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House passes defense bill mostly along party lines with culture war measures attached

What's normally a bipartisan piece of legislation has turned into a culture war battleground.

WEKU

HASC hold on DOD reprogramming draws ire of Colorado Dems - Roll Call

The dispute between Colorado and Alabama over where to put U.S. Space Command's headquarters has ensnared DOD reprogramming requests.

Roll Call

US drone strike kills IS group leader in Syria, says defence department

A U.S. drone strike killed an Islamic State group leader in Syria hours after the same MQ-9 Reaper drones were harassed by Russian military jets over the western part of the country, according to the Defense Department.

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US drone strike kills Islamic State group leader in Syria, Defense Department says

The Defense Department says a U.S. drone strike has killed an Islamic State group leader in Syria

The Independent UK

Why the US is willing to send Ukraine cluster munitions now

The Biden administration has agreed to provide controversial cluster munitions to Ukraine that it says could help its forces penetrate Russia's defensive lines, but that many nations have pledged not to use again due to risks to civilians

The Independent UK

Defense industry dollars flowed to a Democratic senator after he gained a key role on spending

Montana Democratic Sen. Jon Tester is looking to win reelection in a race that could decide control of the Senate

The Independent UK

Alabama senator says Space Command prefers Huntsville for HQ, but command has no comment

Alabama Republican Sen. Tommy Tuberville says the top general in charge of U.S. Space Command told him during a meeting Wednesday that Huntsville, not Colorado Springs, Colorado, is the preferred location for its new headquarters

The Independent UK

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Hawks worry about defense caps in debt limit deal - Roll Call

The debt limit deal would cap defense spending despite defense hawks in Congress calling for big increases to the Pentagon's budget.

Roll Call

Hill-favored projects called defense budget’s ‘black hole’

WASHINGTON -- Congress directed the Pentagon to spend $12.2 billion in the current fiscal year on nearly 1,000 different “program increases” in the Defense spending bill’s research account alone, projects pushed by lawmakers that the Defense Department did not publicly request, according to a previously unpublicized database.

Tribune News Service

Hill-favored projects called defense budget's 'black hole' - Roll Call

Member-driven increases to research projects within the Pentagon's budget have surged, with little scrutiny.

Roll Call

Pentagon withholding evidence in Russia war crimes case: Senators

Defence chief grilled on not cooperating with International Criminal Court prosecution, cites wariness of ‘reciprocity’.

Al Jazeera

US senators accuse Pentagon of hindering war crimes prosecution of Russia

Lawmakers accused the Pentagon on Thursday of effectively undermining war crimes prosecution of Russia by blocking the sharing of U.S. military intelligence with the International Criminal Court at the Hague.

Reuters

The balloon that flew over Hawaii? US says it's not China's

The Defense Department and the Federal Aviation Administration have been tracking a balloon that was flying off the coast of Hawaii last week

The Independent UK

Pentagon sounds alarm over Biden plan for offshore wind sites

The Pentagon is sounding alarms over Biden administration plans to advance offshore wind projects along the central Atlantic U.S. coast, warning that almost all of the new terrain eyed for development conflicts with military operations.

Tribune News Service

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The Independent UK

Online gaming chats have long been spy risk for US military

Step into a U.S. military recreation hall at a base almost anywhere in the world and you’re bound to see young troops immersed in the world of online games

WEKU

Chelsea Manning had to fight to transition in prison. She wants better for others

Manning first came to public scrutiny and was incarcerated for leaking classified information. She aims to use that attention to shed light on the struggles trans people face in U.S. prisons.

The Independent UK

Pentagon reviewing whether Ukraine war documents were leaked

The Defense Department is reviewing a handful of documents that were released on several social media sites and appear to detail U.S. and NATO aid to Ukraine, but may have been altered or used as part of a misinformation campaign

Tribune News Service

Push is on to boost troops’ housing allowance

WASHINGTON — Democrats in both chambers have been angling for several years to give military families more money to cover housing costs, and they are at it again — this time with some influential GOP support.

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Push is on to boost troops’ housing allowance - Roll Call

Congress pushes the Defense Department to cover all of its Basic Allowance for Housing to put less financial strain on troops.

The Independent UK

Lawsuit seeks records of toxic exposures at Uzbek air base

Veterans’ advocacy groups have sued the U.S. Department of Defense seeking records of toxic conditions at an air base in Uzbekistan blamed for causing cancer and other illnesses among American troops who served there in support of the war in Afghanistan

Roll Call

Pentagon comes out against law requiring military wish lists - Roll Call

The Defense Department says it backs ending “unfunded priorities lists” — annual requests for spending above the president's budget requests.

Bangkok Post

An anxious Asia arms for a war it hopes to prevent

TINIAN, Northern Mariana Islands: The tiny island of Tinian was the launch point for U.S. planes carrying atomic bombs to Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945. Now a new runway is being carved from the jungle, just south of World War II ruins.

WEKU

In military academies, 1 in 5 female students said they experienced sexual assault

An anonymous survey conducted by the Defense Department showed that despite prevention efforts, cases of sexual assault and harassment are growing among men and women in military academies.

The Independent UK

US government is trying to give ferrets Havana Syndrome to figure out what mystery illness is

Former intelligence official says research being conducted means Defence Department has ‘extremely solid science’

USAFacts

How much aid does the US give to Israel?

Israel has received more foreign aid from the US than any other country since WWII.

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