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Senate confirms new top Navy leader, vice chief for Space Force
Adm. Daryl Caudle, who has been the commander of U.S. Fleet Forces Command since 2021, was approved as the next chief of naval operations.
Here’s why Mattis won’t cancel upcoming maneuvers with South Korean forces
The Pentagon has no plans to cancel its future military exercises in South Korea, according to Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis.
By Aaron Mehta
Judge in 9/11 case at Guantanamo retires from military
The slow-moving Sept. 11 war-crimes case at Guantanamo has outlasted the judge.
Advocates to Mattis: Don’t waver in protecting troops against predatory lenders
Weakening protections might mean more predatory lenders popping up outside military bases, advocates say
By Karen Jowers
Trump warns he’ll revoke clearance of Justice Department official
President Donald Trump said Friday that he suspects he’ll “very quickly” revoke the security clearance for a Justice Department official whose wife worked for the firm involved in producing a dossier on Trump’s ties to Russia.
By Jill Colvin, The Associated Press
Discharged Army specialist is granted citizenship
She had enlisted under a government program for foreign citizens who want to serve in the U.S. military.
Mattis says further Taliban assaults likely in weeks ahead
Defense secretary says "They will never hold against the Afghan army."
By Robert Burns, The Associated Press
GOP divide emerges over Trump’s Space Force
Two House Republican leaders are backing President Donald Trump’s proposed Space Force, but key Republicans in the Senate aren’t sold on the idea, setting up a debate over establishing and paying for a new branch of the military.
Trump yanks ex-CIA chief’s clearance, hitting vocal critic
President Donald Trump abruptly revoked the security clearance of ex-CIA Director John Brennan on Wednesday, an unprecedented act of retribution against a vocally critical former top U.S. official.
By Jill Colvin, The Associated Press and Zeke Miller, The Associated Press
Judge sets deadline for Army specialist’s citizenship ruling
Immigration officials have three weeks to decide whether to approve the citizenship application of a South Korean-born U.S. Army specialist who is suing after the military discharged her, a judge ruled Tuesday.
Mattis pitches closer military ties between US and Brazil
Brazil was an American ally in World War II.
By Robert Burns, The Associated Press