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Pete Hegseth Permits Troops To Carry Personal Firearms On Military Bases
Denial of a service member's request to carry privately owned firearms must be explained in writing, US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth said.
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US B-52 Bombers Fly Near Venezuela Amid Trump's Crackdown Against Drug Vessels
A pair of US B-52 bombers flew over the Caribbean Sea along the coast of Venezuela on Thursday, flight tracking data showed, in the fourth such show of force by American military aircraft in recent weeks.
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American Military Personnel Jailed In Japan Over Sexual Assault
A Japanese court sentenced a US marine to seven years in prison, a spokesperson for the judiciary said Wednesday, in the latest sexual assault case involving American military personnel.
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Swarm Of Unidentified Objects Seen Near US Military Sites: Report
The incident is one of several unexplained aerial encounters reported near US Air Force training zones in Arizona since 2020.
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Top US Commander Says He Fears Chinese Invasion Of Taiwan In Next 6 Years
China could invade Taiwan within the next six years, as Beijing accelerates its moves to supplant American military power in Asia, a top US commander said Tuesday.
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Prepared To Deal With Any Fallout Of US Pullout From Afghanistan: Army
The army today said it is fully prepared to deal with any fallout of the American military pullout and negotiations with the Taliban in Afghanistan on the security situation in Kashmir.
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China Defence Spending To Rise 'Around 7 Per Cent': Top Official
China will raise defence spending "around seven percent" this year as it guards against "outside meddling" in its disputed regional territorial claims, a top official said Saturday, in an apparent reference to Washington.
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ISIS Calls For Attacks On US Bases In Uneasy Island Of Bahrain
The ISIS group is calling for its followers to launch attacks in Bahrain, including those targeting American military personnel stationed on the tiny island.
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Barack Obama Urged To Remove Restrictions On Sikhs In US Military
A prominent Sikh-American organisation has urged US President Barack Obama to allow Sikhs to serve in the American military "without restrictions".
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American and Russian Militaries Don't Agree About Much in Syria
During a two-day period early this week, the United States reported that coalition aircraft had conducted 23 strikes in Syria, destroying about three dozen Islamic State vehicles, buildings and tactical units.
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Islamic State Calls on Backers to Kill 100 US Military Personnel
Islamic State has posted online what it says are the names, US addresses and photos of 100 American military service members, and called upon its "brothers residing in America" to kill them.
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Top Envoy Says Iraq Can't Wait for United States Military Aid
Iraq is increasingly turning to other governments like Iran, Russia and Syria to help beat back a rampant insurgency because it cannot wait for additional American military aid, Baghdad's top envoy to the US said on Tuesday.
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Quietly, US military opens up to Sikhs
Growing up near the Air Force base in Dayton, Ohio, Tejdeep Singh Rattan knew he wanted to serve in uniform. When the military discouraged him, he persisted but again got a cold shoulder.When he was turned away a third time, Rattan - an observant Sikh with a turban and beard - became suspicious."I was, like, I don't know what's going on," he said. ...
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US military policy going against gay members: California judge
The "don't ask, don't tell" policy toward gay members of the military is unconstitutional, a federal judge in California ruled Thursday. Judge Virginia A. Phillips of Federal District Court struck down the rule in an opinion issued late in the day. The policy was signed into law in 1993 as a compromise that would allow gay and lesbian soldiers to s...
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US expects to subsidise Afghan training
The United States expects to spend about US $6 billion a year training and supporting Afghan troops and police after it begins pulling out its own combat troops in 2011.The previously undisclosed estimates of US spending through 2015 detailed in a NATO training mission document are an acknowledgment that Afghanistan will remain largely dependent on...
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Pete Hegseth Permits Troops To Carry Personal Firearms On Military Bases
Denial of a service member's request to carry privately owned firearms must be explained in writing, US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth said.
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US B-52 Bombers Fly Near Venezuela Amid Trump's Crackdown Against Drug Vessels
A pair of US B-52 bombers flew over the Caribbean Sea along the coast of Venezuela on Thursday, flight tracking data showed, in the fourth such show of force by American military aircraft in recent weeks.
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American Military Personnel Jailed In Japan Over Sexual Assault
A Japanese court sentenced a US marine to seven years in prison, a spokesperson for the judiciary said Wednesday, in the latest sexual assault case involving American military personnel.
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Swarm Of Unidentified Objects Seen Near US Military Sites: Report
The incident is one of several unexplained aerial encounters reported near US Air Force training zones in Arizona since 2020.
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Top US Commander Says He Fears Chinese Invasion Of Taiwan In Next 6 Years
China could invade Taiwan within the next six years, as Beijing accelerates its moves to supplant American military power in Asia, a top US commander said Tuesday.
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Prepared To Deal With Any Fallout Of US Pullout From Afghanistan: Army
The army today said it is fully prepared to deal with any fallout of the American military pullout and negotiations with the Taliban in Afghanistan on the security situation in Kashmir.
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China Defence Spending To Rise 'Around 7 Per Cent': Top Official
China will raise defence spending "around seven percent" this year as it guards against "outside meddling" in its disputed regional territorial claims, a top official said Saturday, in an apparent reference to Washington.
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ISIS Calls For Attacks On US Bases In Uneasy Island Of Bahrain
The ISIS group is calling for its followers to launch attacks in Bahrain, including those targeting American military personnel stationed on the tiny island.
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Barack Obama Urged To Remove Restrictions On Sikhs In US Military
A prominent Sikh-American organisation has urged US President Barack Obama to allow Sikhs to serve in the American military "without restrictions".
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American and Russian Militaries Don't Agree About Much in Syria
During a two-day period early this week, the United States reported that coalition aircraft had conducted 23 strikes in Syria, destroying about three dozen Islamic State vehicles, buildings and tactical units.
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Islamic State Calls on Backers to Kill 100 US Military Personnel
Islamic State has posted online what it says are the names, US addresses and photos of 100 American military service members, and called upon its "brothers residing in America" to kill them.
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Top Envoy Says Iraq Can't Wait for United States Military Aid
Iraq is increasingly turning to other governments like Iran, Russia and Syria to help beat back a rampant insurgency because it cannot wait for additional American military aid, Baghdad's top envoy to the US said on Tuesday.
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Quietly, US military opens up to Sikhs
Growing up near the Air Force base in Dayton, Ohio, Tejdeep Singh Rattan knew he wanted to serve in uniform. When the military discouraged him, he persisted but again got a cold shoulder.When he was turned away a third time, Rattan - an observant Sikh with a turban and beard - became suspicious."I was, like, I don't know what's going on," he said. ...
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US military policy going against gay members: California judge
The "don't ask, don't tell" policy toward gay members of the military is unconstitutional, a federal judge in California ruled Thursday. Judge Virginia A. Phillips of Federal District Court struck down the rule in an opinion issued late in the day. The policy was signed into law in 1993 as a compromise that would allow gay and lesbian soldiers to s...
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US expects to subsidise Afghan training
The United States expects to spend about US $6 billion a year training and supporting Afghan troops and police after it begins pulling out its own combat troops in 2011.The previously undisclosed estimates of US spending through 2015 detailed in a NATO training mission document are an acknowledgment that Afghanistan will remain largely dependent on...
