Pentagon
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CongressHASC Chair Says DoD Needs Supplemental
The chairman of the House Armed Services Committee (HASC) urged the Obama administration July 25 to send a supplemental funding request to Congress to pay for new military operations not […]
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Air ForceCampaign To Destroy ‘Idea’ Of Islamic State Could Expand With More Airstrikes, Coalition Contributions
Retaking territory held by Islamic State militants (ISIL) in Iraq and Syria is a necessary first step to the group’s ultimate defeat, though the multi-national coalition fighting the terrorists is […]
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ArmyArmy Set To Buy 1,000 Radios That Pentagon Weapon Tester Says Don’t Work
The Army is barreling toward a production decision on the Mid-Tier Networking Vehicular Radio (MNVR) despite a damning report by the Pentagon’s chief weapon tester that the system doesn’t work. […]
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ArmyBritish Defense Minister Declares Support For NATO, Coalition Missions After Brexit Vote
JOINT BASE ANDREWS, Md. – British Defense Minister Michael Fallon took time Wednesday at a meeting of counter-Islamic State (ISIL) member states to reaffirm his nation’s commitment to that fight […]
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ArmyMilitary Will Offer Counter-IED Expertise And Technology To Deal With ISIL Booby Traps
The head of military efforts to detect and destroy improvised explosives is winding up a trip to Baghdad where he took measure of how the U.S. can help Iraqi security […]
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ArmyAnti-ISIL Coalition States Pledge More Troops, Weapons For Renewed Offensive
JOINT BASE ANDREWS, Md. – Every member of the 60-nation coalition fighting Islamic State (ISIL) militants in Iraq and Syria is being asked to up its contribution and many have […]
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Air ForcePower To Turkish Air Base Cut, U.S. Air Operations On Backup Generators, In Wake Of Failed Coup
Incirlik Air Base in Turkey, from which a portion of U.S. air strikes against Islamic State militants (ISIL) in Iraq and Syria are launched, is without power following the coup […]
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BudgetCarter Issues Veto Threats Ahead Of Conference
Defense Secretary Ashton Carter on Wednesday vowed to recommend a veto of both the House and Senate versions of the fiscal year 2017 defense authorization bills if either form reaches […]
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ArmyArmy To Award First Cloud Computing Contract In September
The Army plans to award a contract in September to a commercial computing company that will consolidate 11 of its physical data centers into a single data-storage cloud. Under a […]
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Air ForceCarlisle Believes Air Force Ready To Increase F-35 Buy Rate
The head of Air Combat Command (ACC) believes the Air Force is ready to increase its F-35 buy rate to 60 aircraft per year after working out a concurrency issue […]