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The U.K. says it will provide missiles for advanced NASAM anti-aircraft systems that the Pentagon plans to send to Ukraine in coming weeks

The Independent UK · Oct 13, 2022

If not the US, then who? Biden team says talk of US troop deployment to Haiti ‘premature’

WASHINGTON — Ever since the assassination of Haiti’s president last summer, the Biden administration has been planning for the possibility of the country’s potential collapse. The Department of Homeland Security has quietly readied for an unprecedented flow of refugees across the Florida Straits. And the Pentagon has gamed out what…

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Oct 12, 2022

President Biden, What About Military Members? Cannabis Pardons Don't Apply To The Troops, But There's A Silver Lining

President Biden announced a historic move la

Benzinga · Oct 12, 2022

F-35 jet deliveries can resume following waiver for Chinese-origin alloy, Pentagon says

Deliveries can resume for Lockheed Martin Corp's F-35 jet under a waiver allowing Chinese-origin alloy to go into an engine part, the Pentagon said on Saturday.

Reuters · Oct 8, 2022

US puts Chinese drone giant DJI on military ties blacklist

Shenzhen-based firm is among 13 Chinese companies added to list that clears way for sanctions.

Al Jazeera · Oct 7, 2022

Philadelphia issues apology for decades-old prison experiments

PHILADELPHIA — The City of Philadelphia issued an apology Thursday for the unethical experiments a University of Pennsylvania faculty member of 50 years performed on Holmesburg Prison inmates between the 1950s and 1970s.

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Oct 7, 2022

U.S. approves potential $3 billion in defense sale to Kuwait- Pentagon

The U.S. State Department has approved the potential sale of the National Advanced Surface-To-Air Missile System and Medium Range Air Defense System to Kuwait in a deal valued at an estimated $3 billion, the Pentagon said on Thursday.

Reuters · Oct 6, 2022

Members irate as some military tenants rights ignored - Roll Call

Pentagon IG report finds more than one-third of private landlords on U.S. military bases are not guaranteeing tenants legal rights.

Roll Call · Oct 6, 2022

A Michigan community’s long battle with PFAS and the Pentagon

It was five years ago while kayaking with his wife on northeast Michigan’s Van Etten Lake adjacent to a former Air Force base, says attorney Anthony Spaniola, when he spotted a work crew testing a foam substance on the beach.

Tribune News Service · Oct 5, 2022

North Korean nuclear test would seriously threaten international stability - U.S.

The Pentagon said on Tuesday that any new North Korean nuclear test would seriously threaten international stability and acknowledged past indications Pyonyang might be preparing for such a test.

Reuters · Oct 4, 2022