U.S. agrees to new rules as Iraq cracks down on use of its airspace
U.S. aircraft have been banned from Iraqi airspace following a Monday explosion.
Trump OK’s F-16 sale to Taiwan amid China tensions
The Trump administration has informally green lit a potential major arms sale to Taiwan involving dozens of new Lockheed Martin F-16V fighter jets.
OSI found no proof of ‘unprofessional relationship’ in Hyten sexual assault investigation; polygraph was inconclusive
Hyten is nominated to be vice chairman of the joint chiefs.
2 Blue Angels jets make contact midair during practice in Florida
A stand down was called right after the planes made contact.
DoD processed nearly $1 billion in erroneous travel payments from 2016 to 2018
A significant percentage was completely lost.
Army Installation Management commander relieved due to loss of confidence
An Army official said that the decision was not related to IMCOM’s housing mission.
Army announces winter deployments to Afghanistan and Europe
Four units will be deploying in coming months.
Former Army lineman gets waiver to play in the NFL
Brett Toth needed a waiver from service officials to pursue his NFL career.

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Indiana Guardsman dies in training accident at Fort Hood
The training accident occurred in a tactical vehicle on Thursday night.
New Army cyber warfare units seriously undermanned, GAO says
The report focused on new cyber and electronic warfare units, and one of those is only 18 percent manned.
Army ‘ahead of schedule’ in integrating women in combat arms, outgoing SMA says as he departs
All infantry, armor and field artillery battalions assigned to active-duty brigade combat teams include female soldiers.
South Korea says North Korea has fired more projectiles into the sea
South Korea’s military said North Korea fired more projectiles into the sea Friday to extend a recent streak of weapons tests believed to be aimed at pressuring Washington and Seoul over slow nuclear diplomacy.
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