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Pentagon
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A U.S. Plane Crashed in Afghanistan. Why So Many Believed a CIA Chief Was On It.
By Kimberly Dozier
How Trump Plans to Build the Border Wall With Military Money
By W.J. Hennigan and Brian Bennett
Pentagon Tests New Missile After U.S.-Russia Treaty Ends
By W.J. Hennigan
Pentagon: China’s South Sea Missile Test ‘Truly Disturbing’
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It’s Been Over 300 Days Since a Pentagon Press Briefing. That Should Concern All Americans — Including the Military
Retired Admiral James Stavridis argues that this is a critical failure—of not just communication, but strategy
By James Stavridis
April 16, 2019
The Quick Read on Trump's Delayed Syria Troop Drawdown
The abrupt decision to remove U.S. troops from Syria has proved to be one of the most explosive, and Trump now seems to realize it
By Ian Bremmer
January 4, 2019
Trump Pushes Mattis Out of the Pentagon Earlier Than Planned
Anger has mounted in the West Wing administration officials told TIME
By W.J. Hennigan
December 23, 2018
Mattis' Resignation Has Military Leaders Rattled
Not long after Defense Secretary James Mattis returned to the Defense Department Thursday afternoon after a contentious meeting with President Donald Trump at the White House, he convened a meeting of his closest staff and...
By W.J. Hennigan
December 21, 2018
Trump Orders Creation of Military 'Space Force'
Congress would have to approve a new military service, and lawmakers have been divided on the idea
By Terrence Dopp / Bloomberg
June 18, 2018
The Military Can't Build Trump's Border Wall
Congress didn’t allow it, but cable TV pundits keep pitching the idea
By Philip Elliott
March 28, 2018
Pentagon Recalls Memo with
Star Wars
References to C3PO and Jedi
This is not the memo you're looking for
By Tony Capaccio / Bloomberg
January 10, 2018
Error That Let Texas Shooter Buy Gun Is Widespread
The U.S. military has launched a review into whether there are widespread failures to properly report military criminal history information to the FBI, after the Air Force mishandled the records of the Texas church killer....
By W.J. Hennigan
November 7, 2017
Watch Live: Chairman of Joint Chiefs Addresses Army Deaths in Niger Amid Trump Feud With Widow
Gen. Joseph Dunford will brief reporters from the Pentagon at 4 p.m. Monday
By Maya Rhodan
October 23, 2017
U.S. May Limit Myanmar Ties Over Rohingya Crisis
The Trump Administration is considering limiting U.S. ties with Myanmar’s military in response to its recent violence against the country’s Rohingya Muslims, a White House official tells TIME. In the past three weeks, more than...
By Elizabeth Dias
September 21, 2017
Inside Trump's Hurricane Response
For an administration that has struggled with basic challenges, Harvey and Irma elicited calm competence
By Zeke J Miller
September 13, 2017
Transgender Veterans Blindsided by Trump’s Ban
"We are people who are willing to lay down our lives for this country."
By Katy Steinmetz
July 26, 2017
Trump's Chemical Weapons Warning Raises the Stakes for War in Syria
Trump said Syria's Assad would "pay a heavy price" for using chemical weapons again
By Jared Malsin
June 27, 2017
Pentagon Agrees to $12 Billion Fighter Jet Deal With Qatar
The move has further muddled the messaging from Washington amid a diplomatic row
By Kevin Lui
June 15, 2017
U.S. Strike Destroyed 20% of Syria's Working Jets
Jim Mattis said the strike was a "measured response" to Assad's "use of chemical weapons"
By Joseph Hincks
April 10, 2017
U.S. Condemns North Korea’s Threat of a New Missile Test
Pyongyang says it is in the "final stages" of preparing to test a missile that could reach U.S. soil
By Feliz Solomon
January 1, 2017
Pentagon Officials Permitted Government Spending at Strip Clubs and Casinos: Report
Department of Defense workers spent nearly $100,000 at strip clubs and almost $1 million at casinos
By Mahita Gajanan
August 30, 2016
Pentagon Spent Billions Sending Weapons to Afghanistan
The Pentagon has spent billions of dollars since 2001 funneling roughly more than a million assault rifles, pistols, shotguns, and machine guns into Iraq and Afghanistan, helping to fuel lasting conflict there, according to a...
