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Navy chief receives Silver Star for saving comrades during firefight
Chief Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technician Matthew O'Connor received the decoration during a ceremony Thursday.
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Official says US, Taliban reach Afghan truce agreement
A senior U.S.official said Friday the United States and the Taliban have reached a truce agreement that will take effect “very soon” and could lead to withdrawals of American troops from Afghanistan.
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Iraqi officials: Mortar shell hits airbase, no casualties
A mortar shell slammed into an airbase hosting U.S. troops in northern Iraq late Thursday causing no casualties, two Iraqi security officials said.
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While US worries about China, Europe stays focused on Russia
China and its increasingly sophisticated and far-flung military sit atop U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper’s list of international security worries, but in Europe a bigger concern is closer to home: Russia.
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US Indo-Pacific Command leader hopes Philippine security pact can still be saved
The move by the Philippines to end a security pact that allowed U.S. forces to train in the country potentially “challenged” future American operations with Filipino forces, a U.S. admiral said on Thursday.
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Senate acts to restrain Trump’s military powers against Iran
The Senate approved a bipartisan measure Thursday limiting President Donald Trump’s authority to launch military operations against Iran.
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US warship boards small boat and seizes Iranian anti-tank guided missiles among other advanced weaponry
Weapons and sensitive tech captured during the ship boarding included 150 Dehlavieh anti-tank guided missiles, three Iranian surface-to-air missiles, Iranian thermal scopes, and Iranian parts for unmanned systems, among other advanced parts.
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As peace agreement looms, US opens 2020 with near record January bomb drops against Taliban
Secretary of Defense Mark Esper told reporters Thursday in Brussels that the U.S. and Taliban have negotiated a proposal to reduce violence over a seven day period and that “progress” has been made in the talks that have appeared to slog on with no end in sight.
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Sudanese government reaches settlement deal with USS Cole victims
The settlement is the latest step from Khartoum to end its international pariah status.
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NATO eyes boosting Iraq army training, still needs Iraq’s OK
NATO is ready to expand its military training effort in Iraq, the alliance’s top civilian official said Wednesday, but the Iraqi government is not yet ready to approve the move.
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US Army Africa commander: ‘We’re not walking away’ from Africa
“The message I’m relaying to my partners is we’re not walking away,” Army Maj. Gen. Roger Cloutier Jr. told reporters.
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American troops clash with pro-government group in northeast Syria
A Syrian was killed and another was wounded when government supporters attacked American troops and tried to block their way as their convoy drove through an army checkpoint in northeastern Syria, prompting a rare clash, state media and activists reported.
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US, Taliban close to ‘reduction in violence’ agreement
President Donald Trump’s national security adviser said Tuesday he is cautiously optimistic that there could be a U.S. agreement with the Taliban over the next days or weeks, but a withdrawal of American forces is not “imminent.”
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NATO set for Iraq troop trainer-swap to mollify US demands
NATO countries are preparing to move more than 200 trainers working with the international force fighting the Islamic State group in Iraq to the military alliance’s own mission there helping to build up the Iraqi army in response to President Donald Trump’s demand that U.S. allies do more in the Middle East, senior officials said Tuesday.
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US to seek more help from NATO to counter Islamic State
U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper said Tuesday he is looking to NATO allies for more help countering the Islamic State extremist group in Iraq and in bolstering U.S. defense efforts in the Middle East more broadly.
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