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The United States should issue letters of marque to fight Chinese aggression at sea. 1 soryang Apr 2020 Apr 2020 1 1192
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USS Roosevelt Fiasco 2 soryang Apr 2020 Apr 2020 22 1978
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Trump's purge is about to get much worse. Schiff just sent up a flare. 1 Eugene Apr 2020 Apr 2020 6 1354
Acting Navy secretary apologizes for calling ousted aircraft carrier captain 'stupid' in address to 5 Eugene Apr 2020 Apr 2020 0 1399
Russian Imperial Movement: US designates Russian white supremacists as foreign terrorist group 2 Eugene Apr 2020 Apr 2020 2 1214
Guatemala asks US to limit deportees on planes 0 Eugene Apr 2020 Apr 2020 0 984
Acting Navy chief fired Crozier for 'panicking' -- and before Trump could intervene 4 Eugene Apr 2020 Apr 2020 7 1945
Navy probe to decide future of fired U.S. carrier commander 1 Eugene Apr 2020 Apr 2020 3 1159
FEMA, Racing to Provide Virus Relief, Is Running Short on Front-Line Staff 1 Eugene Apr 2020 Apr 2020 4 1222
Iran hits back after Trump claims it is planning Iraq attacks 1 Eugene Apr 2020 Apr 2020 2 1130
Exclusive: The Military Knew Years Ago That a Coronavirus Was Coming 4 soryang Apr 2020 Apr 2020 4 1345
U.S. Navy relieves commander of coronavirus-hit aircraft carrier 5 Eugene Apr 2020 Apr 2020 4 1340
US sends warships to Caribbean to stop illegal drugs 0 Eugene Apr 2020 Apr 2020 0 1041
Georgia man pleads guilty to plotting rocket attack on White House 2 Eugene Apr 2020 Apr 2020 2 1295
'Zero accountability': US accused of failure to report civilian deaths in Africa 1 Eugene Apr 2020 Apr 2020 8 1218
Former US Federal Judge Kevin Thomas Duffy Dies From Coronavirus 1 Eugene Apr 2020 Apr 2020 2 1220
USFK begins indefinite furloughs for Korean employees over stalled cost-sharing talks 1 soryang Apr 2020 Apr 2020 0 1003
RIMPAC still on, other military exercises canceled 0 soryang Apr 2020 Apr 2020 0 894
Troops say the US military is not taking COVID-19 seriously 1 Eugene Mar 2020 Mar 2020 2 1450
A second aircraft carrier is reportedly facing a COVID-19 outbreak 5 soryang Mar 2020 Mar 2020 5 1831
American soldier found dead in South Korea, the second in two days 2 soryang Mar 2020 Mar 2020 9 1914
The GAO told the government in 2015 to develop a plan to protect the aviation system against an outb 1 Eugene Mar 2020 Mar 2020 1 1273
UK cooperation with US over two alleged Isis killers ruled unlawful 1 Eugene Mar 2020 Mar 2020 0 1029
EXCLUSIVE: INSIDE THE MILITARY'S TOP SECRET PLANS IF CORONAVIRUS CRIPPLES THE GOVERNMENT 14 soryang Mar 2020 Mar 2020 13 3392
An investigator in the Pentagon's watchdog office blew the whistle. He later committed suicide.. 5 LessAspin Mar 2020 Mar 2020 5 2524
Hospital Ships, Other DOD Assets Prepare for Coronavirus Response 1 nitpicker Mar 2020 Mar 2020 0 1174
DHS inspector general's office nearly dormant under Trump as reports and audits plummet 0 Eugene Mar 2020 Mar 2020 3 1195

