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US Army’s shortfalls and successes in reaching its climate goals
"Our military installations are not immune from that in terms of the damage caused by the effects of climate change. But it goes beyond that."
By Jen Judson
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As the Army pivots to battle peers, chemical, biological threats loom
The CBRN community is seeing renewed attention in the shadow of potential adversary threats.
By Todd South
Putin signs extension of last Russia-US nuclear arms treaty
The treaty limits each country to no more than 1,550 deployed nuclear warheads and 700 deployed missiles and bombers, and envisages sweeping on-site inspections to verify compliance.
Russian parliament OKs New START nuclear treaty extension with US
New START expires on Feb. 5. After taking office last week, Biden proposed extending the treaty for five years, and the Kremlin quickly welcomed the offer.
No Corps-wide suspension of fitness tests or relaxing of grooming standards yet, but this air wing is axing training over COVID-19
“The Marine Corps is not currently considering a service-wide policy to cancel or codify the postponement of annual training requirements."
By Shawn Snow
The Iraq War is not yet over
Thousands of lives and trillions of dollars later, it appears that Iran has been the only real winner, says the author of this commentary.
By Andrew Milburn
Top US general in the Middle East visits Iraq for talks to salvage relations
The top U.S. commander for the Middle East slipped quietly into Iraq Tuesday, as the Trump administration works to salvage relations with Iraqi leaders and shut down the government’s push for an American troop withdrawal.
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press
US military resumes operations against the Islamic State group in Iraq
The U.S. military is resuming operations against Islamic State militants in Iraq and is working to soon restart training Iraqi forces, U.S. officials said Wednesday, despite deep divisions over the American drone strike that killed an senior Iranian commander in Baghdad and the resulting missile attacks by Iran on Iraqi bases.
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press
U.S. leaders dismiss Iraqi requests to remove all military forces
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said he will talk about force size and structure with Iraqi leaders, but not a full withdrawal.
Iraqi parliament votes to kick US troops out following killing of Soleimani
Lawmakers approved a resolution asking the Iraqi government to end the agreement under which Washington sent forces to Iraq more than four years ago to help in the fight against the Islamic State group.
How gas can lead to war (but not where you might think)
Refusing to start Russia's Nord Stream 2 pipeline in Denmark is not only a defense of the economic interests of some European countries, but also of their territorial integrity, says the author of this commentary.
By Oleksandr Danylyuk