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In reversal, Pentagon keeps women’s advisory group, adds four more
A 75-year-old committee advocating for women in the military will be revived as part of a phased return of 39 DOD groups put on pause earlier this year.
By Hope Hodge Seck
DoD IG: Too soon to tell if Trump’s South Asia strategy will break the Taliban
The Pentagon made key changes to its military strategy in Afghanistan during 2017, but its effects are yet to be felt, according to the Department of Defense Inspector General.
By Kyle Rempfer
US says detainee studied in Louisiana, became ISIS fighter
He was an unruly college student in Louisiana where he mixed booze and gambling with classes on electrical engineering. A decade later, he was guarding an Islamic State oil field in Syria and storing bomb-making files and military handbooks on thumb drives.
Pentagon 2019 budget: Here's what the military wants to buy
President Donald Trump’s fiscal 2019 budget request includes planes, ships, trucks and many, many bombs.
By Tara Copp, AP
Budget boost in hand, Pentagon skips cost-saving base closure request
The Pentagon is taking a break from BRAC.
By Joe Gould
Pentagon unveils $686 billion military budget for FY19
President Trump’s fiscal 2019 budget is requesting $686.1 billion in military funding, with a focus on great power competition with Russia and China.
A Pentagon budget like none before: $700 billion
It’s the biggest budget the Pentagon has ever seen: $700 billion. That’s far more in defense spending than America’s two nearest competitors, China and Russia, and will mean the military can foot the bill for thousands more troops, more training, more ships and a lot else.
By Robert Burns, The Associated Press
Syrian forces capture 2 members of Islamic State 'Beatles'
The American-backed Syrian Democratic Forces captured two notorious British members of an Islamic State insurgent cell commonly dubbed “The Beatles” and known for beheading hostages, U.S. military officials said Thursday.
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press
For US in Syria, end game gets murkier as ISIS shrinks
The closer the U.S. gets to its original goal in Syria of defeating the Islamic State group, the murkier its end game. New layers of complexity are descending on a shifting battlefield, as demonstrated by a deadly barrage of American air and artillery strikes on a shadowy attacker.
By Robert Burns, The Associated Press
Military bullies beware — new policy means marks on records
Military members who harass or bully people on the job or online can now be certain of a permanent mark on their service record, according to a new Pentagon policy on harassment.
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press
New Pentagon rule bans ‘offensive jokes’ and harassing behavior
Defense Secretary Jim Mattis, known for his own use of colorful language to inspire the troops, said a new Pentagon policy targeting offensive language and behavior should not be interpreted as a draconian end to military camaraderie.
By Tara Copp, AP