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Marine Corps veteran Paul Whelan freed in US-Russia prisoner swap
The United States and Russia completed their biggest prisoner swap in post-Soviet history Thursday in a multinational deal that set two dozen people free.
Will the cyber mission force soon receive more personnel?
The head of U.S. Cyber Command hinted that the cyber mission force could soon receive a bump in staffing.
By Mark Pomerleau
Cyber Command shifts counterterrorism task force to focus on higher-priority threats
U.S. Cyber Command is shifting Joint Task Force-Ares' focus from counterterrorism to nation-state actors, particularly in the Indo-Pacific region.
By Mark Pomerleau
Biden’s Afghanistan pullout gets mixed reaction in Congress
Mostly Republican critics warn Afghanistan would again become a launchpad for terror attacks.
By Joe Gould
Defense Secretary Austin orders review of deadly 2020 Manda Bay attack in Kenya
Gen. Paul Funk, commander of Army Training and Doctrine Command, will conduct the review of the January 2020 attack that killed three Americans and wounded three others.
By Robert Burns, The Associated Press and Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press
Lawmakers propose check on Biden’s war powers
A bipartisan group of lawmakers have introduced legislation to repeal the 1991 and 2002 authorizations for the use of military force in the Middle East amid escalating tension between the U.S. and Iran.
By Joe Gould
Guard response to Capitol riots wasn’t hurt by politics, officials insist
Former Capitol Hill security leaders say they did not see intelligence predicting the need for military assistance ahead of the attack.
After pardon, Blackwater guard defiant: ‘I acted correctly’
Evan Liberty is one of four former Blackwater contractors pardoned by President Donald Trump, freeing them from prison after a 2007 shooting rampage in Baghdad that killed more than a dozen Iraqi civilians.
Latest fight over defense bill may push final passage into 2021
The annual defense authorization bill has hit yet another procedural roadblock, this time over an unrelated fight over stimulus checks related to the ongoing pandemic.
Excerpt from ‘Pantheon’ by K.R. Paul
In this abridged excerpt from Paul’s debut thriller, Val and teammate Damarcus have just led a large team on a tough long-distance training exercise from which they are abruptly recalled to rescue two F-15E aviators downed in hostile Syrian territory.
By K.R. Paul