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On the Frontline Against China, the US Coast Guard Is Taking on Missions the US Navy Can't Do 0 Sherman A1 Jan 2022 Jan 2022 1 1375
Marine officer blames bad information for sinking tragedy 6 Eugene Jan 2022 Jan 2022 4 2223
Hoda Muthana case: Alabama woman who joined Islamic State stuck in refugee camp 5 Eugene Jan 2022 Jan 2022 1 2090
Coast Guard Rescues 176 Haitians from Sailboat Off Florida 0 Sherman A1 Jan 2022 Jan 2022 1 1411
As Afghanistan's harsh winter sets in, many are forced to choose between food and warmth 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2022 Jan 2022 1 1439
Biden Nominates Combat Leader, Lt. Gen. Michael E. Kurilla, to Head Central Command 1 Eugene Jan 2022 Jan 2022 4 1651
Navy expands boot camp to sharpen focus on character issues 0 Eugene Jan 2022 Jan 2022 7 1343
Japan asks US forces to stay on base as COVID-19 cases jump 1 Eugene Jan 2022 Jan 2022 1 1549
Navy blocked from acting against 35 COVID vaccine refusers 5 TexasTowelie Jan 2022 Jan 2022 2 2075
North Korean hypersonic missile hit target in test firing, says state media 1 Eugene Jan 2022 Jan 2022 0 1362
U.S.-made F-35s grounded in South Korea after malfunction forces fighter jet to make dramatic belly 3 soryang Jan 2022 Jan 2022 3 1608
Bases housing US troops in Iraq, Syria come under attack 0 Eugene Jan 2022 Jan 2022 0 1509
UFOs, the Channel Islands and the Navy's 'drone swarm' mystery 0 left-of-center2012 Jan 2022 Jan 2022 9 1771
What it means to the region after U.S. bases in Asia strengthen missile defenses 0 soryang Jan 2022 Jan 2022 2 1350
U.S. judge blocks punishment of Navy SEALs who refused vaccine 3 Eugene Jan 2022 Jan 2022 0 1437
Cmdr. Billie J. Farrell becomes 1st woman to command USS Constitution, aka Old Ironsides 0 Sherman A1 Jan 2022 Jan 2022 3 1506
USS Milwaukee back to sea following COVID-19 outbreak 0 Eugene Jan 2022 Jan 2022 0 1215
Remain in Mexico: U.S. expands Trump-era border program to San Diego 0 Eugene Jan 2022 Jan 2022 0 1315
Coalition: 2 Armed Drones Shot Down at Baghdad Airport 0 Sherman A1 Jan 2022 Jan 2022 0 1522
Man who fled to North Korea is a likely previous defector to South Korea, authorities say 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2022 Jan 2022 1 1305
Agents with Homeland Security Investigations push to break away from ICE, saying negative reputation 2 Eugene Dec 2021 Dec 2021 1 1524
Decades of DOD efforts fail to stamp out bias, extremism 0 Eugene Dec 2021 Dec 2021 2 1288
Policy bombshells and NYE concert: What to expect as North Korea wraps up 2021 1 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2021 Dec 2021 1 1444
Richard Marcinko: Seal Team Six founder dies at 81 2 Eugene Dec 2021 Dec 2021 2 1673
US warships stay in Mediterranean amid Ukraine, Russia fears 1 Sherman A1 Dec 2021 Dec 2021 2 1474
US CBP Takes Delivery of Final 41-foot Patrol Boat 1 Sherman A1 Dec 2021 Dec 2021 2 1514
New war plans don't target China's regional military activities: Seoul 0 soryang Dec 2021 Dec 2021 1 1250
Austal USA Wins Navy Contract for NGLS Design Study 0 Sherman A1 Dec 2021 Dec 2021 1 1408
New reforms target US military's missing weapons problem 12 Eugene Dec 2021 Dec 2021 28 4126
UN Command investigating alleged armistice breaches after presidential candidate's DMZ trip 0 soryang Dec 2021 Dec 2021 3 1336

