Pentagon News
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According to the Associated Press, the Pentagon has spent up to $1.1 billion in military operations directed against the Islamic State both in Iraq and Syria since operations began back in the middle of June.
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The Rumsfeld-era Pentagon concealed the discovery of old but dangerous chemical weapons stockpiled by former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein's forces, even after US troops were repeatedly exposed to and sickened by the deadly nerve and blister agents.
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The Pentagon has issued warnings that with recent cuts it is facing a money crunch made much worse by the new missions in Iraq and Syria.
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Dozens of prototypes of the newest and most-expensive US weapon ever built, the F-35 fighter jet, were grounded Tuesday after a still-unexplained engine fire in Florida, the Pentagon said.
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A newly finalized U.S. Department of Defense rule that reduces the risk of counterfeit semiconductor products being used by the U.S. military has been issued. The measures aim to control the procurement of semiconductors and other electronic parts.
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Don't worry, zombies haven't invaded the Earth — yet — but should they ever become a problem, the Pentagon in the U.S. has a plan to deal with them.
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In further evidence that Russian sanctions will cause problems for US companies a judge issued an injunction against the US Defense Department and a joint venture of two major US defense contractors.
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The proposed budget cuts by the Secretary of Defense are nothing more than a red herring from an administration with out of control spending habits, desperate to make the Affordable Care Act work, and a habit of targeting the military.
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The U.S. Defense Department intends to ask Congress for $4.5 billion in extra funding for missile defense systems over the next five years as part of its 2015 budget requests.
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The Afghan government order to release 37 of 88 detainees who the US says are national security threats has been condemned by the Pentagon Monday.
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The Pentagon has changed its drone strike guidelines in subtle ways that appear designed to minimize expectations with respect to limiting collateral damage and predicting the effects of drone strikes according to a recent report by Public Intelligence.
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Just a few hours before the US government partial shutdown, the Pentagon managed to deposit about $5 billion in cash into various military contractors' accounts to make purchases before expenditures were cut off.
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Like Pearl Harbor, it's a day that will live in infamy. Thousands were lost and countless families never even got a chance to say goodbye.
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The Pentagon announced on Wednesday that it will begin extending benefits to same-sex spouses of military service members starting early next month.
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The Pentagon seems to be at odds with the Obama administration on the question of the "zero option" for Afghanistan that would involve no troops staying in the country after 2014.
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The Pentagon is busy testing pain weapons. Rather than using human guinea pigs as test subjects, the Pentagon will employ "human surrogate" dummies who will not complain or form a union to ask for greater risk pay premiums.
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The Pentagon's largest bunker-busting bomb was upgraded with a specific task in mind, which is taking out suspected nuclear facilities in Iran.
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Pentagon prepares to contract for privatized flying service to fly US special forces throughout Africa. The contract will be up to $50 million.
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Some 540,000 emails between Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, detainees and their lawyers were mistakenly turned over to prosecutors, prompting more questions on a justice system some see as unjust.
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The US Congress banned any further funding of the NATO Medium Extended Air and Missile Defense System (MEADS) last December. Yet the Secretary of Defense said that the funding will continue.
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Drone operators, wielding the joysticks that operate those infamous drones killing "terrorists" all over the world, can now receive a "Distinguished Warfare" Medal for their efforts.
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The Benghazi consulate attack was retaliation by Islamist militants who had been targeted by covert U.S. military operations, according to a book co-authored by a Navy Seal and a Green Beret. The book alleges, Petraeus was betrayed by his body guards.
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Outgoing Department of Defense Secretary, Leon Panetta, has announced the Pentagon will begin extending benefits to same-sex partners of service members.
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Although US policy makers may be discussing ways of cutting the US military, the Department of Defence intends to increase the size of the Cyber Command dramatically over the next few years.
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Secretary of Defense, Leon Panetta, signed an order this week lifting a ban on women to serve in combat roles in the US military. While the final integration of women is yet to be determined, the lifting of the ban removes the final restrictions on women
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New figures from the Pentagon reveal a record number of military suicides in 2012, the third time in four years in which suicides outnumbered combat deaths among active duty US personnel.
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According to Calif. Polytechnic State Univ. researcher Patrick Lin, the US military is developing technologies that will give troops what he calls "mutant powers." Lin says, however, that the authorities are not yet considering the policy implications.
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The U.S. Defense Department has spent more on prescription drugs over the past decade than it has on Black Hawk helicopters, Abrams tanks, Hercules C-130 cargo planes and Patriot missiles combined.
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The Pentagon plans to counter Taliban propaganda using marketing experts from the Rendon Group. According to military documents, the same group helped weed out reporters writing negative stories in Afghanistan but that contract was terminated.
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When American Airlines Flight 11 and United Airlines Flight 175 slammed into the World Trade Center on 9/11, New Yorkers and the world stood in shock. After the initial chaos and shock was over, first responders and everyday citizens sprang into action.
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A helicopter flies over the area as smoke pours from the southwest corner of the Pentagon Building, minutes after a hijacked airliner crashed into the southwest corner of the building, during the 9/11 terrorists attacks. JO1 MARK D. FARAM, USN
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U.S. representatives say that North Korea would need to halt threats
Agents from several federal agencies, fire fighters, rescue workers and engineers work at the Pentagon crash site on Sep. 14, 2001, where a hijacked American Airlines flight slammed into the building on Sept. 11. 14 September 2001. DoD photo by Tech. Sgt. Cedric H. Rudisill.
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Impromptu memorial near the Navy Annex. United States Navy Department
Agents from several federal agencies, fire fighters, rescue workers and engineers work at the Pentagon crash site on Sep. 14, 2001, where a hijacked American Airlines flight slammed into the building on Sept. 11. DoD photo by Tech. Sgt. Cedric H. Rudisill.
Osama Bin Laden watches television in a video released on May 7, 2011, provided by the U.S. Department of Defense. U.S. Department of Defense
It was Spring in the meadow, and the docs thought they'd go out and play
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