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Man accused of bringing molotov cocktails, five loaded firearms to Capitol on Jan. 6 set to plead gu 0 Eugene Sep 2021 Sep 2021 1 1354
US: Afghan evacuees who fail initial screening Kosovo-bound 0 Eugene Sep 2021 Sep 2021 2 1196
House Committee Passes Amendment Prohibiting Privately Funded National Guard Deployments 2 TexasTowelie Sep 2021 Sep 2021 12 1598
U.S., India sign $22M agreement to develop unmanned aerial vehicles 0 TexasTowelie Sep 2021 Sep 2021 0 1239
Judge says forcing waits in Mexico to seek asylum is illegal 0 Eugene Sep 2021 Sep 2021 1 1477
Islamic State 'Beatles' member Alexanda Kotey pleads guilty over US hostage deaths 1 Eugene Sep 2021 Sep 2021 0 1545
White supremacist praise of the Taliban takeover concerns US officials 0 Eugene Sep 2021 Sep 2021 5 1509
Afghanistan: US investigating civilian deaths in Kabul strike 0 Eugene Aug 2021 Aug 2021 0 1388
North Korean nuclear reactor used for plutonium production appears active, IAEA says 0 Eugene Aug 2021 Aug 2021 1 1191
Drone Strike Against ISIS-K Killed 2 High-Profile Targets, Pentagon Says 2 Eugene Aug 2021 Aug 2021 3 1557
US Marines officer relieved of duties after video seeking 'accountability' over Afghanistan 5 Eugene Aug 2021 Aug 2021 1 1931
USFK reports cluster infection at Osan base after recent no-mask dance party 1 soryang Aug 2021 Aug 2021 5 1523
Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth cancels visit to South Korea as North Korea rages ab 0 soryang Aug 2021 Aug 2021 0 1559
Report details mishandling of police emergency system on 1/6 2 Eugene Aug 2021 Aug 2021 1 1323
The entire Defence community could not be prouder of the work being done right now by ... 1 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2021 Aug 2021 4 1741
Pierre Sprey, Pentagon analyst who battled brass to produce A-10 warplane, dies at 83 4 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2021 Aug 2021 1 1744
Eighteen midshipmen expelled or resign after cheating investigation at Naval Academy 0 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2021 Aug 2021 0 1389
Taliban Seize U.S. Weapons in Afghanistan, Stockpiling Helicopters, Guns and Trucks 6 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2021 Aug 2021 0 1946
N. Korea issued navigational warning for East Sea in indication of missile launch preparations 0 soryang Aug 2021 Aug 2021 0 1495
repeat history ad nauseum 1 Mr. Steve Aug 2021 Aug 2021 2 1589
DC military base locked down until armed man detained 1 peppertree Aug 2021 Aug 2021 2 1576
Russia holds hypersonic flight expert in spy probe 0 Eugene Aug 2021 Aug 2021 0 1246
Afghan government could fall to Taliban in 90 days, say US officials 1 Eugene Aug 2021 Aug 2021 0 1418
Watchdog to review NSA following Tucker Carlson's spy claims 0 Eugene Aug 2021 Aug 2021 0 1291
S. Korea decides to conduct military exercise with U.S. as planned despite N.K. warning 0 soryang Aug 2021 Aug 2021 1 1657
Exercise in the Caucasus returns Green Berets to resistance roots 1 soryang Aug 2021 Aug 2021 1 1342
Sailor accused of starting a destructive ship fire was known for hating the Navy, investigators say 2 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2021 Aug 2021 1 1885
Afghan Air Force Struggles to Stay Aloft as U.S. Leaves and Taliban Advances 2 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2021 Aug 2021 0 1385
New report questions the necessity of ICBM silos in Montana, Wyoming and North Dakota 1 TexasTowelie Jul 2021 Aug 2021 0 2108
Man shot by FBI outside CIA headquarters has died 2 Eugene May 2021 Aug 2021 1 2218

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Navy ditches futuristic railgun, eyes hypersonic missiles 4 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2021 Jul 2021 2 2122
Army: Soldier reported MIA during Korean War accounted for 2 Eugene Jul 2021 Jul 2021 7 1749
Ever heard of Scopolamine being used for interrogations? IE Guantanamo Bay?? 17 TigressDem Jun 2021 Jul 2021 0 7317
I had two uncles who were Communists in the 30s and 40s. 13 no_hypocrisy Mar 2021 Jul 2021 1 4019
About 100 CIA officers and family have been sickened by Havana syndrome 2 Eugene Jul 2021 Jul 2021 5 1958
Ex-airman sentenced to 45 months for leaking drone info 1 Eugene Jul 2021 Jul 2021 2 1476
Pentagon chief 'deeply concerned' by sharp rise in suicides among US troops 0 Eugene Jul 2021 Jul 2021 7 1585
Russia unveils new fighter, Putin hails country's air power 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2021 Jul 2021 0 1717
Russia reports successful test launch of hypersonic missile 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2021 Jul 2021 2 1422
