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Pentagon Bars Journalists From Its Press Office. Here's Why
On X, acting Pentagon press secretary Joel Valdez confirmed the move, saying there was "nothing controversial" about it and that it came because speechwriters, who use classified material, were now occupying the space.
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US Lawmaker Presses Defense For Details On Microsoft's Chinese Engineers
A US lawmaker on Thursday pressed the US Defense Department for further details on what information the US military shared with Chinese engineers as part of a cloud computing services contract with Microsoft.
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US, Philippines To Resume Joint Patrols In South China Sea
The United States and the Philippines have agreed to restart joint patrols in the South China Sea as the longtime allies seek to counter China's military rise, a US Defense Department statement said.
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US Warns Citizens Against Fighting In Ukraine After American Killed
The US Defense Department warned Americans on Friday against going to Ukraine to join the fight against Russia's invasion after a former marine was killed.
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Head Of Pentagon's Secret 'UFO' Office Wanted To Make Evidence Public
Just before leaving his Defense Department job two months ago, intelligence officer Luis Elizondo quietly arranged to secure the release of three of the most unusual videos in the Pentagon's secret vaults: raw footage from encounters between fighter jets and "anomalous aerial vehicles" - military jargon for UFOs.
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Pentagon Confirms Apparent Failed North Korea Missile Test
The US Defense Department confirmed on Saturday that North Korea appeared to have fired a missile, and said the launch failed "almost immediately."
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Pentagon May Recommend US Deploy Combat Troops In Syria: Report
The US Defense Department may recommend that the United States deploy regular combat troops to Syria to fight ISIS militants, CNN reported on Wednesday.
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Beijing Blasts Pentagon Report On Chinese Military As Damaging Trust
China condemned the US Defense Department's annual report on the Chinese military today, calling it deliberate distortion that has "severely damaged" mutual trust.
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Man Sentenced To Prison In Slaying Of US Official In Niger
A Malian national who escaped from prison twice after being charged with killing a US Defense Department official and wounding a US Marine during a 2000 carjacking in Niger was sentenced on Tuesday to 25 years in prison.
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US Military Invites Pre- Approved Experts To 'Hack The Pentagon'
The Pentagon on Wednesday invited outside hackers who have been vetted to test the cyber security of some public US Defense Department websites as part of a pilot project next month, the first such program ever by the federal government.
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Pentagon Looking Into Seismic Event Near North Korean Nuclear Facilities
The US Defense Department is "looking into reports of a possible seismic event near North Korea's nuclear facilities," a US official said on Tuesday.
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Pentagon Designing Cyber 'Scorecard' to Stay Ahead of Hackers
The US Defense Department is building a massive, electronic system to provide an overview of the vulnerabilities of the military's computer networks, weapons systems, and installations, and help officials prioritize how to fix them, the deputy commander of US Cyber Command said on Thursday.
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US Laboratory Suspect Anthrax May Have Been Taken Into Pentagon: Report
The US Defense Department is investigating to determine if live anthrax was brought into the Pentagon after an Army laboratory in Utah mistakenly shipped out live batches of the potentially lethal bacteria, CNN reported on Tuesday.
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Pentagon Plans Long-Range Missile Defence Radar in Alaska
The US Defense Department on Friday announced plans to deploy a long-range radar in central Alaska that would help the US missile defence system better discern potential enemy missiles launched by Iran or North Korea and increase the capacity of interceptors in the ground in Alaska and California.
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Al Shabaab Leader Killed in US Air Strike in Mogadishu
A leader of the Somali militant group al Shabaab was killed by a US air strike in Somalia, US and Somali officials said today.
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Pentagon Bars Journalists From Its Press Office. Here's Why
On X, acting Pentagon press secretary Joel Valdez confirmed the move, saying there was "nothing controversial" about it and that it came because speechwriters, who use classified material, were now occupying the space.
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US Lawmaker Presses Defense For Details On Microsoft's Chinese Engineers
A US lawmaker on Thursday pressed the US Defense Department for further details on what information the US military shared with Chinese engineers as part of a cloud computing services contract with Microsoft.
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US, Philippines To Resume Joint Patrols In South China Sea
The United States and the Philippines have agreed to restart joint patrols in the South China Sea as the longtime allies seek to counter China's military rise, a US Defense Department statement said.
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US Warns Citizens Against Fighting In Ukraine After American Killed
The US Defense Department warned Americans on Friday against going to Ukraine to join the fight against Russia's invasion after a former marine was killed.
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Head Of Pentagon's Secret 'UFO' Office Wanted To Make Evidence Public
Just before leaving his Defense Department job two months ago, intelligence officer Luis Elizondo quietly arranged to secure the release of three of the most unusual videos in the Pentagon's secret vaults: raw footage from encounters between fighter jets and "anomalous aerial vehicles" - military jargon for UFOs.
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Pentagon Confirms Apparent Failed North Korea Missile Test
The US Defense Department confirmed on Saturday that North Korea appeared to have fired a missile, and said the launch failed "almost immediately."
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Pentagon May Recommend US Deploy Combat Troops In Syria: Report
The US Defense Department may recommend that the United States deploy regular combat troops to Syria to fight ISIS militants, CNN reported on Wednesday.
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Beijing Blasts Pentagon Report On Chinese Military As Damaging Trust
China condemned the US Defense Department's annual report on the Chinese military today, calling it deliberate distortion that has "severely damaged" mutual trust.
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Man Sentenced To Prison In Slaying Of US Official In Niger
A Malian national who escaped from prison twice after being charged with killing a US Defense Department official and wounding a US Marine during a 2000 carjacking in Niger was sentenced on Tuesday to 25 years in prison.
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US Military Invites Pre- Approved Experts To 'Hack The Pentagon'
The Pentagon on Wednesday invited outside hackers who have been vetted to test the cyber security of some public US Defense Department websites as part of a pilot project next month, the first such program ever by the federal government.
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Pentagon Looking Into Seismic Event Near North Korean Nuclear Facilities
The US Defense Department is "looking into reports of a possible seismic event near North Korea's nuclear facilities," a US official said on Tuesday.
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Pentagon Designing Cyber 'Scorecard' to Stay Ahead of Hackers
The US Defense Department is building a massive, electronic system to provide an overview of the vulnerabilities of the military's computer networks, weapons systems, and installations, and help officials prioritize how to fix them, the deputy commander of US Cyber Command said on Thursday.
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US Laboratory Suspect Anthrax May Have Been Taken Into Pentagon: Report
The US Defense Department is investigating to determine if live anthrax was brought into the Pentagon after an Army laboratory in Utah mistakenly shipped out live batches of the potentially lethal bacteria, CNN reported on Tuesday.
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Pentagon Plans Long-Range Missile Defence Radar in Alaska
The US Defense Department on Friday announced plans to deploy a long-range radar in central Alaska that would help the US missile defence system better discern potential enemy missiles launched by Iran or North Korea and increase the capacity of interceptors in the ground in Alaska and California.
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Al Shabaab Leader Killed in US Air Strike in Mogadishu
A leader of the Somali militant group al Shabaab was killed by a US air strike in Somalia, US and Somali officials said today.
