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News Articles: Pentagon

Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin is shown speaking in Greenwich, London, Sept. 26, 2024.

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  • National

Pentagon to give honorable discharges to some kicked out from 'don't ask, don't tell'

The Pentagon said more than 800 military personnel have seen their records upgraded to honorable discharges after being kicked out of the military under its former “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy.

October 16, 2024
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By:
  • The Associated Press
 AI and technology will be at the center of modern warfare, experts say.

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  • National

Why the U.S. isn't ready for wars of the future, according to experts

These experts argue technological developments have changed warfare more in the past several years than the decades spanning from the introduction of the airplane.

August 31, 2024
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By:
  • Mary Louise Kelly,
  • Erika Ryan,
  • and 2 more
A photo taken on Oct. 27, 2019, shows the inside of the van that Syrian Barakat Ahmad Barakat says he was in when it was targeted by U.S. forces the night of the raid on an ISIS compound, in northwestern Syria.

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  • Middle East

The Pentagon is reinvestigating if troops killed civilians in its 2019 Baghdadi raid

A prior investigation rejected claims that civilians were killed and wounded in the raid targeting ISIS founder Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. The Pentagon says it's reinvestigating after an NPR report.

August 07, 2024
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By:
  • Daniel Estrin
Matt and Helen Perry at their home in Yulee, Fla.

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  • National

It's time to stop downsizing health care, the Pentagon says. This couple can't wait

After a decade of outsourcing military health care, the Pentagon now plans to do the opposite, an about-face Matt and Helen Perry hope means they'll get the care they were promised after going to war.

April 03, 2024
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By:
  • Quil Lawrence
Ukrainian soldiers from The 56th Separate Motorized Infantry Mariupol Brigade prepare to fire a multiple launch rocket system based on a pickup truck towards Russian positions at the front line, near Bakhmut, Donetsk region, Ukraine, March 5, 2024.

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  • Politics

Pentagon to give Ukraine $300 million in weapons

The Pentagon will rush about $300 million in weapons to Ukraine after finding some cost savings in its contracts, even though the military remains deeply overdrawn.

March 13, 2024
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By:
  • GPB Newsroom
Pentagon press secretary Air Force Maj. Gen. Patrick Ryder speaks during a briefing at the Pentagon on Tuesday.

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  • National

Pentagon finds 'no evidence' of alien technology in new UFO report

In the U.S. military's most comprehensive report addressing unconfirmed UFO sightings, defense officials concluded that most sightings dating back to 1945 were of ordinary origin.

March 09, 2024
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By:
  • Emma Bowman
Undated photo posted by Jack Teixeira's mother on Veterans Day Nov. 11, 2021 on her Facebook page.

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  • National Security

The Air National Guard disciplines 15 members in wake of Discord intel leak

The Air Force says it's disciplining 15 members following it's investigation of Jack Teixeira, an Air National Guardsman accused of classified leaks online.

December 11, 2023
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By:
  • Tom Bowman
Spectators wave Chinese flags as military vehicles carrying DF-41 ballistic missiles roll during a parade to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the founding of Communist China in Beijing, Oct. 1, 2019. The latest assessment from the defense department said China had increased its arsenal of operational nuclear warheads from the estimated 400 in 2021 to more than 500 as of May this year.

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  • World

New Pentagon report claims China now has over 500 operational nuclear warheads

The Pentagon's latest report shows China is on track with its efforts to develop a nuclear arsenal - though their total warheads are still a fraction of that of the US.

October 19, 2023
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By:
  • Emily Feng
A stoplight is seen in front of the dome of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Thursday. The government has begun to inform workers of an impending shutdown that could see millions of federal employees and military personnel sent home or working without pay.

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  • Politics

D.C. has a lot of federal workers. A government shutdown would have big impacts

The Washington, D.C., region is home to about 400,000 federal employees, plus members of the military and government contractors. In a government shutdown, they face no pay and lots of uncertainty.

September 30, 2023
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By:
  • Margaret Barthel
U.S. Army soldiers march in a parade as part of the 75th South Korea Armed Forces Day ceremony in Seoul, South Korea on Tuesday.

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  • Economy

What a government shutdown would mean for the U.S. military — and national security

Service members would work without pay, and many civil servants are likely to be furloughed. Congress has yet to pass a separate bill to guarantee military pay as it did in previous shutdowns.

September 29, 2023
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By:
  • Rachel Treisman
The Pentagon is seen in this aerial view in Washington, Jan. 26, 2020.

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  • National Security

Tuberville's hold on military promotions may put 650 officers in limbo by year's end

Hundreds of nominees for military positions have been stalled as Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., protests Pentagon abortion policy, and that total could swell to 650, the Pentagon says.

August 29, 2023
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By:
  • Tom Bowman
This photo, taken Oct. 27, 2019, the day after the raid on ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi's compound in Syria, shows the van that was targeted by U.S. airstrikes. Photos of the van prompted questions about who was targeted.

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  • World

Pentagon files reveal flaws in U.S. claims about Syrian casualties in Baghdadi raid

The U.S. Defense Department said troops spared civilians during a celebrated 2019 raid against the leader of ISIS, but NPR has uncovered new details that challenge the U.S. claims.

July 21, 2023
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By:
  • Daniel Estrin

Tagged as: 

  • National Security

U.S. is expected to announce it will send cluster munitions to Ukraine

More than 100 countries ban such weapons because unexploded bomblets can be picked up by civilians, causing injury or death. An announcement is expected Friday.

July 06, 2023
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By:
  • Tom Bowman
Ret. Lt. Col. Bob Alexander stayed closeted in the Air Force for 20 years because of the "don't ask, don't tell" policy. He came out when the policy ended, and when he retired, he decided to help those who weren't discharged honorably because of their sexual orientation. He resides in Washington D.C., and works as a cybersecurity attorney.

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  • National

Discharged over sexual orientation, military still owes thousands of vets

Twelve years after repeal of the ban on gay and lesbian troops serving openly, no one in the military or Veterans Administration knows how many vets are still without the benefits they're owed.

July 02, 2023
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By:
  • Quil Lawrence
An aerial view of The Pentagon on May 10, 2023. Images that purported to show smoke rising from the headquarters of the U.S. armed forces appear to have been generated by artificial intelligence tools.

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  • Technology

Fake viral images of an explosion at the Pentagon were probably created by AI

Authorities quickly confirmed that no explosion had taken place but the faked images spread on Twitter for a short time. The incident briefly sent the stock market lower.

May 23, 2023
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  • Shannon Bond
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