US Navy: First woman passes elite training scheme (Special Warfare Combatant-craft Crewman) 1 Eugene Jul 2021 Jul 2021 12 2009
I think Democrats can quit beating themselves up just a little 1 dianaredwing Jul 2021 Jul 2021 10 2130
Kaseya, firm hacked to spread ransomware, had previous security flaws 0 Eugene Jul 2021 Jul 2021 0 1596
Afghanistan stunned by scale and speed of security forces' collapse 5 Eugene Jul 2021 Jul 2021 1 2146
Interior Dept. creates task force to study its police departments, with former Park Police chief as 0 Eugene Jul 2021 Jul 2021 1 1489
Oath Keepers Leader, Stewart Rhodes, Sits for F.B.I. Questioning Against Legal Advice 6 Eugene Jul 2021 Jul 2021 7 2473
Military weighing mandatory COVID-19 vaccine after full FDA approval 10 nitpicker Jul 2021 Jul 2021 5 2867
Nearly 900 Secret Service members were infected with the coronavirus. A watchdog blames Trump. 1 Eugene Jun 2021 Jun 2021 3 2497
U.S. Navy Ships Close to Getting Interceptors That Could Stop an ICBM 4 TexasTowelie Jun 2021 Jun 2021 4 2531
Fort Hood identified as least-safe post for female soldiers: study 0 soryang Jun 2021 Jun 2021 2 1956
Senator: Military justice changes must go beyond sex cases 1 Eugene Jun 2021 Jun 2021 3 1665
Debates arise over call to cancel joint military drills 3 soryang Jun 2021 Jun 2021 1 2036
Nato warns of military challenge posed by China 0 Eugene Jun 2021 Jun 2021 1 1357
U.S. aircraft carrier costs rising again, Navy budget shows 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2021 Jun 2021 1 2236
Russian accounts still active on pro-Trump sites -researchers 8 bronxiteforever Jun 2021 Jun 2021 8 2541
Boko Haram leader killed on direct orders of Islamic State 0 Eugene Jun 2021 Jun 2021 4 1952
Abubakar Shekau: Boko Haram leader is dead, says rival militant group 1 Eugene Jun 2021 Jun 2021 0 1805
Pentagon won't change policy to allow Pride flag to be flown at military bases 0 Eugene Jun 2021 Jun 2021 0 1920
Prosecutors propose ex-federal judge to review Giuliani's mobile devices, computers for privilege is 0 Eugene Jun 2021 Jun 2021 0 1507
Biden bans US investment in Chinese military and tech surveillance sectors 0 Eugene Jun 2021 Jun 2021 1 1306
Charges after US Capitol insurrection roil far-right groups 0 Eugene Jun 2021 Jun 2021 3 1370

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Nebraska lab IDs over 300 Pearl Harbor sailors and Marines 1 Eugene May 2021 May 2021 11 1786
Denny Tamaki seeks cut in Okinawa's U.S. base burden to half that of Japan 0 soryang May 2021 May 2021 3 1527
Isolation Pushes Belarus's Lukashenko Closer to Russia's Putin 0 mahatmakanejeeves May 2021 May 2021 1 1289
Russian government hackers target civil society groups after compromising USAID email marketing acco 0 Eugene May 2021 May 2021 1 1694
A fallen Marine's medals were lost for years..until they appeared on an online auction site. 1 mahatmakanejeeves May 2021 May 2021 3 2010
U.S. Won't Rejoin Open Skies Treaty With Russia 0 mahatmakanejeeves May 2021 May 2021 2 1386
Mysterious air base being built on volcanic island off Yemen 0 Eugene May 2021 May 2021 3 1856
Growing mystery of suspected energy attacks draws US concern 0 Eugene May 2021 May 2021 1 1583
Police records show threats to kill lawmakers in wake of Capitol attack 0 Eugene May 2021 May 2021 1 1439
FBI analyst took documents on bin Laden and al Qaeda and kept them for years, feds say. ... 0 mahatmakanejeeves May 2021 May 2021 4 1890
Why service members charged in the Capitol riot are staying in uniform -- for now 0 Eugene May 2021 May 2021 2 1382
Risk of Nuclear War Over Taiwan in 1958 Said to Be Greater Than Publicly Known 1 soryang May 2021 May 2021 2 1603
Isis-linked fighters in Nigeria cannot claim reward for Boko Haram leader, says US 0 Eugene May 2021 May 2021 0 1395
Hackers targeted SolarWinds earlier than previously known 0 Eugene May 2021 May 2021 0 1545
Cannibalized parts, systems that sailors can't fix: LCS maintenance woes could get worse, watchdog w 3 nitpicker May 2021 May 2021 2 2481
US fuel pipeline hackers 'didn't mean to create problems' 7 Eugene May 2021 May 2021 9 2423
US Navy seizes weapons in Arabian Sea likely bound for Yemen 0 Eugene May 2021 May 2021 2 1668
Van Hollen, Sasse Revive Bill to Protect U.S. Intellectual Property From Foreign Theft 1 TexasTowelie May 2021 May 2021 2 1839
Army to put civilian in charge of criminal probes, add staff 2 Eugene May 2021 May 2021 3 1441
Navy 'looking into' case of Navy SEAL acquitted of murder after he speaks on podcast, Pentagon chief 0 Eugene May 2021 May 2021 0 1662
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