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4 days ago | 
washingtonpost.com | Siobhan O'Grady |Francesca Ebel |Serhiy Morgunov |Alex Horton
Brazen drone strike showcases Ukrainian innovation as war grinds on (washingtonpost.com) Brazen drone strike showcases Ukrainian innovation as war grinds on By Siobhán O'Grady; Francesca Ebel; Serhiy Morgunov; Alex Horton 2025060217152400 KYIV — For 18 months, Ukraine's internal security service planned an audacious assault on far-flung Russian airfields — first sneaking drones into Russia, then planting them near key military runways.
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2 weeks ago | 
postguam.com | Abigail Hauslohner |Alex Horton
The Pentagon on Wednesday said it took possession of a Qatari luxury jet sought by President Donald Trump for use as Air Force One, despite vehement pushback from lawmakers, national security experts and legal scholars alarmed by the highly unusual arrangement. Trump has praised Qatar, a close U.S. partner in the Middle East that has sought to boost its influence with Washington, for offering the $400 million plane to his administration. Details of the transaction remained unclear.
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1 month ago | 
washingtonpost.com | Alex Horton |Imogen Piper |Cate Brown |Evan Hill
Dozens killed in U.S. strike on purported detention center in Yemen, visuals show (washingtonpost.com) Dozens killed in U.S. strike on purported detention center in Yemen, visuals show By Alex Horton; Imogen Piper; Cate Brown; Evan Hill 2025050409003800 A U.S. airstrike in Yemen on Monday appears to have killed at least three dozen people in a Houthi-run compound that human rights researchers say has been used for years as a detention center and at times for military purposes, according to...
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1 month ago | 
washingtonpost.com | Olivia George |Alex Horton
Trump to mark Army’s birthday, and his, with parade of 6,600 soldiers (washingtonpost.com) Trump to mark Army’s birthday, and his, with parade of 6,600 soldiers By Olivia George; Alex Horton 2025050223500800 President Donald Trump's long-held hopes of soldiers marching and armored vehicles rolling down the streets of the nation's capital are moving closer to reality, as the White House confirmed Friday that he intends to host a military parade this summer to commemorate the U.S. Army's 250th...
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1 month ago | 
washingtonpost.com | Kelsey Ables |Alex Horton
Navy fighter jet falls into sea after U.S. carrier evades Houthi fire (washingtonpost.com) Navy fighter jet falls into sea after U.S. carrier evades Houthi fire By Kelsey Ables; Alex Horton 2025042906390200 A fighter jet fell overboard and was lost in the Red Sea on Monday after the USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier swerved to avoid an attack from Yemen's Houthi rebels, according to statements from the Navy and a U.S. official.
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1 month ago | 
washingtonpost.com | Alex Horton |Haq Nawaz Khan |Shaiq Hussain
U.S. weapons from Afghan war give Pakistani militants a deadly advantage (washingtonpost.com) U.S. weapons from Afghan war give Pakistani militants a deadly advantage By Rick Noack; Alex Horton; Haq Nawaz Khan; Shaiq Hussain 2025041406003300 PESHAWAR, Pakistan — On Jan. 9, 2018, an M4A1 carbine rifle left the Colt's Manufacturing plant in Connecticut, bound for Afghanistan.
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2 months ago | 
southfloridareporter.com | Alex Horton |Hannah Natanson
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has reoriented the U.S. military to prioritize deterring China's seizure of Taiwan and shoring up homeland defense by "assuming risk" in Europe and other parts of the world, according to a secret internal guidance memo that bears the fingerprints of the conservative Heritage Foundation, including some passages that are nearly word-for-word duplications of text published by the think tank last year.
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2 months ago | 
spokesman.com | Alex Horton |Hannah Natanson
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has reoriented the U.S. military to prioritize deterring China’s seizure of Taiwan and shoring up homeland defense by “assuming risk” in Europe and other parts of the world, according to a secret internal guidance memo that bears the fingerprints of the conservative Heritage Foundation, including some passages that are nearly word-for-word duplications of text published by the think tank last year.
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2 months ago | 
washingtonpost.com | Alex Horton |Hannah Natanson
Secret Pentagon memo on China, homeland has Heritage fingerprints (washingtonpost.com) Secret Pentagon memo on China, homeland has Heritage fingerprints By Alex Horton; Hannah Natanson 2025032919232100 Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has reoriented the U.S. military to prioritize deterring China's seizure of Taiwan and shoring up homeland defense by "assuming risk" in Europe and other parts of the world, according to a secret internal guidance memo that bears the fingerprints of the...
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2 months ago | 
myemail.constantcontact.com | Alex Horton |Hannah Natanson |Patrick Sisson |Elizabeth Dias
Quotes of the Day:"Only the brave know how to forgive.... a coward never forgave; it is not in his nature."– Lourence Sterne"The price good men pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men."– Plato"It's the truth I'm after, and the truth never harmed anyone. What harms us is to persist in self deceit and ignorance.: – Marcus Aurelius. 1. Secret Pentagon memo on China, homeland has Heritage fingerprints2. As Military Spending Soars, Demand for Spy-Proof Real Estate Booms3.
