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Military sexual assault rate higher than DOD estimates, report finds
During the war in Afghanistan, 24% of active duty women and 1.9% of active duty men experienced sexual assault, the report found.
Mattis signals military shift in Syria to reflect ISIS defeat
The U.S. military is shifting its stance in Syria, Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said Friday, as the program to arm the Kurdish opposition comes to a close and is replaced by increased support to local police and security forces.
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press
Senator: It's time for US military families to leave South Korea
Sen. Lindsey Graham said Sunday that he believes it’s time to start moving the families of American military personnel out of South Korea as North Korea pushes the U.S. closer to a military conflict.
Air Force Academy’s sexual assault prevention office blasted for ‘derelict’ management
A scathing report on misconduct and mismanagement in the Air Force Academy’s troubled sexual assault prevention and response office blasted its former director as “derelict in the performance of [her] duties.”
Pentagon decides against ban on use of certain cluster bombs
The U.S. military considers them a legitimate and important weapon, although critics say they kill indiscriminately and pose hazards to civilians.
By Robert Burns, The Associated Press
Pentagon: 801 civilians killed in coalition airstrikes against ISIS
At least 801 civilians have been killed by U.S.-led coalition airstrikes against the Islamic State group in Iraq and Syria, according to a Pentagon report released Thursday.
Report: Franken groped Army veteran during USO tour
This is the fifth woman in two weeks to accuse Franken of sexual misconduct.
Syrian Kurdish official to US: Don't turn your back on us
A senior Syrian Kurdish official said Washington would undermine the campaign against Islamic State militants and Americans would lose their place in the region’s fight against terrorism if they “turn their back” on their only ally in Syria — the Kurds.
US lawmaker’s government waste report rips military ‘fumbles’
The U.S. Defense Department made a handful of the wasteful government blunders targeted by Sen. Jim Lankford’s latest “Federal Fumbles” report.
By Joe Gould