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Pentagon creates new military border zone in Arizona

The fourth national defense area created along the US-Mexico border will be an extension of Marine Corps Air Station Yuma in the Sonora Desert.

By Zita Ballinger Fletcher

12 hours ago

Air Force to manage new militarized zone along US-Mexico border

Military personnel will patrol and stop trespassers along the stretch of land, which spans 250 miles of the Rio Grande River in Texas.

By Zita Ballinger Fletcher

3 days ago

Judge: Military funds for Washington state’s Naval Base Kitsap can’t go to Trump border wall

President Donald Trump may not divert $89 million intended for a military construction project in Washington state to build his border wall, a U.S. judge in Seattle ruled Thursday.

5 years ago

Russian military chief voices concern about NATO activities

Russia's chief military officer met with his French counterpart Thursday and raised concern about NATO's activities near the Russian border.

5 years ago

South Korea, US postpone annual military drills due to virus

The South Korean and U.S. militaries have postponed their annual drills out of concerns over a virus outbreak.

5 years ago

Pentagon leaders taken to task for funding border wall

Some lawmakers are introducing legislation to keep the Pentagon from reprogramming money for the wall.

By Meghann Myers

5 years ago

US and South Korea may scale back joint military exercises over coronavirus fears

Cancellation of joint exercises on the Korean peninsula has fanned worries by national security experts and lawmakers that U.S. forces and their South Korean allies are ill prepared to handle a crisis or conflict orchestrated by North Korea.

By Shawn Snow and Diana Stancy

5 years ago

As more border wall goes up, troops could start heading home

The Pentagon has thrown about $10 billion behind the border wall, which officials say should lower the requirement for border deployments.

By Meghann Myers

5 years ago

Why this could be the last year the Pentagon pays for the border wall

The Pentagon has so far chipped in almost $10 billion for the wall's construction.

By Meghann Myers

5 years ago

Pentagon seeks to cut F-35s, other equipment to pay for Trump’s border wall

The department would reprogram $3.8 billion in fiscal year 2020 funds, largely from procurement accounts.

By Aaron Mehta, Valerie Insinna, David B. Larter and Joe Gould

5 years ago

Nevada Air National Guard member removed amid sex assault investigation

A member of the Nevada Air National Guard has been removed from his post in Reno while police investigate a complaint that he sexually assaulted a female guard member, officials said Friday.

5 years ago

Will a case tied to a Navy base scuttle Trump’s border wall?

The Pentagon has shifted $3.6 billion from military construction projects — one of them in Washington state — to build 175 miles of border fencing in four states.

5 years ago