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Military suicides fell in 2024 but long-term rate for active duty troops still rising, Pentagon says

The Pentagon says fewer American service members died by suicide in 2024

The Independent UK

A US warship is making a friendship visit to a Cambodian naval base upgraded with China's help

The USS Cincinnati has arrived at Cambodia’s Ream Naval Base, marking the first U.S. Navy warship docking there since its Chinese-funded renovation

The Independent UK

Hegseth's decision on Wounded Knee medals sparks outrage in Native American communities

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has dashed the hopes of Native American communities that long sought the removal of military honors for the soldiers involved in the Wounded Knee Massacre

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Hegseth says Wounded Knee massacre soldiers will keep Medals of Honor

Historical records say the US army killed about 250 Lakota Sioux people in the 1890 massacre in South Dakota

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Hegseth says Wounded Knee soldiers will keep their Medals of Honor

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has announced that he has decided that the 20 soldiers who received the Medal of Honor for the actions in 1890 at Wounded Knee will keep their awards

The Independent UK

US court nixes guilty plea for alleged 9/11 attacks mastermind

A civilian court of appeals says ex-Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin ‘had full legal authority’ to withdraw plea agreement.

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US appeals court throws out plea deal for alleged mastermind of 11 September terror attacks

Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, a close confidant of Osama bin Laden and widely regarded as the architect of the 9/11 attacks, was captured on 1 March, 2003 in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, and transferred to the infamous Guantanamo Bay detention facility.

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US Appeals Court Scraps 9/11 Mastermind's Plea Deal

A US appeals court on Friday scrapped 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed's plea agreement that would have taken the death penalty off the table and helped conclude the long-running legal saga surrounding his case.

International Business Times

Appeals court tosses 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed’s controversial plea deal

Khalid Sheikh Mohammed sought to avoid the death penalty under the plea deal which a court threw out on Friday

The Independent UK

Appeals court throws out plea deal for alleged mastermind of Sept. 11 attacks

A divided federal appeals court has thrown out an agreement that would have allowed accused Sept. 11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed to plead guilty in a deal that would have spared him the risk of execution for al-Qaida’s 2001 attacks

The Independent UK

DEI hysteria is a national security risk

White mediocrity has become a national security risk

Salon

How Pete Hegseth is pushing his beliefs on US agency: ‘nothing to prepare forces’

As defense secretary shifts focus to culture war, some fear he is neglecting ‘future of warfare’ for US military

The Guardian - US

Gitmo: Today, tomorrow — and forever?

A short history of the prison that Obama and Biden couldn't close — and Trump wants to fill with migrants

Salon

Trump strips travel reimbursement for troops seeking abortions and treatment

A new memo says the Defense Department will no longer reimburse service members

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Trump To Reinstate Military Members Dismissed For COVID Vaccine Refusal

President Trump to sign executive order reinstating military members discharged for refusing COVID-19 vaccine, fulfilling campaign promise.

The Conversation

Trump inherits the Guantánamo prison, complete with 4 ‘forever prisoners’

President Joe Biden’s record of handling the U.S. military prison at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, is decidedly mixed. He succeeded in reducing the detainee population he inherited by more than half, but he compounded problems in the military commissions that the Bush administration had invented in the wake of the 9/11…

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Austin, the first Black defense secretary, ends his term marred by Afghanistan but buoyed by Ukraine

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is bidding farewell to the forces and personnel he's led through a tumultuous term

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Biden urges troops to ‘remember your oath’ at Defense Department farewell ceremony

Biden urges service members to uphold pledge to ‘support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic’

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Defense Secretary's Secret Hospitalizations Raise National Security Concerns

Department of Defense OIG report criticizes Defense Secretary Austin's secretive hospitalizations, citing communication failures and national security risks.

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Pentagon Criticized For Lack Of Transparency In Austin's Hospitalization

Pentagon watchdog report reveals Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin's lack of transparency regarding his health issues.

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Pentagon IG Report: Secrecy Around Austin's Hospitalizations Risked National Security

Inspector General report reveals Secretary of Defense Austin's lack of transparency during hospitalizations, raising national security concerns.

The Independent UK

Hegseth's views on women in combat, infidelity and more — in his own words

Pete Hegseth will try to convince members of the Senate Armed Services Committee he should be the next secretary of defense

Al Jazeera

Guantanamo at 23: What’s next for the ‘lawless’ detention facility?

With 15 inmates remaining, advocates urge Biden to release more Gitmo detainees before he leaves office on January 20.

The Independent UK

Families of 9/11 victims’ two-decade wait for justice goes on as Biden blocks plea deal for accused mastermind

The highly-divisive plea deal has been blocked again

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Outgoing Defense Secretary Urges Ukraine To Continue Fighting Against Russia

Outgoing Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin supports Ukraine's fight against Russia, emphasizing casualties and aid.

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