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Few modern, professional militaries have contended with what Israel does, Pentagon says

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Sabrina Singh, the deputy Pentagon press secretary, was asked at a Monday briefing about an Israeli operation at Shifa Hospital in Gaza City. “They claimed they went after militants. Other organizations on the ground saying...

Pentagon identifies deceased reserve soldier tied to Jerusalem embassy

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The U.S. Department of Defense identified Lt. Col. Orlando Bandeira, 54, of Tampa, Fla., as the U.S. employee connected to the U.S. embassy in Jerusalem, who was found dead in his apartment on March 4. Bandeira was...
U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin during a joint statement on Oct. 13, 2023 at the Kirya in Tel Aviv with Yoav Galant, the Israeli minister of defense. Credit: Miriam Alster/Flash90.

U.S. defense secretary: No ‘all out-conflict’ between Israel, Hezbollah

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U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin addressed the media on Thursday in his first press conference following his initially undisclosed medical incapacitation earlier this month. Alternating between questions about his personal health and the widening crisis in...
The aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) (IKE), Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Philippine Sea (CG 58), guided-missile destroyer USS Gravely (DDG 107), guided-missile destroyer USS Stethem (DDG 63), and French Navy destroyer FS Languedoc (D 653) transit the Strait of Hormuz along with air support from a French Navy E-2C Hawkeye and Air Force Rafale strike aircraft, Nov. 26. IKECSG is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations to help ensure maritime security and stability In the Middle East region. (U.S. Navy photo by Information Technician Second Class Ruskin Naval)

Austin ordered strike on Houthis from hospital, White House says

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U.S. President Joe Biden convened his national security team on Jan. 9, following one of the largest Houthi attacks in the Red Sea, during which U.S. and UK forces shot down nearly 20 drones...
F-16 aerial refueling while flying with missiles. Credit: Aditya0635/Shutterstock.

House passes annual defense bill with key Israel provisions

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The U.S. House of Representatives passed the National Defense Authorization Act on Thursday for fiscal year 2024. The NDAA includes several provisions designed to support Israel and counter Iran. The annual defense spending bill passed...
Colin Kahl in 2012. Credit: Ralph Alswang/Flickr.

A profession where results don’t matter

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Should we really care whether Colin Kahl becomes undersecretary of defense for policy? Some friends of Israel think that defeating his nomination for the third-ranking civilian post in the Pentagon matters a great deal...
Former U.S. Army Gen. Lloyd Austin. Source: Screenshot.

Senate confirms Lloyd Austin as US secretary of defense, Haines to intelligence

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The U.S. Senate confirmed Lloyd Austin on Friday as U.S. secretary of defense. Austin, a general who retired in 2016 and needed a congressional waiver due to a law that requires retired military personnel to...
Dana Stroul. Source: Screenshot.

Biden picks Dana Stroul to lead Pentagon’s Mideast desk

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U.S. President Joe Biden has picked Dana Stroul to lead the Pentagon’s Middle East desk, reported Al-Monitor. Stroul, currently a fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, was a senior official on the U.S. Senate...
The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier “USS Abraham Lincoln” transits the Suez Canal in Egypt on its way to the Persian Gulf, May 10, 2019. Credit: U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Dan Snow/Released.

Pentagon changes course, keeps US aircraft in Mideast amid Iranian threat

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Reversing course, Acting U.S. Defense Secretary Christopher Miller has ordered a U.S. aircraft carrier to remain in the Middle East due to Iranian threats against U.S. President Donald Trump and other U.S. government officials. In...

Biden to nominate four-star retired Gen. Lloyd Austin as defense secretary

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U.S. President-elect Joe Biden announced on Tuesday that he will nominate retired four-star U.S. Army Gen. Lloyd Austin as his secretary of defense. If confirmed, Austin, 67, would be the first African-American to lead the...