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Dan Parsons
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PentagonCarter Stresses Readiness Of Defense Department To Seamlessly Transition While Conducting Global Mission
Secretary of Defense Ash Carter on Jan. 10 called a meeting of the Defense Department Senior Leadership Council to take stock of where U.S. national security stands before his looming […]
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InternationalMarines Deploy First F-35B Squadron To Japan
A Marine Corps fighter squadron has deployed for Japan equipped with the F-35B Joint Strike Fighter, marking the first overseas stationing of the aircraft since the service declared it fit […]
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InternationalMarines Deploy First F-35B Squadron To Japan
A Marine Corps fighter squadron has deployed for Japan equipped with the F-35B Joint Strike Fighter, marking the first overseas stationing of the aircraft since the service declared it fit […]
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CongressIf Confirmed, Mattis Will Resign From GD Board And Sell Off Stock
Ahead of his confirmation hearing Thursday to be the next Secretary of Defense, retired Marine Gen. James Mattis has committed to resigning from the board of a major arms manufacturer […]
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ArmyU.S. Tanks, Armored Vehicles Arrive In Europe In Answer To Russian Saber Rattling
Hundreds of U.S. combat vehicles on Friday began offloading onto the docks of Bremerhaven, Germany, where they will meet about 4,000 troops headed to Europe for a nine-month rotational deployment […]
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Air ForceIn Farewell Memo, Carter Outlines Eight Years Of Defense Department Accomplishments
In a lengthy 11th-hour memo to President Barack Obama, outgoing Defense Secretary Ash Carter laid out an argument that the U.S. military is in better shape than it was eight […]
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ArmyDutch CV90s Will Be First NATO Armored Vehicles With Active Protection Systems
The Netherlands will be the first NATO country to provide advanced guided-missile shields for armored vehicles when it installs active protection systems (APS) on its CV90 armored fighting vehicles. BAE […]
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Air ForceLockheed Exec., Former DoD Senior Civilian Meet With Trump Transition Team
A Lockheed Martin [LMT] senior executive and a former civilian official of both the Navy and Air Force met Tuesday with Vice President-elect Mike Pence at Trump Tower in New […]
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Air ForceTrump: CEO Meetings To Yield ‘Tremendous’ Savings On Air Force One, F-35
Following closed-door meetings with senior military officials and the chief executives of both Boeing [BA] and Lockheed Martin [LMT], President-elect Donald Trump claims to have secured lower-cost deals on two […]
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Air ForceTrump: CEO Meetings To Yield ‘Tremendous’ Savings On Air Force One, F-35
Following closed-door meetings with senior military officials and the chief executives of both Boeing [BA] and Lockheed Martin [LMT], President-elect Donald Trump claims to have secured lower-cost deals on two […]