U.S. Army Vice Chief of Staff Gen. Daniel Allyn has said the military branch aims to divest its obsolete or redundant systems and modernize equipment of troops, Army Times reported Monday. Michelle Tan writes the
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Defense Secretary Ashton Carter has said commanders in Iraq have begun to use the Boeing-built Apache helicopters from the U.S. in support of the campaign against the Islamic State militant organization, DoD News
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NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has said current estimates show that military spending in Canada and the alliance’s other member states in Europe has increased by 1.5 percent, or more than $3 billion, DoD
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Defense Secretary Ash Carter and his Singaporean counterpart Ng Eng Hen discussed cooperation on maritime security and counterterrorism activities as the U.S. and Singapore work to advance diplomatic relations, DoD News reported Friday. Lisa
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California Army National Guard’s 79th Infantry Brigade Combat Team has joined a U.S. Army Forces Command program that pairs National Guard and Reserve units with active BCTs for joint planning, interoperability and training exercises, the Army
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Israel has expressed interest to sign a memorandum of understanding over a military assistance package with the U.S. government before President Barack Obama leaves office in January, the Jerusalem Post reported Monday.
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U.S. Navy Vice Adm. Thomas Moore, former program executive officer for aircraft carriers, took on the role of chief of the Naval Sea Systems Command during a ceremony held Friday at the Washington Naval Yard.
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Keith Hall, director of the Congressional Budget Office, has said the enactment of the Senate Armed Services Committee’s defense policy bill for fiscal year 2017 would result in an increase in net direct spending
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U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Terrence O’Shaughnessy has been nominated to the roles of commander of the Pacific Air Forces, air component commander of the U.S. Pacific Command and executive director of the Pacific Air
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Defense Secretary Ashton Carter has announced the three new members of a board that will work to facilitate a “culture of innovation†in the areas of technology, people and operations across the Defense
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