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Army looking into shoving allegations involving the general who heads US Central Command
Read full article: Army looking into shoving allegations involving the general who heads US Central CommandU.S. officials say the Army’s Criminal Investigation Division is looking into allegations that the four-star general who heads U.S. Central Command shoved a member of his air crew during a trip overseas.
In rare move, Pentagon denies falsehood about troops allowed to use force during election
Read full article: In rare move, Pentagon denies falsehood about troops allowed to use force during electionIn a rare move, the Pentagon is strongly pushing back against misinformation spread on social media that falsely suggests U.S. troops have been authorized to use force against American citizens during the election.
The US is sending a few thousand more troops to the Middle East to boost security
Read full article: The US is sending a few thousand more troops to the Middle East to boost securityThe Pentagon says is sending a “few thousand” additional troops to the Middle East to bolster security and to be prepared to defend Israel if necessary.
Jill Biden reveals $500 million plan that focuses on women's health at Clinton Global Initiative
Read full article: Jill Biden reveals $500 million plan that focuses on women's health at Clinton Global InitiativeFirst lady Jill Biden is unveiling a new set of actions to address health inequities faced by women in the United States.
Iranian brothers charged in alleged smuggling operation that led to deaths of 2 Navy SEALs
Read full article: Iranian brothers charged in alleged smuggling operation that led to deaths of 2 Navy SEALsAuthorities say two men linked to Iran’s Revolutionary Guard are facing terrorism charges in the U.S. in connection with the interception of a vessel in the Arabian Sea that resulted in the deaths of two Navy SEALs.
Iraqi court sentences wife of slain Islamic State leader to death for crimes against Yazidi women
Read full article: Iraqi court sentences wife of slain Islamic State leader to death for crimes against Yazidi womenAn Iraqi court has issued a death sentence against one of the wives of the late brutal Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, alleging that she was complicit in crimes committed against Yazidi women captured by the militant group.
White House sets new guidelines for Cabinet notifications after Austin's secret hospitalization
Read full article: White House sets new guidelines for Cabinet notifications after Austin's secret hospitalizationThe White House is laying out a new set of guidelines to ensure it will be informed any time a Cabinet head can’t carry out their job.
Death on the Arabian Sea: How a Navy SEAL fell into rough waters and another died trying to save him
Read full article: Death on the Arabian Sea: How a Navy SEAL fell into rough waters and another died trying to save himThe U.S. Navy has released the names of the two SEALs who were lost at sea during a raid on a boat carrying illicit Iranian-made weapons to Yemen.
Pentagon releases footage of hundreds of 'highly concerning' aircraft intercepts by Chinese planes
Read full article: Pentagon releases footage of hundreds of 'highly concerning' aircraft intercepts by Chinese planesThe Pentagon has released footage of some of the more than 180 intercepts of U.S. warplanes by Chinese aircraft that have occurred in the last two years — more than the total amount over the previous decade and part of a trend U.S. military officials called concerning.
House committee chairman says Sen. Tuberville is 'paralyzing' the Pentagon by blocking promotions
Read full article: House committee chairman says Sen. Tuberville is 'paralyzing' the Pentagon by blocking promotionsThe chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee is slamming a fellow Republican in the Senate for waging an unprecedented attempt to change Pentagon abortion policy by holding up hundreds of military nominations and promotions.
Biden signs an order designed to strengthen protections for sexual assault victims in the military
Read full article: Biden signs an order designed to strengthen protections for sexual assault victims in the militaryPresident Joe Biden has signed an executive order giving decisions on the prosecution of serious military crimes including sexual assault to independent military attorneys.
U.S. destroys last of its declared chemical weapons, closing a deadly chapter dating to World War I
Read full article: U.S. destroys last of its declared chemical weapons, closing a deadly chapter dating to World War IThe United States has destroyed the last of its declared chemical weapons stockpile, a milestone in the history of warfare dating back to World War I.
