policy for a 59th year.
By Joe Gould
Would Trump drive NATO exit? Congress works on roadblocks.
Amid uncertainty over President Donald Trump’s intentions toward NATO, Congress is taking bipartisan action to stop him from withdrawing from the alliance.
By Joe Gould
75 years on, Battle of the Bulge memories bond people
As a schoolboy three quarters of a century ago, Marcel Schmetz would regularly see open trucks rumble past to a makeshift American cemetery — filled with bodies, some headless, some limbless, blood seeping from the vehicles onto the roads that the U.S. soldiers had given their lives to liberate.
Pompeo warns of ‘decisive US response’ if Iran harms US troops or allies
“We must also use this opportunity to remind Iran’s leaders that any attacks by them, or their proxies of any identity, that harm Americans, our allies, or our interests will be answered with a decisive U.S. response.”
By Shawn Snow
Mattis says Iran downing a US aircraft should be met with ‘retaliation’
Mattis said when he was the commander of CENTCOM an Iranian fighter made three attempts to shoot down a U.S. drone and missed each time. “Says something about their accuracy that they missed all three times.”
By Shawn Snow
Defense policy deal creates Space Force, sidesteps border wall controversy
Lawmakers involved in annual defense authorization negotiations finalized a sweeping deal late Monday.
By Joe Gould