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GOP lawmakers fret over Afghanistan drawdown plans
With talk of a U.S. troop drawdown in Afghanistan on the horizon, some Republican lawmakers are cautioning the Trump administration against pulling out too many troops, too quickly.
By Joe Gould
Shanahan out: Acting defense secretary withdraws his confirmation bid amid family issues
Trump announced his latest pick to lead the Pentagon will instead leave the top military job.
Inside the process of confirming a Defense Secretary Shanahan
Patrick Shanahan expects to have his nomination "completed here shortly." But what does that process entail?
By Aaron Mehta
US defense chief sends message to China with photos showing North Korea sanctions go unenforced
What at first glance looked like a coffee table book was actually 32 pages of photographs and satellite images of North Korean ships getting and delivering shipments of oil.
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press
US troops, civilian defense workers get political reminder
Acting U.S. Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan is reminding civilian Defense Department employees and service members not to engage in political activity while on the job.
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press
Why it’s taking so long to confirm Trump’s defense secretary choice
Senate officials are hopeful they can finish the work before August, as they wait for White House paperwork.
Turkish suppliers to be eliminated from F-35 program in 2020
Most of the work would go toward U.S. firms ... at least at first.
By Valerie Insinna
Survivors and fallen soldiers of Niger ambush awarded valor medals, but questions linger
Team Ouallam was ambushed by an assaulting force three times their size and equipped with medium and heavy machine guns, rocket propelled grenades and mortars.
By Kyle Rempfer
Shanahan closes review of Niger ambush that killed four US soldiers, seeks no further punishments
“I think the bigger point for me is the families don’t feel like they’ve received a consistent story of what happened,” one lawmaker said.
By Kyle Rempfer
China vows military action if Taiwan, sea claims opposed
China’s defense minister warned Sunday that its military will “resolutely take action” to defend Beijing’s claims over self-ruled Taiwan and disputed South China Sea waters.
Acting US defense chief: Major military drills with South Korea still on hold
Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan said Sunday that so far he sees no need to restore large-scale military exercises with South Korea that have been curtailed over the past year as a diplomatic olive branch to North Korea.
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press