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Former U.S. Navy Captain Sentenced in Sweeping U.S. Navy Corruption and Fraud Probe 2 nitpicker Feb 2019 Feb 2019 1 1412
ICE agents in North Carolina arrest hundreds of immigrants 2 Eugene Feb 2019 Feb 2019 2 1765
U.S. lawmakers introduce bipartisan bill on cockpit safety 0 Eugene Feb 2019 Feb 2019 0 1049
A. Ernest Fitzgerald, Pentagon whistleblower fired by Nixon, dies at 92 0 Eugene Feb 2019 Feb 2019 1 1427
Iran reveals missile, shows off underground factory 0 Eugene Feb 2019 Feb 2019 1 1120
Isis leader believed to have fled coup attempt by his own fighters 1 Eugene Feb 2019 Feb 2019 0 1174
Important story from @EmilyWax: "The parking lot suicides" 0 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2019 Feb 2019 11 1304
U.S. lawmakers target China's ZTE with sanctions bill 0 Eugene Feb 2019 Feb 2019 0 1048
NM governor withdraws most National Guard troops from border 0 Eugene Feb 2019 Feb 2019 2 1007
US Navy admits failure on $760 million weapon to protect its aircraft carriers from an age-old threa 1 Eugene Feb 2019 Feb 2019 1 1446
Trump immigrant crime hotline still faces hurdles, pushback 0 Eugene Feb 2019 Feb 2019 0 1054
Russia plans new missile systems to counter U.S. by 2021 1 Eugene Feb 2019 Feb 2019 1 1151
Defense Dept inspector general says ISIS likely to "resurge" without "sustained pressure" 1 Eugene Feb 2019 Feb 2019 0 1095
Navy Rethinks 355-Ship Fleet: CNO Richardson 1 nitpicker Feb 2019 Feb 2019 1 1371
(xpost) Pentagon announces nearly 4,000 additional troops heading to US-Mexico border 0 nitpicker Feb 2019 Feb 2019 0 1121
Mattis Erupts Over Niger Inquiry and Army Revisits Who Is to Blame 3 Eugene Dec 2018 Feb 2019 3 1574
ICE confirms it is force-feeding detainees on hunger strike 0 Eugene Feb 2019 Feb 2019 1 1092
Navy Awards Contract for Construction of Two Carriers 7 nitpicker Feb 2019 Feb 2019 1 1967
Trump Nominates White House Doctor Ronny Jackson For 2nd Star, Despite Ongoing Investigation 2 Eugene Feb 2019 Feb 2019 0 1416
The largest-ever U.S. fentanyl bust came at a legal entry point. That shouldn't come as a surprise. 0 Eugene Feb 2019 Feb 2019 0 1087
These Marines were falsely accused of war crimes. Twelve years later, they have vindication. 2 Eugene Feb 2019 Feb 2019 4 1505
US says airstrike kills 24 al-Shabab extremists in Somalia 0 Eugene Jan 2019 Jan 2019 0 1066
Navy to Honor First Female Fighter Pilot with Female-Piloted Flyover at Funeral 12 nitpicker Jan 2019 Jan 2019 36 3438
The US Navy is planning for its new frigate to be a workhorse 0 nitpicker Jan 2019 Jan 2019 4 1206
Morton Sobell, Last Defendant in Rosenberg Spy Case, Is Dead at 101 1 Eugene Jan 2019 Jan 2019 2 1298
U.S. lawmakers urge Pentagon to revise climate change report 0 Eugene Jan 2019 Jan 2019 3 1067
Senate hearings to probe unsafe housing of U.S. military families 0 Eugene Jan 2019 Jan 2019 1 925
"Bomber diplomacy" and Other Air Operations 0 soryang Jan 2019 Jan 2019 1 1343
9/11 hearings at Guantanamo delayed by medical dispute over judge's eye injury 0 Eugene Jan 2019 Jan 2019 0 1198
After decline, U.S. military's Mexico border mission to grow again 0 Eugene Jan 2019 Jan 2019 1 1076

