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House version of defense budget provides funding to rename bases

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House version of defense budget provides funding to rename bases

July 8 (UPI) -- A provision in the House version of the $694.6 billion defense budget includes $1 million to rename U.S. Army facilities named after Confederate leaders.

Navy scraps physical assessment test again, citing COVID-19

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Navy scraps physical assessment test again, citing COVID-19

Northrop Grumman system to be interim anti-drone solution

Defense News // 8 hours ago

Northrop Grumman system to be interim anti-drone solution

USAF air wings gather in Germany for Large Force Exercise

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USAF air wings gather in Germany for Large Force Exercise

Aircraft carrier USS Truman docks for maintenance after seven months at sea

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Aircraft carrier USS Truman docks for maintenance after seven months at sea

July 8 (UPI) -- The aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman arrived at Norfolk, Va., Naval Shipyard, the Navy reported on Wednesday, for maintenanc eafter seven months at sea.

Lawmakers urge Pentagon to stop buying F-35 parts from Turkey

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Lawmakers urge Pentagon to stop buying F-35 parts from Turkey

July 7 (UPI) -- A bipartisan group of lawmakers sent a letter to Defense Secretary Mark Esper this week asking the Pentagon to more quickly end its F-35 partnership with Turkey.

State Department approves $23M sale of Black Hawk to Jordan

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State Department approves $23M sale of Black Hawk to Jordan

July 7 (UPI) -- The State Department has approved the possible $23 million deal to sell one UH-60M Black Hawk helicopter and related equipment to the government of Jordan, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency announced Tuesday.

Pentagon, VA adapting as number of COVID-19 cases grows

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Pentagon, VA adapting as number of COVID-19 cases grows

July 7 (UPI) -- The Pentagon has opened an outdoor facility for "safe and socially distant workouts," and officials are closely monitoring and adapting as COVID-19 cases among active duty and retired members of the military grow.

Trump to visit Southern Command to focus on counternarcotics operation

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Trump to visit Southern Command to focus on counternarcotics operation

July 7 (UPI) -- President Donald Trump will visit South Florida on Friday to review the advance of a counternarcotics operation in the Caribbean, White House officials said on Tuesday.

China enters arms trade treaty after selling drones to Serbia

World News // 1 day ago

China enters arms trade treaty after selling drones to Serbia

July 7 (UPI) -- China is to enter into a treaty on arms trade that regulates the export of weapons, Beijing said Tuesday following reports China sold military drones to Serbia for the first time.

Kim Jong Un must compensate South Korean war veterans, court rules

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Kim Jong Un must compensate South Korean war veterans, court rules

July 7 (UPI) -- A South Korean court has ruled North Korean leader Kim Jong Un must compensate former South Korean prisoners of war who were made to work as forced laborers while in captivity.

Military says remains found in Texas belong to missing soldier

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Military says remains found in Texas belong to missing soldier

July 7 (UPI) -- Human remains found last week in Texas belong to missing soldier Vanessa Guillen, military officials confirmed as politicians demanded the Pentagon watchdog launch an independent investigation into the woman's death.

U.S. soldier dies in non-combat-related incident in Kosovo

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U.S. soldier dies in non-combat-related incident in Kosovo

July 6 (UPI) -- The Pentagon announced late Monday the death of a National Guardsman who died on Independence Day in Kosovo.

State Dept. approves $2B sale of 8 MV-22 Osprey aircraft to Indonesia

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State Dept. approves $2B sale of 8 MV-22 Osprey aircraft to Indonesia

July 6 (UPI) -- The State Department has approved a potential $2 billion sale of eight MV-22 Osprey and related equipment to Indonesia, the U.S. government announced on Monday.

Iran's IRGC touts underground 'missile cities' along Gulf Coast

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Iran's IRGC touts underground 'missile cities' along Gulf Coast

July 6 (UPI) -- The commander of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has touted underground "missile cities," along the Gulf coastline.

Air Force's NPC completes first operation, moving 12 COVID-19 patients

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Air Force's NPC completes first operation, moving 12 COVID-19 patients

July 6 (UPI) -- The U.S. Air Force's Negatively Pressurized Conex designed to transport people with infectious diseases, like COVID-19, has moved 12 patients, completing its first operational mission.

China issues warning following U.S. aircraft carrier drills

World News // 2 days ago

China issues warning following U.S. aircraft carrier drills

July 6 (UPI) -- China condemned U.S. aircraft carrier drills in the South China Sea, as state media claimed the exercises were a showy display of "paper tigers" in waters China has claimed as its own.

Lawyer: Army identified remains as missing soldier Vanessa Guillen

U.S. News // 2 days ago

Lawyer: Army identified remains as missing soldier Vanessa Guillen

July 5 (UPI) -- Human remains found near Texas' Fort Hood military base have been positively identified as Spc. Vanessa Guillen, the lawyer for the missing soldier's family said Sunday evening.

U.S. soldier dies in vehicle rollover accident in Afghanistan

Defense News // 3 days ago

U.S. soldier dies in vehicle rollover accident in Afghanistan

July 5 (UPI) -- The Department of Defense has announced that a soldier was killed over the weekend in a vehicle rollover accident in Afghanistan.

U.S. aircraft carriers conduct drills in South China Sea

U.S. News // 4 days ago

U.S. aircraft carriers conduct drills in South China Sea

July 4 (UPI) -- U.S. aircraft carriers carried out exercises in the South China Sea, U.S. military officials said Saturday as China conducts its own drills in the disputed area.

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