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Harris, Trump trade barbs over Afghanistan and Ukraine during debate
Both presidential candidates accused the other of endangering national security with questionable military policies.
Report: Glass found in South Carolina National Guard soldiers’ pizza while deployed in DC
The soldiers weren’t harmed, but the incident was reported to the police.
By Diana Stancy
Milley says he was wrong to accompany Trump on church walk during George Floyd protests
“I should not have been there,” the Joint Chiefs chairman said in remarks to a National Defense University commencement ceremony.
By Robert Burns, The Associated Press
Trump opposes changing bases named for Confederate generals
The president said the controversial names are an important part of American military history and heritage.
Defense bill to include billion dollars for pandemic response and preparedness
The House’s forthcoming NDAA may include a billion-dollar pandemic response and preparedness fund, in part to boost domestic production of medical equipment, like ventilators and face masks.
By Joe Gould
Push to dismiss Flynn case is ‘abuse of power,’ says appointed expert
A former federal judge appointed to review the Justice Department’s motion to dismiss criminal charges against former national security adviser Michael Flynn has found that the government’s request should be denied because there is “clear evidence of a gross abuse of prosecutorial power.”
Withdrawal of US troops from Germany would hurt military, Republican lawmakers warn
Twenty two GOP members of the House Armed Services Committee are panning the plan to move troops away from the European ally.
Erdogan says Turkey, US reached agreements on Libya
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Monday that he has reached agreements with his U.S. counterpart Donald Trump that could herald a “new era” concerning Libya.
NATO chief urges allies not to go it alone
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg on Monday urged the 30 members of the world’s biggest military alliance to defend the rules-based global order and to champion democracy amid challenges from Russia and China.
Netflix is beating the US military (so far) in getting ‘Space Force’ trademarked
Applications submitted by Netflix reportedly date back as far as January 2019.
By Jon Simkins
Germany: American troop reduction could harm NATO security
Germany’s defense minister suggested Monday that U.S. President Donald Trump’s reported plans to withdraw more than a quarter of American troops out of Germany could weaken not only the NATO alliance but the U.S. itself.
By Zeke Miller, The Associated Press