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Activists demonstrate against a U.S. missile defense system installed in Seongju county, South Korea, since 2017. Protesters stand near the entrance of the base, the site of a former golf course.

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A South Korean village is protesting U.S. plans for THAAD missile defense upgrades

7:19am January 08, 2022

by Anthony Kuhn

The potential upgrade at a U.S. air defense base, within range of missiles in North Korea and China, has residents concerned as Seoul walks a delicate balancing act between the rival powers.

Marine Corps Gen. Kenneth McKenzie, commander of U.S. Central Command, speaks as a picture of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is displayed during a news briefing on Oct. 30, 2019, at the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia. McKenzie spoke to reporters to provide an upda

NPR sues the Pentagon for info on possible civilian deaths during the Baghdadi raid

7:39am December 11, 2021

by Daniel Estrin

NPR has sued the Defense Department to get it to release files regarding possible civilian casualties during the 2019 raid in Syria that resulted in the death of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.

In this 2011 photo, then-U.S. Vice President Joe Biden walks with then-Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping in southwestern China. Both are now presidents of their countries at a time when U.S.-China relations have been growing increasingly tense.

Is China a threat or an opportunity? Depends which Americans you ask

4:27pm October 11, 2021

Silicon Valley entrepreneurs, Midwestern farmers and Wall Street investors all see China as a business opportunity. Yet in Washington, China is first and foremost a security threat.

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley speaks during a briefing with Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin in September at the Pentagon in Washington. The top U.S. military officer met with his Russian counterpart Wednesday Sept. 22, 2021 in H

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U.S. Top Military Officer Talks Counterterrorism Support With Russian Counterpart

5:52am September 22, 2021

by The Associated Press

The meeting between Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, and his Russian counterpart in Finland comes at a crucial time in the wake of the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan.

A pamphlet from a Pride Month event at the Pentagon in 2015. Monday marked the 10th anniversary of the repeal of the "don't ask, don't tell" policy in the U.S. military.

LGBTQ Vets Discharged Under 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' Have New Chance For Full Benefits

7:09pm September 21, 2021

by Jonathan Franklin

The new guidance will apply to veterans who were forced from service under the policy and given "other than honorable discharges" due to their sexual orientation, gender identity or HIV status.

Taliban fighters patrol through Kabul, Afghanistan, on Thursday. Pictures of such fighters posing with captured aircraft, weapons and vehicles have been showing upon social media.

How Valuable Are The U.S. Weapons The Taliban Just Captured?

2:58pm August 21, 2021

In a scene repeated across Afghanistan, retreating government forces ditched billions of dollars' worth of U.S.-supplied military hardware, from assault rifles to Black Hawk helicopters.

President Biden departs after speaking from the White House Treaty Room on April 14 to announce the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan.

Biden's Choices In Afghanistan Were Complicated. So Is The Fallout He Faces

4:12pm August 16, 2021

by Domenico Montanaro

The simple question of whether the U.S. should stay or go was not simple at all. Now Biden's determination to leave Afghanistan has resulted in a bigger mess than he bargained for.

A U.S. Navy hovercraft prepares to hit the beach during amphibious-landing exercises as part of an annual joint U.S.-Philippine military exercise on the shores of San Antonio, facing the South China Sea, in Zambales province, Philippines, on April 11, 201

4 Things To Know After The Philippines Kept Its Pact With The U.S. Military

5:57pm August 06, 2021

by Julie McCarthy

After threatening since last year to cancel it, President Rodrigo Duterte decided to restore the agreement that enables U.S. forces to operate in the Philippines. Here's why that matters.

Silhouette of a United States Marine praying, photographed from behind.

Since 9/11, Military Suicides Are 4 Times Higher Than Deaths In War Operations

5:13pm June 24, 2021

by Joe Hernandez

The new data highlights the divide between the dangers posed by war and the persistent mental health crisis in not only the military but the country at large.

China may have landed a new space plane on Sept. 6 at this secretive air base, located in China in the desert near an old nuclear testing ground.

New Chinese Space Plane Landed At Mysterious Air Base, Evidence Suggests

6:39pm September 09, 2020

by Geoff Brumfiel

The mission took place this past weekend, shrouded in secrecy, but some clues are emerging about what China sent into space, and why.

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