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Hegseth orders $50 billion of defense budget redirected from Biden to Trump priorities 0 Eugene Feb 2025 Feb 2025 1 806
U.S. Marines Start to Leave Japan, Decades Behind Schedule 0 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2025 Feb 2025 4 858
Trump immigration dragnet ensnares people at check-ins and court hearings 0 Eugene Feb 2025 Feb 2025 3 760
Administration wants to un-fire nuclear safety workers but can't figure out how to reach them 1 usonian Feb 2025 Feb 2025 4 722
Elon Mask's DOGE Shares Classified U.S. Intel With Entire World 1 usonian Feb 2025 Feb 2025 13 947
NATO is in disarray after the US announces that its security priorities lie elsewhere 3 Eugene Feb 2025 Feb 2025 1 969
Mid-Air Collision Shines Light On Doomsday Plans For Nation's Capital 3 usonian Jan 2025 Feb 2025 2 1126
Pilot Barbie Kristi Noem Gives Trump's Favorite Photographer a Tour of Gitmo 4 Eugene Feb 2025 Feb 2025 2 1166
Defense Sec orders immediate "pause" on trans medical "procedures," trans military recruits 0 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2025 Feb 2025 4 735
Trump should 'get rid' of FEMA, Homeland Security chief Kristi Noem says 1 Eugene Feb 2025 Feb 2025 0 823
Pentagon cuts off Hegseth town hall webcast after transparency pledge 2 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2025 Feb 2025 11 1200
Trump Air Force nominee arranged satellite contract in manner that favored Musk's SpaceX, sources say 0 Eugene Feb 2025 Feb 2025 3 617
Musk would make Goldfinger blush. 6 Marcuse Feb 2025 Feb 2025 1 1210
Pentagon shocked by Trump's order to house migrants in Guantanamo Bay 5 Eugene Jan 2025 Feb 2025 8 1198
Army Secretary nominee pledges to expand Junior ROTC 4 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2025 Feb 2025 0 1054
Trump administration may pull money from TSA, Coast Guard to help ICE afford costly deportations 1 Eugene Jan 2025 Jan 2025 3 832
Hegseth cutting Milley's security detail, eyes stripping him of star 6 Eugene Jan 2025 Jan 2025 4 1325
IS fighters in Syria could break free amid Trump aid cut, terrorism expert warns 2 Eugene Jan 2025 Jan 2025 2 737
Return of Star Wars! Iron Dome for America calls for space-based interceptors . 5 usonian Jan 2025 Jan 2025 6 977
US may put 'very big bounty' on Taliban leaders, Secretary of State Rubio says 6 Eugene Jan 2025 Jan 2025 1 1304
Hegseth confirmed as Trump's defense secretary in tie-breaking vote despite turmoil over his conduct 4 Eugene Jan 2025 Jan 2025 3 7619
MAKS 24 👀: Interception of 19 Russian drones 0 Dennis Donovan Jan 2025 Jan 2025 3 797
Trump fires heads of TSA, Coast Guard and guts key aviation safety advisory committee 10 Eugene Jan 2025 Jan 2025 9 1775
Trump vows to reinstate COVID vaccine refusers and orders troops to the border as part of US military overhaul 0 Eugene Jan 2025 Jan 2025 1 769
Trump names acting defense secretary with Hegseth not yet confirmed 2 Eugene Jan 2025 Jan 2025 1 1132
Military surprise barracks/locker inspections 4 oldfart73 Jan 2025 Jan 2025 2 1402
Man gets 2 years in US prison for aiding pushy effort to get ex-official to return to China 0 Eugene Jan 2025 Jan 2025 1 630
South Korea's President Is Detained for Questioning 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2025 Jan 2025 3 714
FBI did not interview woman who accused Pete Hegseth of sexual assault in 2017: Sources 5 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2025 Jan 2025 5 1238
Some military officers worry that Pete Hegseth could turn a blind eye to U.S. war crimes 3 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2025 Jan 2025 1 926

National Security & Defense Continued...

