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US-built Gaza pier could start operating in next few days
Improved sea conditions will allow the U.S. Army to anchor a causeway onto the beach this week, Pentagon officials said.
Biden approves military airdrops of aid into Gaza
The White House, State Department and Pentagon had been weighing the merits of U.S. military airdrops of assistance for several months.
By Zeke Miller, Aamer Madhani and Matthew Lee
Veteran charities can’t keep pace with families’ requests for help
Community groups can't fully meet veteran and military families' asks for mental health help or financial aid.
Fears grow that Israel, US and Iran’s allies are inching closer to war
Each strike and counterstrike increases the risk of the catastrophic war in Gaza spilling across the region.
US announces new weapons package for Ukraine
It could be the final package of military aid to Ukraine unless Congress approves supplemental funding legislation that is stalled on Capitol Hill.
By Lolita C. Baldor, AP
Senate votes to keep US troops in Syria amid Iran-backed attacks
The Senate voted down a resolution to withdraw U.S. troops from Syria amid dozens of attacks from Iran-backed proxies in the war-torn country.
Air Force C-17s deliver first round of humanitarian aid for Gaza
The shipment was the first of a series the U.S. will deliver to Egypt.
Military aid societies battle for bragging rights on Giving Tuesday
The relief societies are competing to see who can raise the most donations in a single day.
By Karen Jowers
War in Middle East looms over Marines’ 40th memorial of Beirut attack
Gen. Eric Smith has a message for anyone who would attack the Marines in the Middle East: "If you target them, someone else will raise your children."
40 years after Beirut: How the bombing still haunts the Corps today
The bombing remains the largest single-day loss of life for Marines since the Battle of Iwo Jima in World War II.
Pentagon program cobbles together air defense weapons for Ukraine
The Pentagon calls it FrankenSAM.
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press