Trump’s Military Parade Plans Come Into Focus: Planes, but No Tanks It looks as if President Trump will get the military parade he has coveted for months. But it will not be on the Fourth of July — and it will not include tanks. Instead, plans are underway to hold […]
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U.S. Test of Missile Interceptor Fails Off Hawaiian Coast, Officials Say An American interceptor missile missed its target in a test off the Hawaiian coast on Wednesday, Defense Department officials said, renewing concerns of how the United States will defend itself in the event of a missile attack by North […]
Trump Gives Mattis Wide Discretion Over Transgender Ban Trump Gives Mattis Wide Discretion Over Transgender Ban:- President Trump signed a long-awaited directive on Friday that precludes transgender individuals from joining the military but gives Defense Secretary Jim Mattis wide discretion in determining whether those already in the armed forces can […]
Trump Gives Mattis Authority to Send More Troops to Afghanistan President Trump has given Defense Secretary Jim Mattis the authority to determine troop levels in Afghanistan, three administration officials said Tuesday, opening the door for sending more American forces to a war that the Pentagon chief acknowledged the United States […]
Questions Cloud U.S. Raid on Qaeda Branch in Yemen Questions Cloud U.S. Raid on Qaeda Branch in Yemen:- Just five days after taking office, over dinner with his newly installed secretary of defense and the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, President Trump was presented with the first of […]
Trump Push to Cut Jet Costs Hits a Nerve but His Demands Face Limitations Trump Push to Cut Jet Costs Hits a Nerve but His Demands Face Limitations:- After meeting with Lockheed Martin’s chief executive on Wednesday about lowering the cost of its new F-35 fighter jet, President-elect Donald J. […]