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GAO: Half of US Navy's Amphibious Ships in Dire Condition 2 C0RI0LANUS Dec 2024 Dec 2024 6 17256
Australia approves extradition of former US Marine Daniel Duggan over alleged training of Chinese military pilots 1 Eugene Dec 2024 Dec 2024 3 844
Trump picks billionaire Stephen Feinberg as deputy defense secretary, previously fired banker as Latin American envoy 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2024 Dec 2024 1 823
Rumors swirl about F-35 contract 8 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2024 Dec 2024 8 2005
Defense bill for 2025 would delay F-35 deliveries 2 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2024 Dec 2024 1 1018
Four Taiwan Soldiers Charged with Spying for China 3 C0RI0LANUS Dec 2024 Dec 2024 0 1065
Army Secretary Fires 4-Star General Who Meddled in Promotion of Unfit Subordinate 1 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2024 Dec 2024 4 1226
Federal agents in Utah under investigation after FBI raid: Sources 0 Eugene Dec 2024 Dec 2024 3 913
Trump Hires January 6 Rioter for Bonkers Role on Transition Team 0 Eugene Dec 2024 Dec 2024 11 996
'Your heart is always broken': Families whose loved ones died want to know why the military's Ospreys keep crashing 2 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2024 Dec 2024 2 970
Military leaders are rattled by a list of 'woke' officers that a group urges Hegseth to fire 3 Eugene Dec 2024 Dec 2024 8 1280
FBI Arrests NYC Woman Over FSB Contacts 2 C0RI0LANUS Dec 2024 Dec 2024 4 1385
Army general who oversaw Afghanistan withdrawal promoted to four-star officer after GOP senator drops hold 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2024 Dec 2024 5 1068
The Return of Nuclear Weapons - PolyMatter 1 TexasTowelie Nov 2024 Nov 2024 0 852
North Korean Front Companies Impersonate U.S. IT Firms to Fund Missile Programs 0 ancianita Nov 2024 Nov 2024 3 970
Minutes before Trump left office, millions of the Pentagon's dormant IP addresses sprang to life 9 LessAspin Apr 2021 Nov 2024 9 3722
Jury awards Abu Ghraib detainees $42 million, holds contractor responsible 3 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2024 Nov 2024 4 1141
This message was self-deleted by its author 3 suegeo Nov 2024 Nov 2024 5 1207
'Fat Leonard,' Navy contractor behind one of the military's biggest scandals, sentenced to 15 years 0 Eugene Nov 2024 Nov 2024 2 609
White supremacist plot to blow up electricity station using drone foiled by FBI sting 3 ck4829 Nov 2024 Nov 2024 7 978
WP Exclusive: Satellite images show major expansion at Russian site with secret bioweapons past 2 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2024 Oct 2024 2 1003
Military board substantiates misconduct but declines to fire Marine who adopted Afghan orphan 0 Eugene Oct 2024 Oct 2024 1 1032
Secretary Blinken signs deal with Norway for critical minerals - Defense Now 0 TexasTowelie Sep 2024 Sep 2024 5 854
Japan sails warship in Taiwan Strait for first time: reports 2 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2024 Sep 2024 5 1084
Senate confirms commander of US Army forces in the Pacific after Tuberville drops objections 0 Eugene Sep 2024 Sep 2024 0 825
Russia's Medvedev threatens to turn Kyiv into 'giant melted spot' 2 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2024 Sep 2024 3 1179
Veteran CIA officer who drugged and sexually assaulted dozens of women gets 30 years in prison 0 Eugene Sep 2024 Sep 2024 2 835
Rewards for Justice - Reward Offer for Information on Russian Interference in U.S. Elections (state.gov) 2 BootinUp Sep 2024 Sep 2024 3 919
Arthur Gregg, Army trailblazer and Fort Gregg-Adams namesake, dies at 96 0 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2024 Sep 2024 1 945
Fort Liberty soldier charged with trafficking firearms, accused of lying about ties to white supremacy group 5 ck4829 Sep 2024 Sep 2024 12 1381

National Security & Defense Continued...

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Why is the US military getting ready to launch new spy balloons? 1 sl8 Sep 2024 Sep 2024 1 994
China-linked 'Spamouflage' network mimics Americans online to sway US political debate 1 Eugene Sep 2024 Sep 2024 5 981
Catholic diocese sues US government, worried some foreign-born priests might be forced to leave 2 Eugene Aug 2024 Aug 2024 3 1128
Army private who fled to North Korea will plead guilty to desertion 4 Eugene Aug 2024 Aug 2024 2 1128
First look inside the USS Kingsville, commission ceremony on Saturday in Corpus Christi - KRIS 6 News 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2024 Aug 2024 0 955
Why is the Army firing men/women leaders seemingly all at once? 3 suegeo Aug 2024 Aug 2024 2 2029
National Constitutional Militia Member Sentenced for Illegal Gun Possession 0 Eugene Aug 2024 Aug 2024 4 882
Near mid-air collision and safety violations led to fatal crash of Marine Corps Osprey in Australia 1 Eugene Aug 2024 Aug 2024 5 1078
US Coast Guard Academy works to change its culture following sexual abuse and harassment scandal 2 sl8 Aug 2024 Aug 2024 1 1000
@UPI · Coast Guard locates Russian Navy ship off Alaskan coast⛵ 6 LessAspin Aug 2024 Aug 2024 6 1688
US election looms over US-South Korea-Japan security cooperation 0 sl8 Aug 2024 Aug 2024 0 779
Iranian brothers charged in alleged smuggling operation that led to deaths of 2 Navy SEALs 0 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2024 Aug 2024 3 881
North Korean leader marks the delivery of 250 nuclear-capable missile launchers to frontline units 0 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2024 Aug 2024 2 826
2 Georgia National Guard soldiers die in separate noncombat incidents in Iraq 0 Eugene Aug 2024 Aug 2024 1 868
US Navy helicopter crash lands in Japan rice paddy, NHK says 1 sl8 Aug 2024 Aug 2024 4 1028
Children of spies discovered they were Russian on flight 5 LessAspin Aug 2024 Aug 2024 2 1528
'Not prepared': Congressional panel calls for huge defense buildup 8 Bolo Boffin Jul 2024 Jul 2024 5 1915
Hackers race to win millions in contest to thwart cyberattacks with AI. 2 ancianita Jul 2024 Jul 2024 1 1081
Multiple crew failures and wind shear led to January crash of B-1 bomber, Air Force says 0 Eugene Jul 2024 Jul 2024 1 835
NORAD intercepts Russian, Chinese planes - The Hill - NewsNation 8 TexasTowelie Jul 2024 Jul 2024 10 1520
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