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Marine unit leaves Kuwait exercise early because of ‘emerging events’
The special operations capable 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit faced a change of plans in the days after war broke out between Israel and Hamas.
Former Defense Secretary Ash Carter honored as ‘force of nature’
President Joe Biden and other past and present U.S. officials are honoring former Defense Secretary Ash Carter, who died in October of a heart attack.
Budget bill would let Army football star enter NFL draft after all
New legislative language would allow the football standout to play professional sports right away.
Lawmakers rush to find an opening for Army star blocked from NFL
Army linebacker Andre Carter II would be required to serve two years active duty before playing pro football under legislation already passed by lawmakers.
Bill would block academy grads from playing pro sports right away
The change could affect the career of current Army linebacker Andre Carter II.
Watch the first trailer for the stranger-than-fiction ‘Cocaine Bear’
The otherworldly circumstances that led to a black bear ingesting a mountain of cocaine form the basis of the upcoming film.
By Jon Simkins
Former Defense Secretary Ash Carter dies of heart attack at age 68
Carter served in the top Pentagon role from 2015 to 2017.
Debate on ‘no first use’ of nukes mushrooms in Washington
Five years after President Barack Obama turned back from declaring a “no first use” as U.S. policy for nuclear weapons, opponents say the Biden administration is considering it too, and warn that it risks alienating allies.
By Joe Gould
Best pics of the week: June 27, 2021
Exercise Amalgam Dart 21-01, Marines train in Saudi Arabia, the USS Halsey (DDG 97) transits the South China Sea, and more in this week's Frontline Photos.
Troops with ‘personal religious or moral beliefs about homosexuality’ deserve respect, says retired Army general who led ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’ report in 2010
Retired Army Gen. Carter F. Ham urges today's defense secretary to "respect service members who have beliefs opposed to LGBTQI+ behaviors and conduct."
By Carter Ham
10 former Pentagon chiefs warn Trump on involving military in pursuing election claims
All 10 living former secretaries of defense signed on to an opinion article that implicitly questioned Trump’s willingness to follow his constitutional duty to peacefully relinquish power on Jan. 20.
By Robert Burns, The Associated Press