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U.S. and Britain Help Ukraine Prepare for Potential Russian Cyberassault 2 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2021 Dec 2021 2 1260
Truck runs into US military vehicle on German highway 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2021 Dec 2021 0 1346
Fire Engulfs Russian Warship Under Construction, 3 Injured 0 Sherman A1 Dec 2021 Dec 2021 2 1224
Poland's Top Analyst: 4 of 6 Russian Scenarios End in Collapse 2 dandrews Dec 2021 Dec 2021 8 2359
UAE suspends talks on $23B weapons deal with US 1 Eugene Dec 2021 Dec 2021 1 1455
Hearing held for sailor charged with burning US warship 2 Eugene Dec 2021 Dec 2021 1 1889
AP seeks answers from US gov't on tracking of journalists 0 Eugene Dec 2021 Dec 2021 2 1353
Russia launched mobile, blew up Russian satellite in low Earth orbit 10 orangecrush Dec 2021 Dec 2021 4 2865
Operation Whistle Pig: Inside the secret CBP unit with no rules that investigates Americans 0 Eugene Dec 2021 Dec 2021 4 1876
Ukrainian military is long on morale but short on weaponry 5 Sherman A1 Dec 2021 Dec 2021 0 1838
Mike Flynn's brother lied about preventing Nat'l guardsman from protecting the Capitol 28 LessAspin Dec 2021 Dec 2021 49 7969
A Purple Heart medal was stolen from a Vietnam veteran nearly 40 years ago. He just got it back. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2021 Dec 2021 5 1483
Remains of sailor killed in Pearl Harbor identified 2 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2021 Dec 2021 4 1457
Biden administration considering requiring stricter coronavirus testing for everyone traveling to US 0 Eugene Dec 2021 Dec 2021 0 1356
Video appears to show UK F-35 fighter crash after take-off 1 Eugene Nov 2021 Nov 2021 2 1713
Former Pentagon chief Esper sues to publish material in memoir 2 Eugene Nov 2021 Nov 2021 2 1783
The Outer Space Treaty - first signed in 1967 - bans nations from claiming celestial bodies 0 elleng Nov 2021 Nov 2021 3 1329
Tokyo preparing for protracted battle over Henoko project 0 soryang Nov 2021 Nov 2021 1 1413
Japan set to pay significantly more to host U.S. military bases 3 soryang Nov 2021 Nov 2021 3 2236
US to require vaccines for all border crossers in January 0 Eugene Nov 2021 Nov 2021 0 1339
Work on 'Chinese military base' in UAE abandoned after US intervenes - report 1 Eugene Nov 2021 Nov 2021 0 2010
GEO Group: Company halts work program instead of upping detainee pay 0 Eugene Nov 2021 Nov 2021 0 1361
Lawmakers demand apology for border detention of Iranians 1 Eugene Nov 2021 Nov 2021 2 1350
Blasts and clashes at military hospital in Kabul kill 20 people 1 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2021 Nov 2021 1 1625
Why Multi-Billion Dollar Nuclear Submarines Still Run Into Things Underwater 1 soryang Oct 2021 Oct 2021 3 1739
Rep. Cuellar urges Biden administration to prepare for next caravan to cross into US 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2021 Oct 2021 0 1626
The new US travel rules exclude recipients of two popular vaccines 0 Eugene Oct 2021 Oct 2021 1 1573
Washington orders Chinese phone carrier China Telecom (Americas) out of US market 1 Eugene Oct 2021 Oct 2021 3 1413
Intelligence Agencies Produced Extensive Reports on Afghanistan, but All Failed to Predict Collapse 1 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2021 Oct 2021 2 1575
Ceremonies in French City Mark 100 Years of Honoring American Unknown Soldier 0 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2021 Oct 2021 5 1313

National Security & Defense Continued...

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Senator: Bill would address 'pink tax' for military uniforms 1 Eugene Oct 2021 Oct 2021 4 1682
USS Bonhomme Richard's destruction after fire caused by repeated failures, Navy says 0 Eugene Oct 2021 Oct 2021 3 1512
Republican Party Foreign Terrorist Organization 1 Get Me Outta Here Oct 2021 Oct 2021 3 1518
China, Russia navy ships jointly sail through Japan strait 0 soryang Oct 2021 Oct 2021 1 1471
(AP) North Korea fires ballistic missile into sea in latest test 0 soryang Oct 2021 Oct 2021 0 1538
Germany investigates possible 'sonic weapon attack' against US embassy staff 4 Eugene Oct 2021 Oct 2021 7 2045
A Secret CIA Gate at Kabul Airport Became an Escape Path for Afghans 0 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2021 Oct 2021 2 1658
4 US, UK, Japanese carriers patrolled north of Taiwan over weekend 0 soryang Oct 2021 Oct 2021 1 1521
Hicks: Chinese Military Expansion Poses Threats to Guam, Hawaii 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2021 Oct 2021 0 1340
Airman makes video asking where vets discharged for refusing the COVID-19 vaccine can find work 9 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2021 Sep 2021 2 3658
US State Dept rejects South Korean presidential candidate's call for US nuclear weapons 0 soryang Sep 2021 Sep 2021 0 1481
Among Those Who Marched Into the Capitol on Jan. 6: An F.B.I. Informant 0 Eugene Sep 2021 Sep 2021 1 1527
Angry scenes at Haiti airport as deported migrants arrive 2 Eugene Sep 2021 Sep 2021 7 1907
Lost grave markers surface from a distant World War II battlefield 1 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2021 Sep 2021 9 1913
LGBT vets with other than honorable discharges will get VA benefits under new plan 1 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2021 Sep 2021 3 1439
IQ45 Complained New Aircraft Carrier "Didn't Look Right" 8 Best_man23 Sep 2021 Sep 2021 2 3077
Study: Pentagon reliance on contractors hurt US in 9/11 wars 4 Eugene Sep 2021 Sep 2021 1 1644
Afghan killed by drone praised by co-workers in US aid group 1 Eugene Sep 2021 Sep 2021 0 1374
Abolish Trump-era 'China Initiative', academics urge, amid racial profiling criticism 0 Eugene Sep 2021 Sep 2021 1 1374
North Korea fires two ballistic missiles into East Sea, says South 0 Eugene Sep 2021 Sep 2021 0 1128
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