By Lauren Chadwick and R. Jeffrey Smith / Center for Public Integrity
August 26, 2016
Elon Musk Visited the Pentagon to Talk About a 'Flying Metal Suit'
Musk joked about discussing an Iron Man suit
By Lisa Eadicicco
June 9, 2016
Grover Norquist: Trump Would Be Most Fiscally Conservative Since Reagan
A Q&A on fiscal conservatism, Trump's policies and Reagan's true heir
By Jay Newton-Small
June 3, 2016
Uncle Sam Wants You to Hack the Pentagon
These are today's best ideas
By The Aspen Institute
April 11, 2016
Congress's Deep Hypocrisy on Defense Spending
An estimated 30% of the Pentagon's infrastructure may have outlived its usefulness
By Bonnie Kristian
March 17, 2016
Pentagon Offers Egg-Freezing, But What If Women Are Drafted?
A reproductive option could become a military expectation
By Charlotte Alter
February 4, 2016
Why the Pentagon Can't Work Like a Business
These are today's best ideas
By The Aspen Institute
January 4, 2016
Pentagon Opens All Frontline Combat Jobs to Women
Historic decision comes after decades of creeping progress
By Mark Thompson
December 3, 2015
We Need a Better Way to Go to Space
These are today's best ideas
By The Aspen Institute
November 9, 2015
Pentagon Paid Sports Teams Millions For Acts of Patriotism
A new report reveals that some acts of patriotism at professional sporting events were expensive marketing ploys paid out by the Pentagon
By Tessa Berenson
November 5, 2015
Why the Pentagon Regrets Connecting to the Internet
These are today's best ideas
By The Aspen Institute
October 13, 2015
Obama Administration Will End Syrian Rebel Training
Officials say training rebels has not been effective in combatting ISIS
By Sarah Begley
October 9, 2015
Pentagon Says North Korea Capable of Nuclear Strike on U.S.
The secretive nation has long declined to give a straight answer about its nuclear capacity
By Nash Jenkins
October 8, 2015
How Exercise Could Beat Bullying
These are today's best ideas
By The Aspen Institute
September 29, 2015
The Case for Giving Refugees a Global Passport
These are today's best ideas
By The Aspen Institute
September 24, 2015
NATO Denies Policy of Ignoring Pedophilia by Afghan Allies
The practice of
bacha bazi
, or “boy play,” is common in parts of Afghanistan
By Lisa Spear
September 23, 2015
Pentagon Promotes 'Lean In' Groups to Boost Women's Leadership
Inspired by Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg's bestselling book
By Sam Frizell
September 21, 2015
Russia Is Planning Syrian Air Base, U.S. Says
The Kremlin has yet to comment on the allegations
By Joanna Plucinska
September 15, 2015
Russia Just Hacked Into the Pentagon’s Email System
The international cyber war continues to escalate
By Chris Matthews / Fortune
August 7, 2015
How Privatizing Marriage Would Be Disastrous
These are today's best ideas
By The Aspen Institute
July 20, 2015
Pentagon to Lift Transgender Ban in the Military
One study estimated that 15,500 transgender people currently serve.
By Eliza Gray
July 13, 2015
How to Beat HIV
These are today's best ideas
By The Aspen Institute
July 13, 2015
Pentagon Accidentally Sends Live Anthrax to Multiple Labs
Officials say there is no risk to the public
By Alexandra Sifferlin
May 27, 2015
Elon Musk's SpaceX Is About to Tap a Huge New Market
It'll take on Boeing and Lockheed
By Daniel Roberts / Fortune
May 27, 2015
The South China Sea's Ticking Time Bomb
Beijing is bulldozing sand into the eyes of the world
By Mark Thompson
May 25, 2015
Pentagon to Identify Pearl Harbor's 'Unknown' Troops
"We will do so with dignity, respect and care”
By Sabrina Toppa
April 14, 2015
Five Best Ideas of the Day: April 14
1. Have the missing Nigerian schoolgirls been trained to fight? By Amnesty International 2. Why more roads means more traffic, not less. By Matthew Beck and Michiel Bliemer in the Conversation 3. Let’s face it....
By The Aspen Institute
April 14, 2015
Five Best Ideas of the Day: March 20
1. The prison system is costly and rarely rehabilitates prisoners. Imagine a better way to transition inmates to freedom. By Mark A.R. Kleiman, Angela Hawken, & Ross Halperin in Vox 2. Lawmakers should listen to...
By The Aspen Institute
March 20, 2015
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