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2 weeks ago | 
cbsnews.com | Jacob Rosen |Jake Rosen |Eleanor Watson |Jim LaPorta
Army Secretary Dan Driscoll has replaced FBI Director Kash Patel as acting head of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, four sources familiar with the move told CBS News. Driscoll will stay in his job as secretary of the army while serving as acting ATF director. Patel was named acting head of the agency in February, two Justice Department sources told CBS News at the time. Like Driscoll, Patel ran both agencies at the same time while he was in charge.
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Jan 15, 2025 | 
msn.com | Eleanor Watson
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Aug 29, 2024 | 
cbsnews.com | Kathryn Watson |Eleanor Watson
An Army spokesperson said Thursday that a female Army National Cemetery official was "abruptly pushed aside" during a dispute with the Trump campaign over political activity and photos on the grounds earlier in the week, but the employee has decided not to press charges.
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Aug 12, 2024 | 
aol.com | Eleanor Watson
August 12, 2024 at 7:18 PM OREN ZIV/AFP via Getty ImagesThe Biden administration is preparing for a potential attack on Israel by Iran and its proxies as soon as this week, in retaliation for the recent assassinations of top leaders of Hamas and Hezbollah.
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May 14, 2024 | 
cbsnews.com | Eleanor Watson
An Air Force instructor pilot died Tuesday morning from injuries sustained after an ejection seat activated during ground operations Monday afternoon. The pilot was with the 80th Flying Training Wing at Sheppard Air Force Base in Texas. The Air Force is withholding the pilot's name until family members have been notified. According to the base, the incident occurred around 1:55 p.m. on Monday, when the ejection seat of the trainer aircraft, a T-6A Texan II, activated during ground operations.
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Feb 26, 2024 | 
cbsnews.com | Eleanor Watson
What to know about Lloyd Austin's diagnosis An internal review of the transfer of authority during Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin's hospitalization in January found that while processes could be improved, "nothing examined during this review demonstrated any indication of ill intent or an attempt to obfuscate," according to an unclassified summary of the review released by the Pentagon Monday. The rest of the review remains classified.
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Feb 24, 2024 | 
news.yahoo.com | Eleanor Watson
The U.S. and U.K together launched airstrikes against Houthi targets in Yemen Saturday, two U.S. officials confirmed to CBS News. This is the fourth round of joint coalition strikes since Jan. 11 to pressure the Houthis to stop attacking commercial shipping lanes in the Red Sea. In the past few weeks, the U.S. has also taken more than 30 self-defense strikes against Houthi weapons that were "prepared to launch" to conduct attacks on commercial or U.S. Navy ships, according to U.S. Central Command.
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Feb 22, 2024 | 
news.yahoo.com | Robert Legare |Eleanor Watson
Washington — Four foreign nationals who were allegedly transporting Iranian-made weapons on a vessel that two U.S. Navy SEALs drowned trying to board have been brought to the U.S. to face criminal charges, making their first appearance in court on Thursday. The defendants — Muhammad Pahlawan, Mohammad Mazhar, Ghufran Ullah and Izhar Muhammad — were taken into custody when a U.S. Navy ship intercepted their small boat in the Arabian Sea on Jan. 11.
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Feb 12, 2024 | 
balkanstimes.eu | Eleanor Watson
Secretary Austin to instrumentality to enactment Tuesday Defense Secretary Austin to instrumentality to enactment Tuesday aft hospitalization 04:25 After undergoing a aesculapian procedure, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has been released from the infirmary and resumed the responsibilities that helium had delegated to Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks, the Pentagon said Tuesday.
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Feb 11, 2024 | 
flipboard.com | Eleanor Watson
Edward Snowden Says He's Watching The Bitcoin Chart While Everyone Else Is Glued To The Super Bowl GameWhile fans around the world were glued to the spectacle of Super Bowl LVIII on Sunday, Edward Snowden, the former National Security Agency contractor, …
