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Birmingham Post · Dec 27, 2022

In major step, Space Force takes over all military satellite communications

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — The Space Force has taken over all of the Department of Defense's military satellite communication functions, a major step in building the new service.

Tribune News Service · Dec 26, 2022

West Point will remove Confederate symbols from its campus

The storied military academy will take down likenesses of Robert E. Lee as part of a Department of Defense directive to do away with installations that "commemorate or memorialize the Confederacy."

WEKU · Dec 22, 2022

Pilot ejects from F-35 military jet, makes crash landing in Fort Worth

DALLAS — A pilot ejected from a military fighter jet, making a crash landing on a runway Thursday morning in Fort Worth.

Tribune News Service · Dec 15, 2022

Final defense authorization bill removes most House provisions on hate groups

WASHINGTON — The lawmakers who wrote this year’s final defense authorization bill deleted or diluted all eight House-passed NDAA provisions pertaining to extremism in the U.S. military or American society.

Tribune News Service · Dec 15, 2022

Final NDAA removes most House provisions on hate groups - Roll Call

Most of the provisions aimed at identifying and removing extremism in the U.S. military were stripped out of the annual defense policy bill.

Roll Call · Dec 14, 2022

Coca-Cola and 3 Other High-Quality Stocks to Buy This December

Recent positive economic data indicate that the U.S. economy is not cooling despite the Fed’s aggressive monetary policy since March. This could prompt the Fed to continue its supersized rate hikes in the near term. Amid uncertainties, investors could consider buying rock-solid stocks Microsoft (MSFT), Coca-Cola (KO), Kroger (KR), and…

StockNews.com · Dec 6, 2022

Commentary: The military must take responsibility for ‘forever chemicals’

Since the early 20th century, the U.S. military’s negligent use, storage and disposal of harmful chemical substances on its bases has exposed countless troops to severe health hazards. One example is Camp Lejeune, a Marine Corps base in North Carolina, where toxic contamination went unnoticed for several decades until measures…

Tribune News Service · Nov 21, 2022

US, European Aircraft Carriers Conduct Joint Naval Operations

The aircraft carriers, USS Gerald Ford and the USS George Bush, are now engaged in a regularly scheduled multination operation to showcase the cohesion and interoperability of participants, the US Department of Defense announced on Friday. Sabrina Singh, the deputy Pentagon press secretary, told reporters that the two American carrier…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Nov 19, 2022

US military donation misuse in Guatemala going unchecked: Report

US government report urges agencies to better track alleged instances of military equipment misuse in Central America.

Al Jazeera · Nov 3, 2022