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Patriot missile sales to Netherlands cleared by US State Department
The State Department cleared a possible foreign military sale of 96 Raytheon-made Patriot surface-to-air missiles to the Netherlands in a deal estimated to be worth $1.2 billion.
By Joe Gould
Best pics of the week: Jan. 31, 2021
Snow at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, well-deck operations aboard the USS Essex, National Guard troops in Washington, and more in this week's Frontline Photos.
Sheikh Sabah, ruler of US ally Kuwait, dies at age 91
Kuwait hosts some 13,500 American troops, many at Camp Arifjan south of Kuwait City, which is also home to the forward command of U.S. Army Central.
By Jon Gambrell, The Associated Press
Desert Storm memorial receives $10 million pledge from Kuwait
The memorial has a planned cost of about $40 million, and current law requires that 100 percent of funding be raised prior to initial groundbreaking, according to the National Desert Storm Memorial Association.
By Olivia Vermane
Deployed 82nd Airborne unit told to use these encrypted messaging apps on government cell phones
“Unfortunately, those apps are more secure than texting in the clear, which is more or less the alternative. Granted, if a hostile party has access to the handset, that encryption isn’t particularly helpful.”
Best pics of the week: Jan. 5, 2020
Rapid response forces head to the Middle East, Marines secure the embassy in Baghdad and more pics from the services in this week's Frontline Photos.
These maps can help you figure out your burn pit exposure risk
It can be tough to get treatment for burn pit exposure, but this project helps service members and veterans pinpoint the Pentagon documents that detail their risks.
Explainer: After the attacks on Saudi oil production, why didn’t oil prices skyrocket?
The recent drone and missile attacks at Abiqaiq, Saudi Arabia's largest oil processing center, caused the worst sudden supply disruption in history, knocking out nearly 6 million barrels per day, half of the country’s total production and about 5 percent of global supply.
By Scott L. Montgomery, University of Washington
Gabbard takes presidential campaign break for Army National Guard training
Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard of Hawaii is taking two weeks off from her 2020 Democratic presidential campaign to participate in Army National Guard training.
Soldier dies in Kuwait from non-combat incident
The West Virginia Army National Guard soldier died while serving in support of Operation Inherent Resolve.
By Howard Altman
Iraq bans ‘Fortnite,' says video games are negatively influencing its youth
These damned kids and their video machines
By Jon Simkins