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In this Nov. 7, 2018, photo released by the U.S. Army, U.S. soldiers gather for a brief during a combined joint patrol rehearsal in Manbij, Syria.

Opinion: Leaving Syria Is Far Less Risky Than Staying

7:32am January 19, 2019

ISIS may not be defeated, but the U.S. is right to withdraw from Syria, argue Aaron David Miller of the Woodrow Wilson Center and Richard Sokolsky of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.

Defense Secretary Jim Mattis and China's Defense Minister Gen. Wei Fenghe stand as the national anthems are played before their meeting at the Pentagon on Friday.

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2 Reports On The U.S. Military, 2 Different Messages

4:04pm November 14, 2018

by Greg Myre

The U.S. has spent nearly $6 trillion on wars since 2001, with no end in sight, according to one report. Another says the U.S. needs to ramp up military efforts to counter Russia and China.

The White House is proposing changes to the Military Lending Act that critics say would leave service members vulnerable when they buy cars.

White House Takes Aim At Financial Protections For Military

9:12am August 13, 2018

by Chris Arnold

Documents obtained by NPR show proposed changes that critics say would leave service members vulnerable to getting ripped off when they buy cars.

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UCLA researchers are using a radioactive tracer, which binds to abnormal proteins in the brain, to see if it is possible to diagnose chronic traumatic encephalopathy in living patients. Warmer colors in these PET scans indicate higher concentrations of th

Scientists Hunt For A Test To Diagnose Chronic Brain Injury In Living People

4:04pm July 17, 2018

by Tom Goldman

Doctors are closer to a test in live brains that could help diagnose chronic traumatic encephalopathy, a disease that's been linked to concussions and other repeated brain assaults.

The Um Jurius fire base is near Syria's border and Sinjar mountain, where minority Yazidis fled to escape an ISIS genocide in 2014.

From Deep In The Iraqi Desert, A New U.S. Fire Base Targets ISIS In Syria

11:52am July 04, 2018

by Jane Arraf

NPR recently visited the base, where 150 U.S. soldiers and Marines provide support for Iraqi and U.S.-backed Syrian forces.

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U.S. and South Korean soldiers sit inside an amphibious vehicle during an annual joint military landing exercise in Pohang, on South Korea's southeast coast, in March 2016.

Would The U.S. Withdraw Troops From South Korea?

5:08am May 31, 2018

by Tom Bowman

President Trump has said U.S. forces are not on the table for potential negotiations with North Korea, but he has also complained about the cost of keeping them there.

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U.S. Marine Drum and Bugle Corps and Color Guard march past the space shuttle Enterprise at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center on April 19, 2012, in Chantilly, Va.

Trump Hints At Plan To Create 'Space Force' As Sixth Military Branch

1:38pm May 21, 2018

by Samantha Raphelson

While the Pentagon opposes the measure, the military has conducted operations in space for 50 years.

The remains of Staff Sgt. Dustin Wright are transferred at Dover Air Force Base, Del., in October. Wright and three other American soldiers were killed in an ambush in Niger.

Pentagon Report: Multiple Failures Led To Deaths Of 4 Troops In Niger

3:17pm May 10, 2018

by Greg Myre

The investigation finds the troops weren't fully prepared, the mission changed and higher-level commanders weren't properly informed. The soldiers died in an ambush by militants linked to ISIS.

A U.S. Army team transfers the remains of Staff Sgt. Dustin Wright, 29, of Lyons, Ga., at Dover Air Force Base, Del., on Oct. 5. Wright was one of four U.S. troops killed in an ambush in Niger.

The Military Doesn't Advertise It, But U.S. Troops Are All Over Africa

1:33pm April 28, 2018

by Greg Myre

The U.S. military has some 20 missions across the continent. Most are for training African armies not combat. But there are risks as U.S. troops venture into the field.

Four American soldiers were killed in Niger last Oct 4. From left, they are Staff Sgt. Bryan C. Black, 35, of Puyallup, Wash.; Staff Sgt. Jeremiah W. Johnson, 39, of Springboro, Ohio; Sgt. La David Johnson of Miami Gardens, Fla.; and Staff Sgt. Dustin M.

Pentagon Acknowledges Mistakes As It Briefs Families Of Troops Killed In Niger

4:23pm April 27, 2018

by Greg Myre

The military has completed an investigation into the ambush that killed four U.S. soldiers last October. The report has not been released, but the military is briefing families of those killed.

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