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Army major on trial for rape charges involving more than a dozen women
Maj. Jonathan Batt is accused of a variety of sexual and aggravated assaults on women in Arlington, Virginia, and Washington, D.C., between 2019 and 2023.
By Todd South
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
Sexual assault reports doubled at West Point
Other military academies saw slight increases in reports of sexual assault.
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press
Pentagon says Trump ordered Washington military parade
President Donald Trump has asked the Pentagon to plan a grand parade of the U.S. armed forces in Washington this year to celebrate military strength, officials said Tuesday.
By Robert Burns, The Associated Press
Doubts rise over effectiveness of bombing Afghan drug labs
A government watchdog agency is questioning the Defense Department’s drug lab bombing campaign against the Taliban financial network this winter.
By Kyle Rempfer