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Eielson AFB school closure highlights effects of education policy
Military families are rocked by the second school closure on Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska.
By Claire Stremple, Alaska Beacon
Pentagon presses Congress for Ukraine funding, citing dire situation
Pentagon leaders told Congress that Ukraine and Israel both desperately need weapons being held up by a failure to pass a funding package.
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press
Review says Abbey Gate bombing wasn’t preventable
A new review says the suicide bombing at the Kabul airport that killed U.S. troops and Afghans in August 2021 was not preventable.
US Air Force issues $409 million award for long-sought Pacific airfield
The project on Tinian, part of a U.S. territory north of Guam, is among projects military leaders hope will make American forces harder to target.
Pacific problems: Why the US disagrees on the cost of deterring China
How much money will it take to deter Chinese aggression in the Indo-Pacific region, and who gets to decide?
Russian military ‘almost completely reconstituted,’ US official says
The assessment from Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell appears to contradict that of the Pentagon and U.S. allies.
Pentagon urges ‘alternatives’ in Israel meeting, with few details
An invasion of Gaza's southern city of Rafah would be a humanitarian catastrophe, said a defense official speaking with reporters.
Army ROTC shifting its footprint to the South and Southwest
The Army's biggest source of new officers is merging some programs and establishing new ones.
By Davis Winkie
How the Pentagon found $300M for Ukraine, but is still deep in the red
The discovery of the $300 million has raised some eyebrows.
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press and Tara Copp, AP
Congress passes defense spending bill after months of delays
Congress has passed an $825 billion FY24 defense spending bill, but the plan to get Ukraine military assistance across the finish line remains uncertain.
The enlisted Marines’ commandant: the personal touch of Al Gray
Known as “the enlisted Marines’ Commandant” and by some as “Papa Bear,” Gen. Al Gray served in a Corps that had to rapidly change through major conflicts.
By Todd South