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U.S. military to test launch an ICBM Wednesday, notifies Russia

The U.S. military will test launch an intercontinental ballistic missile on Wednesday, the Pentagon said, adding it has notified Russia in advance.

Reuters

US agrees to sell $1.1bn in arms to Taiwan, angering China

China says it will ‘resolutely take legitimate and necessary counter-measures’

The Independent UK

US approves potential $1.1bn weapons sale to Taiwan

Potential sale of anti-ship and air-to-air missiles to Taiwan comes amid heightened tensions between US and China.

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U.S. angers China with potential $1.1 billion arms sale to Taiwan

The U.S. State Department has approved a potential $1.1 billion sale of military equipment to Taiwan, including 60 anti-ship missiles and 100 air-to-air missiles, with China threatening to take counter measures.

Reuters

Pentagon aims to speed arms sales to allies to better compete with China- WSJ

The Pentagon has launched a comprehensive push to accelerate sales of U.S. arms to foreign allies, to better compete with China and replenish arsenals of friendly nations that have given military gear to Ukraine, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday.

Reuters

White House vows to tackle sexual assault in military amid rise

Pentagon survey released this week finds reported sexual assault cases in US military increased by 13 percent in 2021.

Al Jazeera

Sexual assault spike spurs military to focus on prevention

Alarmed by a dramatic increase in reported sexual assaults in the military, defense leaders say they want beef up prevention

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Pentagon discloses a record rate of sexual assaults - Roll Call

Of all servicemembers, 8.4 percent of women and 1.5 percent of men said they had been assaulted or that someone had tried to assault them.

Roll Call

Reported sexual assaults across US military increase by 13%

Reports of sexual assaults across the U.S. military jumped by 13% last year, driven by significant increases in the Army and the Navy as bases began to move out of pandemic restrictions and public venues opened back up

The Independent UK

Editorial: Defense personnel should be covered by the 9/11 health program

The 9/11 hijackers and Osama bin Laden, all deservedly dead, planned a coordinated attack with multiple strikes, killing thousands. They made no distinction between victims at the World Trade Center or at the Pentagon or at the likely target of the Capitol, which was saved when heroic passengers brought down…

Tribune News Service

Veterans who worked as 9/11 first responders can’t access WTC health program due to technicality

NEW YORK — Nate Coward didn’t ask questions when his company of the Army’s 3rd Infantry Regiment was called on to recover and bury the Pentagon’s dead after a jetliner blew a massive hole in the military headquarters on Sept. 11, 2001.

Tribune News Service

Military has money, lacks people

It's no surprise that our deeply troubled nation, plagued by multiple health crises, can't find military recruits

Salon

September 11 victims not entitled to seize Afghan central bank assets, US judge says

A US judge recommends that victims of the September 11, 2001, attacks not be allowed to seize billions of dollars of assets belonging to Afghanistan's central bank to satisfy court judgements they obtained against the Taliban.

ABC News

Pentagon plan aims to help avoid civilian deaths in strikes

The Pentagon will set up a new center to help avoid civilian casualties in military operations around the world through better education and training and increased screening before strikes are launched

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The Independent UK

Pentagon announces overhaul to stop civilian deaths after criticism of botched drone strikes

US military has killed estimated 363,000 civilians since 2001

Reuters

U.S. State Dept approves potential sale of military helicopters to Australia

The U.S. State Department approved the potential sale of military helicopters and related equipment to Australia for an estimated cost of $1.95 billion, the Pentagon said, as Australia seeks to boost its military presence in the Indo-Pacific region.

Irish Mirror

Mary Lou McDonald warns public after AIB scam call as she tells them to 'get lost'

The Sinn Féin leader said the scammer had an Irish accent, and she told her “to get lost.”

Tribune News Service

War in Ukraine has countries lining up to buy Fort Worth-built F-35 fighter jets

FORT WORTH, Texas — As F-35 joint strike fighters move from station to station along Lockheed Martin’s Fort Worth production line, screens display information that includes the jet’s overall sequence number, the military base where it’s headed and the country that ordered it.

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France 24

US says airstrikes in eastern Syria were a message to Iran

U.S. military airstrikes in eastern Syria were to send a message to Iran and Tehran-backed militias that targeted American troops this month and several other times over the past year, the Pentagon said Wednesday.

Tribune News Service

Biden’s $2.98 billion weapons package for Ukraine is aimed at the long term

WASHINGTON — A $2.98 billion package of arms for Ukraine announced Wednesday by President Joe Biden sends a signal of future support for the nation, with some of the key weapons yet to be put under contract and produced.

Reuters

Pentagon says it's aware of reports on new 'exchange of fire' in Syria

A senior Pentagon official said on Wednesday he was aware of reports of a new "exchange of fire" in Syria, a day after the U.S. military announced a series of air strikes in the country against facilities used by Iran-aligned militia.

The Independent UK

Pentagon rejects DC request for National Guard migrant help

The Pentagon has once again denied a request from the District of Columbia seeking National Guard assistance in dealing with thousands of migrants being bused to the city from Texas and Arizona

Inverse

NASA needs a few more months to find UFO study committee members

The truth is out there, and NASA will do science to it – once it finally puts together a committee.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Editorial: When it came to banana republic behavior, Trump wrote the book

A new book about former President Donald Trump’s relationship with the Pentagon’s top military commanders offers a vivid glimpse into the way he misconstrued the military as just another asset in his political inventory, a tool to be used for whatever personal objective he sought. And he actually wondered out…

Axios

Flying taxis get a big boost from military money

Joby, Boom Supersonic and others are landing big Pentagon contracts

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