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US scrambles to trace source of highly classified intel leak

Classified documents that appeared online, with details ranging from Ukraine's air defenses to Israel's Mossad spy agency, have U.S. officials scrambling to identify the leak's source, with some experts saying it could be an American.

Reuters

U.S. and militias linked to Iran trade airstrikes in Syria, Pentagon says

A group believed to be linked to Iran fired a drone that killed one U.S. contractor and injured six others, the Pentagon said. The U.S. retaliated, and also faced a second attack on Friday.

WEKU

US strikes Iran-backed facilities in Syria after drone kills American

The U.S. military carried out multiple air strikes in Syria on Thursday night against Iran-aligned groups that it blamed for a drone attack that killed an American contractor, wounded another and also hurt five U.S. troops, the Pentagon said.

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The U.S. military releases footage of Black Sea drone crash with Russian jet

The 42-second video comes two days after the Pentagon accused a Russian aircraft of colliding with an uncrewed MQ-9 Reaper drone. The Kremlin has denied that it intentionally downed the vehicle.

WEKU

Pentagon chief speaks to Russian counterpart after drone incident

Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin says US ‘will continue to fly and to operate wherever international law allows’.

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Pentagon Chief Pledges Continued US Troop Presence in Iraq as 20-Year Anniversary of Invasion Nears

US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, making an unannounced trip to Iraq on Tuesday nearly 20 years after the US-led invasion that toppled Saddam Hussein, said Washington was committed to keeping its military presence in the country The 2003 invasion led to the deaths of tens of thousands of Iraqi civilians…

Asharq Al-Awsat

9/11 heroes still fight for health care

Funding for 9/11 health program is set to run out of funding without congressional action

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North Korea Fires More Missiles after US-South Korea Nuclear Drill

North Korea said Friday it had fired cruise missiles and claimed that ramped-up US-South Korean military drills "can be regarded as a declaration of war". It came after the two allies conducted a tabletop exercise at the Pentagon focused on responses to a nuclear attack by Pyongyang, said AFP. North…

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S. Korea, US to hold simulated drill on North use of nukes

South Korea and United States militaries will hold a tabletop exercise at the Pentagon next week to hone their joint response to a potential use of nuclear weapons by North Korea

The Independent UK

US military shoots down fourth flying object after Great Lakes airspace closure

A US fighter jet shot down an “unidentified object” over Lake Huron on Sunday on orders from President Joe Biden. It was the fourth such downing in eight days and the latest military strike in an extraordinary chain of events over US airspace that Pentagon officials believe has no peacetime…

France 24

US Defense Secretary to Head to Tel Aviv, Ramallah to Help Ease Tensions

The Pentagon announced that Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is set to visit Tel Aviv and Ramallah in February to continue efforts to ease tensions between the Palestinians and Israelis. He will meet with Palestinian and Israeli officials to discuss joint security challenges and tensions, sources said. Sources in Tel Aviv…

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U.S. conducting analysis to ensure it has enough munitions stockpile- U.S. general

The United States military is studying the rate of munitions used in Russia's war in Ukraine to ensure that the Pentagon is accurately calculating the weapons it would need in case of any future conflicts or operations, the top U.S. general said on Tuesday.

Reuters

U.S. to increase rotational military presence in Australia, invite Japan

The United States will increase the rotational presence of air, land and sea forces in Australia, including bomber aircraft and fighter jets, U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said on Tuesday, amid shared concerns about China.

Reuters

Pentagon chief warns Turkey against new military operation in Syria

U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Wednesday told his Turkish counterpart of his "strong opposition" to a new Turkish military operation in Syria and voiced concern over the escalating situation in the county, the Pentagon said.

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NASAMS air defense system have 100% success rate in Ukraine - Pentagon chief

U.S.-provided NASAMS air defense systems have had a 100% success rate in Ukraine intercepting Russian missiles, U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said on Wednesday, as NATO said an errant Ukrainian air defense interceptor was likely the cause of an explosion in Poland on Tuesday.

Reuters

South Korea not considering redeploying tactical nuclear weapons - defense minister

South Korean Defense Minister Lee Jong-sup said on Thursday that he did not believe tactical nuclear weapons were for now needed to deter North Korea following its latest test of an intercontinental ballistic missile.

Reuters

Ukraine capable of retaking Kherson from Russia -Pentagon chief

Ukrainian forces can retake the strategic southern city of Kherson from Russian troops, U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said on Thursday, in what would be a major defeat for Russia in its invasion of its neighbor.

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Ash Carter, the U.S. defense secretary who opened combat jobs to women, dies at 68

In December 2015, after three years of study and debate, Carter ordered the military to open all jobs to women. He also ended the Pentagon's ban on transgender people serving in the military.

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Pentagon Declines to Offer Details on US-Russia Defense Call

The Pentagon on Friday declined to offer specifics about the first call since May between US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and his Russian counterpart beyond saying that Austin emphasized a need for lines of communication amid the war in Ukraine. A Pentagon spokesperson told a televised news briefing that Austin…

Irish Mirror

Man who checked terrorists in on 9/11 flight speaks of guilt years on and bombers 'odd' actions in queue

Vaughn Allex unknowingly checked in two terrorists who later hijacked the flight and crashed it into the Pentagon - killing everyone on board

ABC News

Joe Biden recalls US unity, vows vigilance on 21st anniversary of September 11 attacks

US President Joe Biden invokes the memory of America's united response to the 2001 attacks by Al Qaeda and vows to "never give up" in the face of terrorist threats in a solemn commemoration at the Pentagon.

Evening Standard

US President Joe Biden honors 9/11 victims at Pentagon ceremony on 21st anniversary of attacks

US President Joe Biden has invoked national unity after 9/11 as he commemorated victims in a wreath-laying ceremony on the 21st anniversary of the attacks.

Axios

Biden stresses the importance of democracy in 9/11 anniversary speech

"What was threatened, we fortified. What was attacked, the indomitable spirit, has never, ever wavered."

The Independent UK

Biden quotes Queen Elizabeth in speech commemorating 9/11 anniversary

‘Twenty one years, and we still kept our promise to never forget,’ Mr Biden says at 9/11 commemoration

Asharq Al-Awsat

Jill Biden Shares Memories of Sept. 11 as Wife, Sister, More

When Jill Biden realized that terrorists had attacked America on Sept. 11, 2001, her husband, Joe, wasn't the only loved one whose safety she worried about. Biden recalled being “scared to death” that her sister Bonny Jacobs, a United Airlines flight attendant, was on one of the four hijacked airplanes…

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