Sonic boom from Department of Defense aircraft jars residents in DMV area; DoD confirms no threat to public
Read full article: Sonic boom from Department of Defense aircraft jars residents in DMV area; DoD confirms no threat to publicA thunderous explosion heard across the Washington Metropolitan area on Sunday afternoon was a sonic boom from a Department of Defense aircraft, according to officials.
Air Force picks Colorado for more Space Force missions as politics loom over headquarters decision
Read full article: Air Force picks Colorado for more Space Force missions as politics loom over headquarters decisionThe Air Force has announced the permanent location for many more U.S. Space Force units — and none of them are in Huntsville, Alabama.
Pentagon releases pilot's close-up photo of Chinese balloon
Read full article: Pentagon releases pilot's close-up photo of Chinese balloonA U-2 pilot flying high above the Chinese spy balloon took a close-up photo of the large white orb just a day before the Air Force shot the balloon down off the coast of South Carolina.
US defense chief in Hawaii amid distrust after fuel spill
Read full article: US defense chief in Hawaii amid distrust after fuel spillU.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is visiting Hawaii this week amid lingering community frustration and distrust after jet fuel from a military storage facility last year spilled into Pearl Harbor’s drinking water.
Texas company forfeits proceeds and pays fine after supplying potentially tainted rocket fuel to NASA
Read full article: Texas company forfeits proceeds and pays fine after supplying potentially tainted rocket fuel to NASAA Texas transport company must pay a substantial fine after potentially supplying tainted rocket fuel for NASA and Department of Defense, U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery announced Thursday.
Texas company that supplied potentially tainted rocket fuel to NASA pleads guilty to fraud
Read full article: Texas company that supplied potentially tainted rocket fuel to NASA pleads guilty to fraudA Texas transport company pleaded guilty to fraud after potentially supplying tainted rocket fuel for NASA and Department of Defense, U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery announced.
Pentagon: Deadly Afghan airport attack was not preventable
Read full article: Pentagon: Deadly Afghan airport attack was not preventableThe military investigation into the deadly attack during the Afghanistan evacuation has concluded that a suicide bomber, carrying 20 pounds of explosives packed with ball bearings, acted alone, and that the deaths of more than 170 Afghans and 13 U.S. service members were not preventable.
Pentagon releases first video of botched Kabul airstrike
Read full article: Pentagon releases first video of botched Kabul airstrikeThe Pentagon has declassified and publicly released video footage of a U.S. drone strike in Kabul that killed 10 civilians in the final hours of a chaotic American withdrawal that ended a 20-year war in Afghanistan.
Gov. Greg Abbott sues Biden administration over vaccine mandate for National Guard
Read full article: Gov. Greg Abbott sues Biden administration over vaccine mandate for National GuardThe state has already challenged the federal government’s vaccine orders for big businesses, health care workers and federal contractors.
Pentagon: US troops must get their COVID-19 vaccines ASAP
Read full article: Pentagon: US troops must get their COVID-19 vaccines ASAPMilitary service members must immediately begin to get the COVID-19 vaccine, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin says in a memo Wednesday, ordering service leaders to “impose ambitious timelines for implementation.”.
US blacklists Xiaomi, CNOOC, Skyrizon, raising heat on China
Read full article: US blacklists Xiaomi, CNOOC, Skyrizon, raising heat on ChinaThe Department of Defense added nine companies to its list of Chinese companies with military links, including Xiaomi and state-owned plane manufacturer Commercial Aircraft Corp. of China (Comac). U.S. investors will have to divest their stakes in Chinese companies on the military list by November this year, according to an executive order signed by Trump last November. Xiaomi said in a statement that its products are for “civilian and commercial use" and said it is not owned, controlled or affiliated with the Chinese military. Xiaomi Corp. overtook Apple Inc. as the world’s No. “CNOOC acts as a bully for the People’s Liberation Army to intimidate China’s neighbors, and the Chinese military continues to benefit from government civil-military fusion policies for malign purposes,” Ross said.
