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Trump to reportedly allow use of landmines, reversing Obama-era policy 2 Eugene Jan 2020 Jan 2020 0 1179
Deployment of new US nuclear warhead on submarine a dangerous step, critics say 2 Eugene Jan 2020 Jan 2020 4 1299
Iran missile strike: 50 US troops now diagnosed with brain injuries 3 Eugene Jan 2020 Jan 2020 5 1567
'Five Eyes' intel alliance ties up with Japan over N. Korea 0 soryang Jan 2020 Jan 2020 3 1497
NSA faces questions over security of Trump officials after alleged Bezos hack 0 Eugene Jan 2020 Jan 2020 5 1252
Veterans group demands apology after Trump said traumatic brain injuries from Iranian attack are 'no 4 Eugene Jan 2020 Jan 2020 17 1703
Pentagon's vow to protect Vindman against retaliation tested after Blackburn attacks decorated veter 1 Eugene Jan 2020 Jan 2020 9 1553
Army Identifies Reserve Soldier Killed in Syria Vehicle Rollover 0 Eugene Jan 2020 Jan 2020 2 1081
Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group Departs for Deployment 0 soryang Jan 2020 Jan 2020 1 1372
'An Embarrassment to the Navy:' Modly Censures Chief Accused of Taking $10K in Gifts 0 nitpicker Jan 2020 Jan 2020 2 1558
Iranian attending college in Boston is denied entry to US 0 Eugene Jan 2020 Jan 2020 0 1161
U.S. will work to determine if ex-ambassador Yovanovitch was under threat -Pompeo 3 Eugene Jan 2020 Jan 2020 1 1420
Travel ban expansion could include immigration restrictions on additional countries, sources say 0 Eugene Jan 2020 Jan 2020 1 1214
Rumor inside NSC is that Peek 'had relations with Russian hookers and lost his govt phone' 3 LessAspin Jan 2020 Jan 2020 3 1958
After base shooting, Pentagon restricts foreign trainee access to guns 0 Eugene Jan 2020 Jan 2020 1 1060
NSA identifies "critical vulnerability" in Microsoft Windows 10 2 Eugene Jan 2020 Jan 2020 0 1291
Senate Has Votes to Pass Limits on Trump's Iran War Power, Likely Drawing a Veto 1 Eugene Jan 2020 Jan 2020 3 1399
South Korea Wants Its Helicopter Carriers to Carry the F-35 2 soryang Jan 2020 Jan 2020 1 1212
Naval Surface Forces Looking Closely at Warfare Training for Individuals, Watch Teams 1 nitpicker Jan 2020 Jan 2020 2 1232
Trump says 'it doesn't really matter' if Iranian general posed an imminent threat 11 Eugene Jan 2020 Jan 2020 6 2343
How Pompeo convinced Trump to kill Soleimani and fulfilled a decade-long goal 0 Eugene Jan 2020 Jan 2020 2 1260
'Everyone's scared' - Puerto Rico declares emergency after earthquakes 2 Eugene Jan 2020 Jan 2020 7 1612
Rescue swimmer awarded Distinguished Flying Cross for swimming through hell to rescue 59 others 3 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2020 Jan 2020 29 1796
U.S. expands scope of program to return migrants to Mexico 0 Eugene Jan 2020 Jan 2020 0 1265
False Alarm at Camp Casey? 3 soryang Dec 2019 Dec 2019 1 1744
Russia deploys Avangard hypersonic missile system 1 Eugene Dec 2019 Dec 2019 2 1280
Trump condemned for retweeting article that named Ukraine whistleblower 3 Eugene Dec 2019 Dec 2019 4 1195
This message was self-deleted by its author 2 bronxiteforever Dec 2019 Dec 2019 0 1282
Japan to deploy warship and planes to Middle East 0 nitpicker Dec 2019 Dec 2019 2 1019
China, Russia, Iran begin joint naval drills 0 nitpicker Dec 2019 Dec 2019 3 1058

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The Nation: A Low-Intensity War Is Underway in Northeast Asia 0 soryang Dec 2019 Dec 2019 9 1407
Base relocation costs balloon to 930 billion yen, 2.7 times more (Okinawa) 0 soryang Dec 2019 Dec 2019 1 1005
"The Navy installed touch-screen steering systems to save money. Ten sailors paid with their lives." 3 krispos42 Dec 2019 Dec 2019 10 2495
ToTok: It Seemed Like a Popular Chat App. It's Secretly a Spy Tool. 1 Eugene Dec 2019 Dec 2019 0 1404
White House official directed hold on Ukraine aid shortly after Trump's July 25 call with Zelensky 0 Eugene Dec 2019 Dec 2019 2 954
Isis in Iraq: Militants 'getting stronger again' 0 Eugene Dec 2019 Dec 2019 2 978
Donald Trump officially launches US Space Force 4 Eugene Dec 2019 Dec 2019 3 1514
US Navy bans TikTok from mobile devices saying it's a cybersecurity threat 0 nitpicker Dec 2019 Dec 2019 8 1111
Japan deploys 2 Aegis destroyers as North Korean ICBM test looms 0 soryang Dec 2019 Dec 2019 5 1136
'Vile and disturbing': Army unit marks Battle of the Bulge with picture of Nazi war criminal who mas 1 Eugene Dec 2019 Dec 2019 5 1629
Turkey's Erdogan threatens to close strategic bases to US military 1 nitpicker Dec 2019 Dec 2019 6 1278