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Navy shutters Naval Base San Diego schoolhouse amid coronavirus cluster 0 nitpicker Mar 2020 Mar 2020 0 1102
U.S. asks travelers for patience amid chaos, long lines at airports 1 Eugene Mar 2020 Mar 2020 0 1165
Trump disbanded NSC pandemic unit that experts had praised 1 Eugene Mar 2020 Mar 2020 1 1147
U.S. counters Iraq's condemnation of airstrikes on Iran-backed militia facilities 0 Eugene Mar 2020 Mar 2020 0 947
National security surveillance authorities to expire after Senate negotiations collapse 1 Eugene Mar 2020 Mar 2020 0 1201
Afghanistan electoral crisis delays naming of negotiating team: U.S. 0 Eugene Mar 2020 Mar 2020 1 1047
Kosovo fears U.S. may pull troops out over Serbia tariff dispute 0 Eugene Mar 2020 Mar 2020 0 950
Retired captain brings Navy's worst sub disaster back to the surface 0 soryang Mar 2020 Mar 2020 5 1346
Guest Access for Navy Recruit, Officer Training Graduations Temporarily Suspended 0 nitpicker Mar 2020 Mar 2020 1 1055
USFK service member confirmed with coronavirus 1 soryang Feb 2020 Mar 2020 5 1247
North Korea fires projectiles into sea for second week running 0 Eugene Mar 2020 Mar 2020 3 983
Al-Shabab's Bashir Mohamed Qorgab 'killed in air strike in Somalia' 0 Eugene Mar 2020 Mar 2020 0 1039
Family separations at US border plagued by problems, watchdog finds 0 Eugene Mar 2020 Mar 2020 2 968
AMD to partner on world's fastest supercomputer 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2020 Mar 2020 1 1013
Court blocks 'Remain in Mexico' policy on part of US border 0 Eugene Mar 2020 Mar 2020 1 986
Secret Service protection for Democratic Candidates 0 LessAspin Mar 2020 Mar 2020 2 1258
First Woman Set to Pass Special Forces Training and Join Green Berets 1 Eugene Feb 2020 Mar 2020 3 1086
Navy is overhauling education system as US advantages erode 2 Eugene Mar 2020 Mar 2020 2 1241
North Korea fires two unidentified projectiles, South Korea says 0 soryang Mar 2020 Mar 2020 0 948
Wife and baby of US soldier who has coronavirus moved to isolation unit 2 soryang Feb 2020 Feb 2020 4 1297
Court halts Trump 'Remain in Mexico' asylum policy, then suspends its own order 0 Eugene Feb 2020 Feb 2020 1 1087
U.S. judge mulls holding Russian firm linked to election meddling in contempt 0 Eugene Feb 2020 Feb 2020 6 1101
US and South Korea may scale back joint military exercises over coronavirus fears 6 nitpicker Feb 2020 Feb 2020 3 1213
Trump's DHS head has a brutal exchange on coronavirus -- courtesy of a GOP senator 0 Eugene Feb 2020 Feb 2020 1 1136
A Member of Trump's Coronavirus Task Force (Cuccinelli) Can't Figure Out a Website 1 Eugene Feb 2020 Feb 2020 19 1341
Richard Grenell's paid consulting included work for U.S. nonprofit funded mostly by Hungary 1 Eugene Feb 2020 Feb 2020 0 976
NSC aide, Kash Patel, who worked to discredit Russia probe moves to senior ODNI post 2 Eugene Feb 2020 Feb 2020 3 1170
'All traitors must die': Feds charge man for threatening whistleblower attorney 0 Eugene Feb 2020 Feb 2020 2 1388
Kidnappers prey with 'total impunity' on migrants waiting for hearings in Mexico 3 Eugene Feb 2020 Feb 2020 1 1037
Trump blasts proposed restrictions on selling U.S. jet parts to China 3 Eugene Feb 2020 Feb 2020 2 1214

National Security & Defense Continued...

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Trump budget zeroes out funding for Stars and Stripes, the military's newspaper 6 Eugene Feb 2020 Feb 2020 12 1638
Compromised encryption machines gave CIA window into major human rights abuses in South America 0 Eugene Feb 2020 Feb 2020 4 1215
Eric Trump said the Secret Service stays free at family properties. Doesn't look like it. 1 Eugene Feb 2020 Feb 2020 4 1220
The new W76-2 low-yield Trident submarine warhead and North Korea? 1 soryang Feb 2020 Feb 2020 3 1891
No discussions on possible location shift of THAAD launchers in S. Korea 0 soryang Feb 2020 Feb 2020 1 939
Trump Stumbles Into The Nuclear 'Missile Gap' 2 soryang Feb 2020 Feb 2020 0 1238
Trump says US military may discipline dismissed security official Vindman 2 Eugene Feb 2020 Feb 2020 1 1113
More Than 3 Dozen Military Hospitals to Stop Treating Retirees, Families, Memo Shows 9 nitpicker Feb 2020 Feb 2020 11 2745
Navy Proposes Big Budget Cuts; Rep. Courtney Says It's DOA 1 nitpicker Feb 2020 Feb 2020 1 1119
In tweets, Trump defends ouster of 'insubordinate' NSC aide Vindman 2 Eugene Feb 2020 Feb 2020 1 1198
Qassim al-Rimi: US forces killed al-Qaida leader in Yemen, Trump confirms 1 Eugene Feb 2020 Feb 2020 1 1133
Interview: Trump's nuclear insecurities and other secrets from the author of "The Bomb" 0 soryang Feb 2020 Feb 2020 1 1200
First 2020 Minuteman III Test Launches As New START Countdown Begins 0 soryang Feb 2020 Feb 2020 0 1015
Pentagon watchdog raises concerns over Navy warship readiness 1 nitpicker Feb 2020 Feb 2020 3 1098
Ex-Obama official exits Israeli spyware firm amid press freedom row 0 Eugene Feb 2020 Feb 2020 2 1137
Judge refuses to vacate Somali pirate's sentence 0 Eugene Feb 2020 Feb 2020 1 1156
Jeff Bezos met FBI investigators in 2019 over alleged Saudi hack 1 Eugene Jan 2020 Jan 2020 0 1159
Trump to reportedly allow use of landmines, reversing Obama-era policy 2 Eugene Jan 2020 Jan 2020 0 1177
Deployment of new US nuclear warhead on submarine a dangerous step, critics say 2 Eugene Jan 2020 Jan 2020 4 1298
Iran missile strike: 50 US troops now diagnosed with brain injuries 3 Eugene Jan 2020 Jan 2020 5 1564
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