Federal officials discuss Operation Warp Speed and COVID-19 vaccine distribution
Read full article: Federal officials discuss Operation Warp Speed and COVID-19 vaccine distributionThe U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of Defense gave a briefing with on Operation Warp Speed and COVID-19 vaccine distribution. You can watch the briefing in the video attached to this story.
Biden transition team criticizes cooperation from Pentagon
Read full article: Biden transition team criticizes cooperation from PentagonFILE - This March 27, 2008 file photo shows the Pentagon in Washington. – President-elect Joe Biden's transition team expressed frustration Friday with the level of cooperation they're getting from political appointees at the Department of Defense, saying there has been “an abrupt halt in the already limited cooperation there." Yohannes Abraham, executive director of the transition, told reporters that Biden agency review teams at DOD learned Thursday of meetings “being pulled down" and immediately reported it. Abraham made it clear that Biden's transition team was not satisfied with that decision. “There have been many agencies and departments that have facilitated the exchange of info and meetings over the past few weeks,” Abraham said.
Biden transition team criticizes cooperation from Pentagon
Read full article: Biden transition team criticizes cooperation from PentagonFILE - This March 27, 2008 file photo shows the Pentagon in Washington. – President-elect Joe Biden's transition team expressed frustration Friday with the level of cooperation they're getting from political appointees at the Department of Defense, saying there has been “an abrupt halt in the already limited cooperation there." Yohannes Abraham, executive director of the transition, told reporters that Biden agency review teams at DOD learned Thursday of meetings “being pulled down" and immediately reported it. Abraham made it clear that Biden's transition team was not satisfied with that decision. “There have been many agencies and departments that have facilitated the exchange of info and meetings over the past few weeks,” Abraham said.
How Houston was selected as home to a NASA facility
Read full article: How Houston was selected as home to a NASA facilityHOUSTON – Have you ever wondered why NASA set up camp in Texas? In 1961, NASA announced Houston as home to the Manned Spacecraft Center which would serve as Mission Control Center for the U.S. human space flight program. The ideal site that NASA was looking for at time would meet the following criteria: transportation in ice-free water by barge, a mild climate, all-weather commercial jet service, a Department of Defense (DoD) airbase that could handle military jet aircraft, a university nearby, at least 1,000 acres of land, and property that fell within certain cost parameters. Houston originally came in second place out of 23 potential sites but ultimately won after it was determined the MacDill Air Force Base near Tampa, Fla., NASA’s first choice for the site, would not be closed. According to NowThisWorld, the winning wasn’t a surprise as many politicians at the time were from Texas, including then vice president Lyndon B. Johnson who the space center is named after today.
Movement for Black Lives seeks sweeping legislative changes
Read full article: Movement for Black Lives seeks sweeping legislative changesProposed federal legislation that would radically transform the nation's criminal justice system through such changes as eliminating agencies like the Drug Enforcement Administration and the use of federal surveillance technology is set to be unveiled Tuesday, July 7, by the Movement for Black Lives. Dubbed the BREATHE Act, the legislation is the culmination of a project led by the policy table of the Movement for Black Lives, a coalition of more than 150 organizations. The proposed changes are sweeping and likely to receive robust pushback from lawmakers who perceive the legislation as too radical. The polling found that the majority of Americans say the criminal justice system needs major changes, including many saying it needs a complete overhaul. We are a generation that wants to make sure that the needs of all Black people are met, Cullors said.
Watchdogs: Trump's Independence Day gala in 2019 cost $13M
Read full article: Watchdogs: Trump's Independence Day gala in 2019 cost $13MAll rights reserved)Government watchdogs say President Trumps Fourth of July gala in the nations capital last year cost taxpayers more than $13 million, twice as much as previous celebrations. Trumps desire to have Department of Defense military vehicles participate helped drive up the cost, according to the Government Accountability Office. Some other costs, such as for military flyovers of the National Mall, were not included in the estimate, the report said. Trumps military-focused Independence Day event went beyond the traditional concert and fireworks of years past. The GAO estimated that holiday celebrations from 2016 to 2018 cost from $6 million to $7 million annually.