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Pentagon: Deadly Afghan airport attack was not preventable 1 Eugene Feb 2022 Feb 2022 2 1133
Stung by prison battle, Kurds say they need help against IS 0 Eugene Feb 2022 Feb 2022 1 1159
North Korea missile tests: Biggest launch since 2017 3 Eugene Jan 2022 Feb 2022 0 1241
Brooklyn judge's son (Aaron Mostofsky/caveman) pleads guilty to Capitol riot charges 0 Eugene Feb 2022 Feb 2022 0 1181
Former Navy Captain Pleads Guilty as the Seventh Fleet Navy Bribery Trial Approaches 2 nitpicker Feb 2022 Feb 2022 3 1398
Austin to Governors: Guard Troops Must Get COVID-19 Vaccine 1 Sherman A1 Feb 2022 Feb 2022 5 1242
The Navy's New Train Car Has All the Firepower and Tech You Need for Nuclear Security 0 Sherman A1 Jan 2022 Jan 2022 2 1472
US Navy officer 'bribed by cash and prostitutes' 5 Eugene Jan 2022 Jan 2022 7 1895
Man who wore 'Camp Auschwitz' sweatshirt during US Capitol riot pleads guilty 1 Eugene Jan 2022 Jan 2022 0 1108
QAnon follower who attacked police at Capitol gets prison 0 Eugene Jan 2022 Jan 2022 0 1080
US Navy wants to get crashed stealth fighter back -- before China can 1 Eugene Jan 2022 Jan 2022 2 1632
Stop counting warships. China's special-operations forces are Taiwan's real problem. 2 soryang Jan 2022 Jan 2022 1 1197
North Texas law firm seeks religious exemption from vaccine mandate for all Navy personnel 3 TexasTowelie Jan 2022 Jan 2022 1 1362
China Sends 39 Warplanes Toward Taiwan, Largest in New Year 0 Sherman A1 Jan 2022 Jan 2022 4 1214
U.S. threatens use of novel export control to damage Russia's strategic industries if Moscow invades 2 Eugene Jan 2022 Jan 2022 2 1664
US, French, & Italian Navys to conduct rare "tri carrier operations" in the Eastern Mediterranean 2 Budi Jan 2022 Jan 2022 2 1513
Security scanners across Europe tied to China govt, military 1 Eugene Jan 2022 Jan 2022 2 1175
North Korea slams US, hints at resuming nuclear, ICBM tests 0 Eugene Jan 2022 Jan 2022 0 1097
German, NATO leaders warn 'real' risk of Ukraine-Russia conflict 2 Sherman A1 Jan 2022 Jan 2022 1 1429
White House: Texas hostage-taker not in terror database 1 Eugene Jan 2022 Jan 2022 1 1156
A Close Encounter with a Chinese Aircraft Carrier Has Become a Badge of Honor for a US Navy Destroye 3 Sherman A1 Jan 2022 Jan 2022 8 1914
Bird strike confirmed in connection with F-35A fighter's belly landing: Air Force 4 soryang Jan 2022 Jan 2022 0 1687
Course Correction for DDG 1000, Navy Will Replace Main Battery for Guided Missile Destroyer 0 Sherman A1 Jan 2022 Jan 2022 0 1393
On the Frontline Against China, the US Coast Guard Is Taking on Missions the US Navy Can't Do 0 Sherman A1 Jan 2022 Jan 2022 1 1199
Marine officer blames bad information for sinking tragedy 6 Eugene Jan 2022 Jan 2022 4 1882
Hoda Muthana case: Alabama woman who joined Islamic State stuck in refugee camp 5 Eugene Jan 2022 Jan 2022 1 1698
Coast Guard Rescues 176 Haitians from Sailboat Off Florida 0 Sherman A1 Jan 2022 Jan 2022 1 1217
As Afghanistan's harsh winter sets in, many are forced to choose between food and warmth 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2022 Jan 2022 1 1255
Biden Nominates Combat Leader, Lt. Gen. Michael E. Kurilla, to Head Central Command 1 Eugene Jan 2022 Jan 2022 4 1447
Navy expands boot camp to sharpen focus on character issues 0 Eugene Jan 2022 Jan 2022 7 1177

National Security & Defense Continued...