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President Trump tells US spy chiefs: 'Go back to school' 3 Eugene Jan 2019 Jan 2019 2 1271
Army looks for a few good robots, sparks industry battle 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2019 Jan 2019 0 1164
Charles Kettles, Who Rescued Dozens of Troops in Vietnam, Dies at 89 2 Eugene Jan 2019 Jan 2019 9 1385
Trump ordered 15,000 new border and immigration officers -- but got thousands of vacancies instead 2 Eugene Jan 2019 Jan 2019 2 1545
A Nuclear Deadline Grows Closer. Will Russia Meet Its Obligation? 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2019 Jan 2019 2 1159
Foreign troops to quit Afghanistan in 18 months under draft deal: Taliban officials 1 Eugene Jan 2019 Jan 2019 1 1331
N95 Coffman Says Accelerate Big Deck Amphib Construction, Cut LSD Modernization Program 1 nitpicker Jan 2019 Jan 2019 0 1271
Paying the Price: The Hidden Cost of the 'Fat Leonard' Investigation 0 nitpicker Jan 2019 Jan 2019 2 1248
A Nuclear Site Guard Accused Colleagues of Sexual Assault. Then She Was Fired. 1 Eugene Jan 2019 Jan 2019 5 1321
Pentagon Fears Confirmed: Climate Change Leads to More Wars and Refugees 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2019 Jan 2019 1 1096
Japanese Maritime Patrol Incidents- Part II 0 soryang Jan 2019 Jan 2019 0 1063
Here's how some military spouses could get potentially thousands of dollars in tax refunds 0 nitpicker Jan 2019 Jan 2019 0 1264
Green Beret killed in Afghanistan is identified 3 Eugene Jan 2019 Jan 2019 8 1348
Coast Guard deployed in Middle East, Pacific without pay during government shutdown 0 Eugene Jan 2019 Jan 2019 3 1200
Democrats launch inquiry into White House's use of security clearances 0 Eugene Jan 2019 Jan 2019 1 1123
Senators (Cornyn, Cruz, and Rubio) urge Trump to put Islamic State prisoners in Gitmo 2 Eugene Jan 2019 Jan 2019 0 1339
Russia acknowledges new missile but says it does not breach treaty 3 Eugene Jan 2019 Jan 2019 1 1428
Russian senator says U.S. warship in Black Sea should keep its distance 0 Eugene Jan 2019 Jan 2019 0 1166
Tony Mendez, 'Argo' spy who smuggled U.S. hostages out of Iran during crisis, dies at 78 0 Eugene Jan 2019 Jan 2019 7 1306
US airstrike in Somalia kills 52 al-Shabaab fighters, military says 1 Eugene Jan 2019 Jan 2019 0 1188
As shutdown drags on, a 'Coast Guard City' rallies 0 nitpicker Jan 2019 Jan 2019 1 1204
CNO urges China to avoid confrontations, refuses to back down on Taiwan Strait 0 nitpicker Jan 2019 Jan 2019 0 1052
US soldier dies from wounds suffered in Afghanistan combat 1 Eugene Jan 2019 Jan 2019 5 1459
$11 toothpaste: Immigrants pay big for basics at private ICE lock-ups 1 Eugene Jan 2019 Jan 2019 0 1631
Syria's SDF says it captured two Islamic State militants of American nationality 0 Eugene Jan 2019 Jan 2019 0 1056
The US detention center where sick children receive 'the bare minimum' 3 Eugene Jan 2019 Jan 2019 5 1476
TSA absentee rate still high, but down from Sunday's peak 1 Eugene Jan 2019 Jan 2019 1 1271
Today you will not be receiving your regularly scheduled paycheck. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2019 Jan 2019 3 1314
Coast Guard Retirees Among Those Struggling To Make Ends Meet Amid Shutdown 7 littlemissmartypants Jan 2019 Jan 2019 3 2221
Judge says accused NYC bike path attacker still a threat, eases conditions 0 Eugene Jan 2019 Jan 2019 0 1224

National Security & Defense Continued...

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Worse than you thought: inside the secret Fitzgerald probe the Navy doesn't want you to read 6 nitpicker Jan 2019 Jan 2019 36 5126
Unpaid airport screening agents to get a day's pay and $500 bonus during shutdown 1 Eugene Jan 2019 Jan 2019 0 1302
Ship owners to pay U.S. government for Fitzgerald collision 2 nitpicker Jan 2019 Jan 2019 2 1552
B-2 bombers in Hawaii to support mission 0 soryang Jan 2019 Jan 2019 0 1375
Will the US Really Withdraw Troops from South Korea? 2 soryang Jan 2019 Jan 2019 0 1512
Coast Guard families told they can have garage sales to cope with government shutdown 8 littlemissmartypants Jan 2019 Jan 2019 1 2401
Syria Kurds say 8 foreign jihadists captured including US teen 0 Eugene Jan 2019 Jan 2019 0 1281
Border Protection officer's union sues Trump administration over shutdown after missed paycheck 1 Eugene Jan 2019 Jan 2019 3 1338
New plans for Afghanistan would have Trump withdrawing fewer troops 0 Eugene Jan 2019 Jan 2019 0 1199
U.S. House committee queries airport staffing during shutdown 0 Eugene Jan 2019 Jan 2019 4 1177
As shutdown continues and TSA agents call out sick, agency preps contingency plan 0 Eugene Jan 2019 Jan 2019 1 1126
Kirstjen Nielsen's illogical tweetstorm about terrorists at the border 6 Eugene Jan 2019 Jan 2019 0 2040
Airports seeing rise in security screeners calling off work 2 Eugene Jan 2019 Jan 2019 3 1526
2 Americans Said to Have Joined ISIS Caught on the Front Lines in Syria 0 Eugene Jan 2019 Jan 2019 2 1476
Brain scans show social exclusion creates jihadists, say researchers 1 Eugene Jan 2019 Jan 2019 0 1126
Trump: US has killed al-Qaida militant tied to USS Cole bombing 3 Eugene Jan 2019 Jan 2019 0 1490
Democrat Accuses Kirstjen Nielsen Of 'Outright Lies' On Border, Calls For Hearing 4 Eugene Jan 2019 Jan 2019 20 1986
US sends troops for possible 'violent' Congo vote protests 0 Eugene Jan 2019 Jan 2019 0 1131
Harold Brown, defense secretary who oversaw failed hostage-rescue raid, dies at 91 0 Eugene Jan 2019 Jan 2019 0 1127
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