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Boeing air tanker delivery likely delayed again: U.S. Air Force 2 Eugene Mar 2018 Mar 2018 0 1367
Kurds pull back from ISIS fight in Syria, saying they feel let down by U.S. 1 Eugene Mar 2018 Mar 2018 4 1111
Russian Aggression: Cold War 2.0 Or Did the First One Never End? 0 elleng Mar 2018 Mar 2018 1 1227
U.S. Army says mishandled war dogs, will comply with call for reform 1 Eugene Mar 2018 Mar 2018 1 1132
The New U.S. Ballistic Missile Defense Review and the Next Focus of the U.S. Security Strategy 0 Witch Hunter Mar 2018 Mar 2018 0 1317
June tornado caused $20M in damage to Nebraska air base 0 Eugene Mar 2018 Mar 2018 1 1138
Man shoots himself outside White House, Secret Service says 3 Eugene Mar 2018 Mar 2018 1 1484
Navy channeling Willy Wonka offering golden tickets to return after getting out 0 nitpicker Mar 2018 Mar 2018 0 1272
Deportation document described immigrant activists protests 1 Eugene Feb 2018 Feb 2018 3 1593
'Different spanks for different ranks': Lawmaker questions lack of courts-martial for Air Force gens 0 nitpicker Feb 2018 Feb 2018 2 1405
Former CEO and Executive Management of Defense Contractor, Wellco Enterprises, Inc., Pleads Guilty 1 nitpicker Feb 2018 Feb 2018 1 1248
Exasperated military judge halts USS Cole bombing case 2 Eugene Feb 2018 Feb 2018 0 1408
Outrage as US border agents cut visit times for divided families 0 Eugene Feb 2018 Feb 2018 0 1132
US agents arrest more than 200 undocumented immigrants, target 122 businesses in California sweep 1 Eugene Feb 2018 Feb 2018 0 1202
Al Qaeda operative gets life sentence for killing soldiers, bomb plot 1 Eugene Feb 2018 Feb 2018 2 1122
Deploy or get out: New Pentagon plan could boot thousands of non-deployable troops 5 nitpicker Feb 2018 Feb 2018 1 2508
Are China and Russia challenging US military dominance? 0 bronxiteforever Feb 2018 Feb 2018 0 1466
Chelsea bomber: man behind New York attack gets multiple life sentences 1 Eugene Feb 2018 Feb 2018 0 1171
US Navy pressing towards major reorg that could strip Pacific Fleet of authorities 1 nitpicker Feb 2018 Feb 2018 1 1429
Trump takes 'shackles' off ICE, which is slapping them on immigrants who thought they were safe 1 Eugene Feb 2018 Feb 2018 3 1448
The drone shot down by Israel was an Iranian copy of a U.S. craft, Israel says 1 Eugene Feb 2018 Feb 2018 1 1267
Fired Official Was Exploring Resolution to 9/11 Case Precluding Death Penalty 0 Eugene Feb 2018 Feb 2018 2 1232
Kansas professor detained by ICE after living in U.S. for 30 years granted temporary stay of deporta 1 Eugene Feb 2018 Feb 2018 3 1288
Dems introduce bills to block funds for Trump's proposed parade 3 Eugene Feb 2018 Feb 2018 3 1310
Washington is Trump's preferred parade route, options open: Mattis 5 Eugene Feb 2018 Feb 2018 1 1462
New York man gets 18 years prison for Islamic State support 0 Eugene Feb 2018 Feb 2018 1 1110
Americans In ISIS: Some 300 Tried To Join, 12 Have Returned To U.S. 0 Eugene Feb 2018 Feb 2018 0 1157
Massive Pentagon agency lost track of hundreds of millions of dollars 4 Eugene Feb 2018 Feb 2018 6 1417
Democratic senators: Trump lacks 'legal authority' for preemptive, 'bloody nose' strike on North Kor 4 Eugene Feb 2018 Feb 2018 8 2084
Navy: 17 sailors disciplined for Fitzgerald and McCain collisions 1 nitpicker Feb 2018 Feb 2018 0 1213

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U.S. judge gives Indonesian illegal immigrants deportation reprieve 0 Eugene Feb 2018 Feb 2018 1 1077
Cuban immigrant awaiting removal dies in ICE custody, marking the second detainee death in as many m 0 Eugene Feb 2018 Feb 2018 3 1557
U.S. missile defense test unsuccessful: official 0 Eugene Jan 2018 Jan 2018 1 1155
Lawsuit saying Twitter aided Islamic State thrown out by U.S. appeals court 0 Eugene Jan 2018 Jan 2018 0 937
Former U.S. Navy Commander Pleads Guilty to Bribery Conspiracy with Foreign Defense Contractor 0 nitpicker Jan 2018 Jan 2018 1 1312
Fitness tracking app Strava gives away location of secret US army bases 2 Eugene Jan 2018 Jan 2018 4 1334
Trump team idea to nationalize 5G network to counter China is rejected 1 Eugene Jan 2018 Jan 2018 0 1123
DHS plans tougher screening for refugees from 11 countries 0 Eugene Jan 2018 Jan 2018 1 1006
Rosenstein approved surveillance extension of former Trump adviser: NYT 0 Eugene Jan 2018 Jan 2018 5 1372
U.S. judge blocks prompt deportation of Cambodians 0 Eugene Jan 2018 Jan 2018 3 1299