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Japan asks US forces to stay on base as COVID-19 cases jump 1 Eugene Jan 2022 Jan 2022 1 1348
Navy blocked from acting against 35 COVID vaccine refusers 5 TexasTowelie Jan 2022 Jan 2022 2 1685
North Korean hypersonic missile hit target in test firing, says state media 1 Eugene Jan 2022 Jan 2022 0 1173
U.S.-made F-35s grounded in South Korea after malfunction forces fighter jet to make dramatic belly 3 soryang Jan 2022 Jan 2022 3 1355
Bases housing US troops in Iraq, Syria come under attack 0 Eugene Jan 2022 Jan 2022 0 1318
UFOs, the Channel Islands and the Navy's 'drone swarm' mystery 0 left-of-center2012 Jan 2022 Jan 2022 9 1603
What it means to the region after U.S. bases in Asia strengthen missile defenses 0 soryang Jan 2022 Jan 2022 2 1161
U.S. judge blocks punishment of Navy SEALs who refused vaccine 3 Eugene Jan 2022 Jan 2022 0 1221
Cmdr. Billie J. Farrell becomes 1st woman to command USS Constitution, aka Old Ironsides 0 Sherman A1 Jan 2022 Jan 2022 3 1326
USS Milwaukee back to sea following COVID-19 outbreak 0 Eugene Jan 2022 Jan 2022 0 1022
Remain in Mexico: U.S. expands Trump-era border program to San Diego 0 Eugene Jan 2022 Jan 2022 0 1126
Coalition: 2 Armed Drones Shot Down at Baghdad Airport 0 Sherman A1 Jan 2022 Jan 2022 0 1346
Man who fled to North Korea is a likely previous defector to South Korea, authorities say 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2022 Jan 2022 1 1145
Agents with Homeland Security Investigations push to break away from ICE, saying negative reputation 2 Eugene Dec 2021 Dec 2021 1 1309
Decades of DOD efforts fail to stamp out bias, extremism 0 Eugene Dec 2021 Dec 2021 2 1118
Policy bombshells and NYE concert: What to expect as North Korea wraps up 2021 1 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2021 Dec 2021 1 1258
Richard Marcinko: Seal Team Six founder dies at 81 2 Eugene Dec 2021 Dec 2021 2 1374
US warships stay in Mediterranean amid Ukraine, Russia fears 1 Sherman A1 Dec 2021 Dec 2021 2 1280
US CBP Takes Delivery of Final 41-foot Patrol Boat 1 Sherman A1 Dec 2021 Dec 2021 2 1296
New war plans don't target China's regional military activities: Seoul 0 soryang Dec 2021 Dec 2021 1 1075
Austal USA Wins Navy Contract for NGLS Design Study 0 Sherman A1 Dec 2021 Dec 2021 1 1218
New reforms target US military's missing weapons problem 12 Eugene Dec 2021 Dec 2021 28 3454
UN Command investigating alleged armistice breaches after presidential candidate's DMZ trip 0 soryang Dec 2021 Dec 2021 3 1170
U.S. and Britain Help Ukraine Prepare for Potential Russian Cyberassault 2 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2021 Dec 2021 2 1072
Truck runs into US military vehicle on German highway 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2021 Dec 2021 0 1174
Fire Engulfs Russian Warship Under Construction, 3 Injured 0 Sherman A1 Dec 2021 Dec 2021 2 1032
Poland's Top Analyst: 4 of 6 Russian Scenarios End in Collapse 2 dandrews Dec 2021 Dec 2021 8 2076
UAE suspends talks on $23B weapons deal with US 1 Eugene Dec 2021 Dec 2021 1 1265
Hearing held for sailor charged with burning US warship 2 Eugene Dec 2021 Dec 2021 1 1673
AP seeks answers from US gov't on tracking of journalists 0 Eugene Dec 2021 Dec 2021 2 1162

National Security & Defense Continued...

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Russia launched mobile, blew up Russian satellite in low Earth orbit 10 orangecrush Dec 2021 Dec 2021 4 2332
Operation Whistle Pig: Inside the secret CBP unit with no rules that investigates Americans 0 Eugene Dec 2021 Dec 2021 4 1674
Ukrainian military is long on morale but short on weaponry 5 Sherman A1 Dec 2021 Dec 2021 0 1477
Mike Flynn's brother lied about preventing Nat'l guardsman from protecting the Capitol 28 LessAspin Dec 2021 Dec 2021 49 6302
A Purple Heart medal was stolen from a Vietnam veteran nearly 40 years ago. He just got it back. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2021 Dec 2021 5 1307
Remains of sailor killed in Pearl Harbor identified 2 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2021 Dec 2021 4 1232
Biden administration considering requiring stricter coronavirus testing for everyone traveling to US 0 Eugene Dec 2021 Dec 2021 0 1157
Video appears to show UK F-35 fighter crash after take-off 1 Eugene Nov 2021 Nov 2021 2 1524
Former Pentagon chief Esper sues to publish material in memoir 2 Eugene Nov 2021 Nov 2021 2 1577
The Outer Space Treaty - first signed in 1967 - bans nations from claiming celestial bodies 0 elleng Nov 2021 Nov 2021 3 1182
Tokyo preparing for protracted battle over Henoko project 0 soryang Nov 2021 Nov 2021 1 1242
Japan set to pay significantly more to host U.S. military bases 3 soryang Nov 2021 Nov 2021 3 1911
US to require vaccines for all border crossers in January 0 Eugene Nov 2021 Nov 2021 0 1165
Work on 'Chinese military base' in UAE abandoned after US intervenes - report 1 Eugene Nov 2021 Nov 2021 0 1806
GEO Group: Company halts work program instead of upping detainee pay 0 Eugene Nov 2021 Nov 2021 0 1190
Lawmakers demand apology for border detention of Iranians 1 Eugene Nov 2021 Nov 2021 2 1153
Blasts and clashes at military hospital in Kabul kill 20 people 1 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2021 Nov 2021 1 1429
Why Multi-Billion Dollar Nuclear Submarines Still Run Into Things Underwater 1 soryang Oct 2021 Oct 2021 3 1544
Rep. Cuellar urges Biden administration to prepare for next caravan to cross into US 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2021 Oct 2021 0 1459
The new US travel rules exclude recipients of two popular vaccines 0 Eugene Oct 2021 Oct 2021 1 1398
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