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Military has money, lacks people

It's no surprise that our deeply troubled nation, plagued by multiple health crises, can't find military recruits

Salon

September 11 victims not entitled to seize Afghan central bank assets, US judge says

A US judge recommends that victims of the September 11, 2001, attacks not be allowed to seize billions of dollars of assets belonging to Afghanistan's central bank to satisfy court judgements they obtained against the Taliban.

ABC News

Pentagon plan aims to help avoid civilian deaths in strikes

The Pentagon will set up a new center to help avoid civilian casualties in military operations around the world through better education and training and increased screening before strikes are launched

The Independent UK

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Pentagon announces overhaul to stop civilian deaths after criticism of botched drone strikes

US military has killed estimated 363,000 civilians since 2001

The Independent UK

U.S. State Dept approves potential sale of military helicopters to Australia

The U.S. State Department approved the potential sale of military helicopters and related equipment to Australia for an estimated cost of $1.95 billion, the Pentagon said, as Australia seeks to boost its military presence in the Indo-Pacific region.

Reuters

Mary Lou McDonald warns public after AIB scam call as she tells them to 'get lost'

The Sinn Féin leader said the scammer had an Irish accent, and she told her “to get lost.”

Irish Mirror

War in Ukraine has countries lining up to buy Fort Worth-built F-35 fighter jets

FORT WORTH, Texas — As F-35 joint strike fighters move from station to station along Lockheed Martin’s Fort Worth production line, screens display information that includes the jet’s overall sequence number, the military base where it’s headed and the country that ordered it.

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US says airstrikes in eastern Syria were a message to Iran

U.S. military airstrikes in eastern Syria were to send a message to Iran and Tehran-backed militias that targeted American troops this month and several other times over the past year, the Pentagon said Wednesday.

France 24

Biden’s $2.98 billion weapons package for Ukraine is aimed at the long term

WASHINGTON — A $2.98 billion package of arms for Ukraine announced Wednesday by President Joe Biden sends a signal of future support for the nation, with some of the key weapons yet to be put under contract and produced.

Tribune News Service

Pentagon says it's aware of reports on new 'exchange of fire' in Syria

A senior Pentagon official said on Wednesday he was aware of reports of a new "exchange of fire" in Syria, a day after the U.S. military announced a series of air strikes in the country against facilities used by Iran-aligned militia.

Reuters

Pentagon rejects DC request for National Guard migrant help

The Pentagon has once again denied a request from the District of Columbia seeking National Guard assistance in dealing with thousands of migrants being bused to the city from Texas and Arizona

The Independent UK

NASA needs a few more months to find UFO study committee members

The truth is out there, and NASA will do science to it – once it finally puts together a committee.

Inverse

Editorial: When it came to banana republic behavior, Trump wrote the book

A new book about former President Donald Trump’s relationship with the Pentagon’s top military commanders offers a vivid glimpse into the way he misconstrued the military as just another asset in his political inventory, a tool to be used for whatever personal objective he sought. And he actually wondered out…

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Flying taxis get a big boost from military money

Joby, Boom Supersonic and others are landing big Pentagon contracts

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Asharq Al-Awsat

Pentagon: US Strike Kills 13 Shabaab Militants

The Pentagon said Wednesday that US forces killed 13 fighters of the al-Shabaab militant group in an airstrike in Somalia. The strike took place on August 14 near Teedaan in the central-southern part of the country while Shabaab fighters were attacking Somali National Army forces, the Pentagon's Africa Command said…

The Hindu

Indian defence attaché now has unescorted access to Pentagon, says U.S. Air Force Secretary

“As of today, the Indian [defence] attaché team now has unescorted access in the Pentagon which is commencement with our close relationship with India’s status as a major defence partner,” Frank Kendall said

Reuters

U.S., South Korea, Japan hold missile defense exercise with eye on North Korea, China

The United States, South Korea and Japan participated in a ballistic missile defense exercise off Hawaii's coast last week, the Pentagon said on Tuesday, reviving combined drills with an eye on North Korea as well as China.

Reuters

Analysis-China's Taiwan military drills offer spying opportunity for U.S

While China's expanded drills surrounding Taiwan have marked an unprecedented military and political warning against outside interference over the island, they opened a window to gather intelligence for the United States and its allies.

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Faced with a rise of extremism within its ranks, the US military has clamped down on racist speech, including retweets and likes

Less than a month after the Jan. 6, 2021, assault on the U.S. Capitol, Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin took the extraordinary step of pausing all operations for 24 hours to “address extremism in the ranks.” Pentagon officials had been shaken by service members’ prominent role in the events…

Reuters

U.S. State Dept. approves potential sale of Javelin missiles to Brazil -Pentagon

The U.S. State Department has approved the potential sale of Javelin missiles and related equipment to Brazil for an estimated cost of up to $74 million, the Pentagon said on Tuesday.

The Independent UK

Marine general takes over Africa Command, sees challenges

Marine Gen. Michael Langley took over as the top U.S. commander for Africa Tuesday, heading U.S. military operations on a continent with some of the most active and dangerous insurgent groups and a relatively small Pentagon footprint

Al Jazeera

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 167

As the Russia-Ukraine war enters its 167th day, we take a look at the main developments.

Tribune News Service

What-if DC war game maps huge toll of a future US-China war over Taiwan

WASHINGTON — As China waged extensive military exercises off of Taiwan last week, a group of American defense experts in Washington was focused on their own simulation of an eventual — but for now entirely hypothetical — U.S.-China war over the island.

Reuters

No change in U.S. assessment on China timeline for Taiwan, official says

Washington has not changed its assessment on China's timeline for potentially taking Taiwan militarily, a senior Pentagon official said on Monday, sticking by previous statements that Beijing would not try to take it in the next two years.

Asharq Al-Awsat

US Announces $1 Billion Ukraine Arms Aid Package

The United States will provide $1 billion in security assistance for Ukraine, the single largest package using the president's drawdown authority, including munitions for long-range weapons and armored medical transport vehicles, acting Pentagon spokesman Todd Breasseale said on Monday. The package adds to about $8.8 billion in aid the United…

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