Here is the Pentagon’s list of construction projects that could be cut to fund a border wall
Not every project on the list would be cut, under the Pentagon's proposed rules
2 soldiers who were killed on deployment returning home to families
Families, fellows soldiers and communities are paying tribute to the two soldiers.
Alaska soldier killed in head-on car crash
Pfc. Prentice Lewis-Rankin died of his injuries at the scene.
Spying for China: Former US intel officer, Army vet pleads guilty to attempted espionage
Ron Rockwell Hansen, 59, was arrested by the FBI in June as he was trying to board a flight for China.
This general’s family: From segregation to command in 100 years
The great-grandson of a draftee relegated to a labor battalion is now the top officer at Fort Jackson.
Man arrested after saying he needed to tour Fort Bragg’s ‘special operations facility’
He said he needed to see the facility to determine if it was worth his time, an investigator said.
US military presence in Syria is ‘illegitimate,’ says defense minister
Syria’s defense minister on Monday slammed what he called the “illegitimate” U.S. military presence in his country, vowing that Damascus has a right to self-defense, while Iraq said a border crossing with Syria will open in the coming days.
US-backed forces admit to ‘difficulties’ defeating ISIS in Syria
U.S.-backed forces fighting to recapture the last Islamic State group outpost in Syria admitted on Sunday they were facing “difficulties” defeating the extremists, saying they were being slowed by mines, tunnels and concerns over harming women and children among the militants.
Trump met with his national security team after Afghan official complained about Taliban talks
President Donald Trump and his national security team had an hourlong, classified meeting on Afghanistan on Friday, a day after a top Afghan official openly complained that the Trump administration was keeping his government in the dark about its negotiations with the Taliban.
Lawyer: US Navy veteran held in Iran sentenced to 10 years
A U.S. Navy veteran from California has been sentenced to 10 years in prison in Iran, his lawyer said Saturday, becoming the first American known to be imprisoned there since President Donald Trump took office.
A new call for investigating suspected soldier suicides in Alaska
Army posts in Alaska have seen a spate of soldier deaths in recent months.
With lawsuits on the horizon, DoD looks for ways to cut contaminated water cleanup costs
The Pentagon is already on the hook for $27 billion in environmental cleanup, loosening the PFAS standards cost give it some relief - but at what cost?
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