U.S. Secretly Expelled Chinese Officials Suspected of Spying After Breach of Military Base 2 Eugene Dec 2019 Dec 2019 7 1326
This message was self-deleted by its author 3 Eugene Dec 2019 Dec 2019 7 1417
Ken Cuccinelli said goodbye to USCIS, taking on a bigger Homeland Security role. But he's back. 0 Eugene Dec 2019 Dec 2019 3 1227
US Military Says Now's The Time To Start Mining Rare Earth Minerals At Home 4 TexasTowelie Dec 2019 Dec 2019 4 1873
U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor That Crash Landed 7 Years Ago Takes To The Sky Again 1 ffr Dec 2019 Dec 2019 3 1491
Business manager sentenced to prison for crimes involving more than $2 million in Department of 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2019 Dec 2019 3 1152
Ballistic missile launches from Vandenberg AFB 2 soryang Dec 2019 Dec 2019 5 1568
Pentagon Inspector General to review $400 million border wall contract given to firm Trump favored 1 Eugene Dec 2019 Dec 2019 3 1223
Jersey City shooting is being investigated as an act of domestic terrorism, authorities say 0 Eugene Dec 2019 Dec 2019 2 1182
US Ramps Up Attention On Micronesia To Curb China's Expanding Influence 2 TexasTowelie Dec 2019 Dec 2019 1 1434
Cold War redux? U.S. to hold largest Europe exercises in 25 years 2 soryang Dec 2019 Dec 2019 3 1277
U.S. military returns four bases to South Korea 1 soryang Dec 2019 Dec 2019 3 1281
Trump called for Seoul evacuation at height of North Korea tensions, new book says 0 Eugene Dec 2019 Dec 2019 2 1361
U.S. lawmakers reach deal on must-pass annual defense policy bill 0 Eugene Dec 2019 Dec 2019 1 1086
Wisconsin Guard leader resigns in wake of sex assault review 0 Eugene Dec 2019 Dec 2019 4 1289
Trump Brings 2 Officers He Cleared of War Crimes Onstage at Fund-Raiser 7 Eugene Dec 2019 Dec 2019 1 1879
A NATO expert criticized Trump on Twitter. So a U.S. ambassador barred him from speaking at a confer 1 Eugene Dec 2019 Dec 2019 6 1383
Pensacola naval base shooting that left 3 dead presumed to be terrorism, FBI says 3 Eugene Dec 2019 Dec 2019 2 1359
United States Joins Suit Against Navistar Defense LLC Alleging False Claims Under Marine Corps Contr 2 nitpicker Dec 2019 Dec 2019 4 1341

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U.S. homeland security abandons plan for face scans for U.S. citizens 3 Eugene Dec 2019 Dec 2019 2 1203
US persuades judge to stop pro-Trump border wall group 0 Eugene Dec 2019 Dec 2019 2 1320
Is U.S. sending more troops to Middle East? Hawley accuses Pentagon of double-talk. 5 elleng Dec 2019 Dec 2019 2 1785
Service chiefs grilled over efforts to fix mold, vermin and other military housing woes 2 nitpicker Dec 2019 Dec 2019 5 1110
In 1999, One Country Figured Out How to Kill U.S. Stealth Fighters 2 soryang Dec 2019 Dec 2019 14 1978
State Department offers $5 million to find US citizen on Most Wanted Terrorist List 0 Eugene Dec 2019 Dec 2019 3 1380
Grand Junction Weapons Manufacturer CAPCO To Pay Over $1 Million To Resolve Allegations Of Fraud As 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2019 Dec 2019 2 1093
Chairmen Engel and Smith Demand Answers on Administration's Negotiations with Asian Allies 0 soryang Dec 2019 Dec 2019 2 1247
U.S. sends first Salvadoran back to Guatemala under asylum deal 1 Eugene Dec 2019 Dec 2019 1 1056
North Dakota company that Trump touted gets $400 million border wall contract 2 Eugene Dec 2019 Dec 2019 3 1212
U.S.-ROK Relations An Ironclad Alliance or a Transactional House of Cards? 2 soryang Dec 2019 Dec 2019 3 1236
U.S. homeland security proposes face scans for citizens 1 Eugene Dec 2019 Dec 2019 1 1249
North Korea says test of 'super-large' rocket launcher was final review 3 soryang Nov 2019 Nov 2019 2 1347
Brother of convicted terrorist faces deportation despite US citizenship 0 Eugene Nov 2019 Nov 2019 1 1220
American cryptocurrency expert accused of assisting North Korea in evading sanctions 1 Eugene Nov 2019 Nov 2019 1 1154
Pentagon moves forward with Saudi defense mission 7 Eugene Nov 2019 Nov 2019 2 1487
Turkey not backing down in NATO defense plans dispute: source 1 Eugene Nov 2019 Nov 2019 0 1241
Technical problem shuts down Tricare online enrollment in the midst of open season 0 nitpicker Nov 2019 Nov 2019 1 1009
Border Patrol denies undocumented immigrants free influenza vaccine 6 Eugene Nov 2019 Nov 2019 7 1453
WaPo Editorial Board: American steadfastness is in doubt in South Korea thanks to Trump's policies 3 Eugene Nov 2019 Nov 2019 2 1216
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