Man Pleads Guilty to DOD Bribery and Kickback Conspiracy 0 nitpicker Jan 2018 Jan 2018 1 1533
Former Contractor at Military Sealift Command Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy, Bribery, and Honest Servi 0 nitpicker Jan 2018 Jan 2018 1 1131
TEXAS MAN SENTENCED FOR CONSPIRING TO ILLEGALLY EXPORT RADIATION HARDENED INTEGRATED CIRCUITS 0 nitpicker Jan 2018 Jan 2018 1 1156
Trump administration backs bills to toughen foreign investment rules 2 Eugene Jan 2018 Jan 2018 0 1151
2 Men Charged With Conspiring to Illegally Obtain Technology and Computer Chips- Sent to China 1 nitpicker Jan 2018 Jan 2018 1 1308
US air wars under Trump: increasingly indiscriminate, increasingly opaque 0 Eugene Jan 2018 Jan 2018 0 1112
US orders extra air cargo screening for flights from Mideast 0 Eugene Jan 2018 Jan 2018 0 1081
Navy Federal plans to loan money if shutdown blocks paychecks of military & feds 0 nitpicker Jan 2018 Jan 2018 1 1146
How homicide charges for two skippers will shake up the entire Navy 0 nitpicker Jan 2018 Jan 2018 3 1224
U.S. Army helicopter crash in California kills two soldiers: official 1 Eugene Jan 2018 Jan 2018 2 1125
'Serial stowaway' got past TSA, spent night at O'Hare before flight to London: Prosecutors 1 Eugene Jan 2018 Jan 2018 1 1440
Damaged Navy ship to arrive Friday at Mississippi shipyard 0 nitpicker Jan 2018 Jan 2018 2 1148
Military Shifts Focus to Threats by Russia and China, Not Terrorism 0 Eugene Jan 2018 Jan 2018 2 1129
Homeland security may have violated court order during travel ban - report 0 Eugene Jan 2018 Jan 2018 2 1014
U.S. customs agency is so short-staffed, it's sending officers from airports to the Mexican border 4 Eugene Jan 2018 Jan 2018 4 1377
U.S. troops punished for contact with foreign women during White House trip but not court-martialed 0 Eugene Jan 2018 Jan 2018 5 1114
Accused NY attacker's lawyers propose deal to avoid death penalty 1 Eugene Jan 2018 Jan 2018 0 1154
Accenture Pays $1.7 Million to Settle Overcharged Government Contract 0 nitpicker Jan 2018 Jan 2018 0 1198
Dems after Asia trip: No 'illusions' about N. Korea's nuclear work amid Olympics talks 0 Eugene Jan 2018 Jan 2018 0 1119
Navy filing homicide charges for McCain, Fitzgerald commanders 0 nitpicker Jan 2018 Jan 2018 5 1315

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Top U.S. general says 'not giving up' on Pakistan ties 1 Eugene Jan 2018 Jan 2018 0 1136
ICE fires back at Pro-Trump union leader who bashed agency and president's pick for its chief 2 Eugene Jan 2018 Jan 2018 0 1276
RAF Lakenheath US F-15 jets intercept Russian fighters (embedded video) 3 ffr Jan 2018 Jan 2018 1 1314
Hawaii says lack of adequate fail-safe measures led to false missile alert 2 Eugene Jan 2018 Jan 2018 0 1152
Warrant officer sentenced in Navy's first Fat Leonard court-martial 0 nitpicker Jan 2018 Jan 2018 1 1443
Make security strategy include climate again, lawmakers urge Trump 0 Eugene Jan 2018 Jan 2018 2 1096
Accused N.Y. subway bomber pleads not guilty to terrorism charges 0 Eugene Jan 2018 Jan 2018 0 1001
Zuma spacecraft launched by SpaceX is lost after failing to enter stable orbit 5 Eugene Jan 2018 Jan 2018 3 1478
Twitter misses deadline to provide information to U.S. Senate 0 Eugene Jan 2018 Jan 2018 0 1080
Trump administration OKs $130M missile defense sale to Japan 1 Eugene Jan 2018 Jan 2018 0 1010
AT&T Drops Huawei's New Smartphone Amid Security Worries 0 Eugene Jan 2018 Jan 2018 0 1119
US to loosen nuclear weapons constraints and develop more 'usable' warheads 4 Eugene Jan 2018 Jan 2018 3 1295
Trump orders mental health aid for military veterans to prevent suicide 0 Eugene Jan 2018 Jan 2018 1 1099
Warrantless phone, laptop searches at the US border hit record levels 0 Eugene Jan 2018 Jan 2018 0 1039
Ex-U.S. NSA contractor to plead guilty to massive theft of secret data 1 Eugene Jan 2018 Jan 2018 2 1275
U.S. judge orders government to release Iraqis or grant bond hearings 0 Eugene Jan 2018 Jan 2018 3 987
Firefighters put out blaze at Clintons' property in Chappaqua, New York 0 Eugene Jan 2018 Jan 2018 4 1253
NSA's top talent is leaving because of low pay, slumping morale and unpopular reorganization 2 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2018 Jan 2018 3 1268
U.S. military to accept transgender recruits on Monday: Pentagon 0 Eugene Dec 2017 Dec 2017 0 1081
Frustrated U.S. Might Withhold $255 Million in Aid From Pakistan 2 Eugene Dec 2017 Dec 2017 0 1130
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