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January 26, 2021

Pentagon

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Pentagon set to begin COVID-19 vaccinations on small scale

December 10, 2020 Robert Burns, Associated Press

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Pentagon’s initial allotment of coronavirus vaccine will be administered at 16 defense sites in the United States and abroad, with health care workers, emergency service personnel and residents of military retirement […]

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Acting Pentagon chief cites risks during troop reductions

November 18, 2020 Robert Burns, Associated Press

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The coming period of U.S. troop withdrawals from Afghanistan and Iraq is “fraught with risk,” but the military will not hesitate to strike back if extremists attempt to undermine the transition to […]

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Pentagon says it shot down unarmed missile in sea-based test

November 17, 2020 The Associated Press

WASHINGTON, D.C. — In a first for the Pentagon’s push to develop defenses against intercontinental-range ballistic missiles capable of striking the United States, a missile interceptor launched from a U.S. Navy ship at sea hit […]

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Military’s top cyber official defends more aggressive stance

August 27, 2020 Eric Tucker, Associated Press

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. military’s top cyber official is defending the government’s shift toward a more aggressive strategy in cyberspace, saying the mission has evolved over the last decade to become more proactive and […]

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US defense chief Esper to visit Palau, Guam and Hawaii

August 22, 2020 The Associated Press

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Defense Secretary Mark Esper will travel to the tiny North Pacific island nation of Palau next week, as well as to Hawaii and the U.S. territory of Guam, the Pentagon said. It […]

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US to bring 6,400 troops home from Germany, move 5,600 more

July 29, 2020 Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press

WASHINGTON,  D.C. — Spurred on by President Donald Trump’s demand to pull troops out of Germany, the U.S. will bring about 6,400 forces home and shift about 5,600 to other countries in Europe, U.S. defense […]

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Esper order aims to expand diversity within military

July 17, 2020 Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Defense Secretary Mark Esper took steps to expand diversity within the military and reduce prejudice, but he skirted several major decisions, including whether to ban the Confederate flag at defense installations. In […]

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Tony Tata tapped to take over Pentagon post

April 24, 2020 North State Journal Staff

RALEIGH – A retired general who served in two high-profile posts in North Carolina was chosen by President Donald Trump to a high-ranking position within the Pentagon. Tony Tata, who served as Wake County Schools […]

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Pentagon: $10B cloud contract that snubbed Amazon was legal

April 16, 2020 Robert Burns, Associated Press

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Pentagon’s process for awarding a highly lucrative cloud computing contract to Microsoft instead of Amazon was in line with legal and government purchasing standards, a government watchdog agency said Wednesday. The […]

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Military works to improve conditions for quarantined troops

March 20, 2020 Lolita Baldor, Associated Press

WASHINGTON, D.C. — It wasn’t the welcome home that U.S. soldiers expected when they returned from war zones in the Middle East in the past week. When their planes landed at Fort Bliss, Texas, they […]

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