Showing posts with label Pentagon. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Pentagon. Show all posts

Saturday, June 25, 2016

Pentagon set to lift transgender ban

Pentagon set to lift transgender ban


The Defense Department could announce as soon as this week how it will lift the ban on transgender persons serving in the U.S. military, according to several defense officials.


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Tuesday, June 21, 2016

Pentagon shields info on US troops wounded in ISIS battles

Pentagon shields info on US troops wounded in ISIS battles


The Pentagon will not routinely make public details about injured military personnel even as troops in Iraq and Syria are getting wounded on tours of duty that are not supposed to involve combat.


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Friday, April 15, 2016

North Korea Ballistic Missile Launch a Failure, Pentagon Says

North Korea Ballistic Missile Launch a Failure, Pentagon Says


The Defense Department said that its radar systems “detected and tracked” a North Korea launch that “did not pose a threat to North America.”










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Wednesday, March 30, 2016

Pentagon Plans More Prisoner Transfers From Guantánamo

Pentagon Plans More Prisoner Transfers From Guantánamo


The Defense Department has informed Congress that it intends to transfer up to a dozen more prisoners from the military prison in Cuba.










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Sunday, December 13, 2015

Obama to visit Pentagon to review ISIS strategy

Obama to visit Pentagon to review ISIS strategy













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Thursday, December 10, 2015

As It Fights ISIS, Pentagon Seeks String of Bases Overseas

As It Fights ISIS, Pentagon Seeks String of Bases Overseas


The bases would serve as hubs for Special Operations troops and intelligence agents who would conduct counterterrorism missions for the foreseeable future.










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