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Army Is At Center Of Newly Necessary Strategy To Counter Russia In Europe

Friday, October 16th, 2015

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Army Is At Center Of Newly Necessary Strategy To Counter Russia In Europe

The Army is at the center of the U.S. strategy to counter an expansionist Russia and could be required to maintain a defensive posture in Eastern Russia for the foreseeable future because of a ‘new reality’ the Russians have created by their adventurism in both Ukraine and Syria, Defense Secretary Ashton Carter said Wednesday.“Russia has used political, economic, and military tools to undermine the sovereignty and territorial integrity of neighboring countries, flouted international legal norms, and destabilized the European security…

Congress

Senior GOP HASC Members Wittman, Turner Ousted Amid Dems’ Blue Wave

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Congress

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‘Theoretical Potential’ to Achieve 1,509 Combat-Coded Fighters by 2035, USAF Says

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