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US Navy hits drone with HELIOS laser in successful test
The destroyer Preble successfully test-fired its HELIOS system on a drone target, according to a recently released report.
By Riley Ceder
House Democrats vote to block funding for nuclear weapons tests
No funding would be available for live nuclear weapons testing under an amendment the House adopted to its version of the annual defense policy bill.
By Joe Gould
Okinawa urges US to do more to stop virus outbreak at bases while Marines report 36 new cases
The governor of the southern Japanese island of Okinawa urged the government on Wednesday to pressure the U.S. military to do more to stop an escalating coronavirus outbreak at American bases there that has infected more than 130 Marines.
Police fatally shoot gunman at VA hospital in Milwaukee
A man armed with a shotgun was killed by police as he tried to enter a Milwaukee veterans hospital, according to Department of Veterans Affairs officials.
North Korea says it has no plans for talks with US
North Korea on Saturday reiterated it has no immediate plans to resume nuclear negotiations with the United States unless Washington discards what it describes as “hostile” polices toward Pyongyang.
US envoy forges ahead with troubled Taliban peace deal for Afghanistan
Washington’s envoy to Afghanistan on Saturday emphasized the economic benefits of the peace deal with the Taliban, forging ahead with an agreement that has run into new political obstacles in the U.S. and the region.
Top military officer: Troops were issued bayonets in DC unrest
The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff has confirmed a report by The Associated Press that some of the service members who were mobilized to Washington, D.C., last month in response to civil unrest over the killing of George Floyd were issued bayonets.
Military aviation mishaps and deaths are declining for the first time in years
The military is bringing down aviation mishap numbers, but dangerous and deadly crashes still plague the services.
Iran issues arrest warrant for Trump that Interpol rejects
Iran has issued an arrest warrant and asked Interpol for help in detaining President Donald Trump and dozens of others it believes carried out the U.S. drone strike that killed a top Iranian general in Baghdad, a local prosecutor reportedly said Monday.
Best pics of the week: June 28, 2020
Aircraft carriers in the Indo-Pacific area of operations, Misawa Air Base Elephant Walk, diving qualifications and more in this week's Frontline Photos.
Trump denies briefing on reported bounties against American troops in Afghanistan
The White House said Monday that President Donald Trump wasn’t briefed on U.S. intelligence assessments earlier this year that Russia secretly offered bounties to Taliban-linked militants for killing American troops in Afghanistan because the information had not been “verified.”
By Zeke Miller, The Associated Press