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Pentagon Sends Additional Troops to Middle East

Pentagon sending thousands of more troops to the Middle East as Israel begins ground invasion of Lebanon

The Pentagon announced Monday that the US is sending thousands more troops to the Middle East as Israel initiates “ground raids” into Lebanon targeting Hezbollah terrorists. The “few thousand” additional forces will up the total number of US troops stationed at bases in Iraq, Syria, Jordan and other Middle Eastern countries to some 43,000.

The New York Times · 2d

Pentagon Sends Additional Troops to the Middle East

The additional forces, which one official placed at between 2,000 and 3,000, will bolster security for the 40,000 U.S. troops already in the region and help defend Israel, officials said.

WFAE · 3d

The Pentagon says it wants to prevent Iran from spreading the conflict in the Middle East

After Israel killed Hezbollah's leader, the U.S. says it wants to stop Iran from "exploiting the situation or expanding the conflict."

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Pentagon’s reversal of Gitmo plea deal reveals long shadow of torture and constitutional evasion

The agreement, as we understand it from sources who have seen it, provides that in return for a guilty plea, Khalid Sheikh ...

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Pentagon chief tells Israel that US is 'well-postured' against Iran

U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin spoke to his Israeli counterpart late on Tuesday, hours after Iran's missile attack on ...

Defense News on MSN7h

Pentagon taps commercial vendors for low-cost, throwaway drones

Officials at the Defense Innovation Unit plan to hold a live flyoff demonstration as soon as December to evaluate the ...

ZNetwork on MSN2dOpinion

The Pentagon Goes to School

The divestment campaigns launched last spring by students protesting Israel’s mass slaughter in Gaza brought the issue of the ...

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Pentagon extends deployment of San Diego-based aircraft carrier in Middle East

The Pentagon has extended the deployment of the San Diego-based aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln in the Middle East so ...

The Nation on MSN6h

The Remnants of War Are Killing People in Times of Peace

Instead, we ignored history and, as a result, among so many other horrific things, left our weaponry—explosives, small arms, ...

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Retired Pentagon military officer weighs in on Iran’s missile strikes

News spoke with a retired AIC professor who is also a retired Pentagon military officer, about what's next as the situation ...

Scientific American6d

What Really Happened at the Pentagon’s Once-Hidden UFO Office?

After a long hiatus of systematic U.S. government–affiliated investigations into UFOs, a Pentagon office quietly resumed such efforts in 2008. Called the Advanced Aerospace Weapon Systems ...

13dOpinion

Ukraine’s Lessons for the Pentagon

To excel with new tech, the U.S. must rethink its doctrine, training, procurement and more.

Regtechtimes on MSN4h

Pentagon Launches Defense Security Cooperation Service to Bolster Global Military Alliances

In a significant move to enhance America’s defense capabilities, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) officially ...

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