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Ukraine: US troops on alert as West voices unity
Western allies agree to sanctions against Russia if it invades, as thousands of troops stand by.
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Pentagon Puts 8,500 Troops on ‘High Alert’ Amid Ukraine Tensions
WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III has put 8,500 American troops on “high alert” for possible deployment to Eastern Europe, as NATO an [...]
Biden Weighs Deploying Thousands of Troops to Eastern Europe and Baltics
During the meeting at Camp David, Mr. Austin and Gen. Mark A. Milley, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, appeared by video from the Pentagon a [...]
U.S. to deploy troops to hospitals, purchase 500 million Covid tests
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks during a meeting with the White House Covid-19 Response Team in the Roosevelt Room of the White House December 16, [...]
UK troops will not be deployed to Ukraine to defend against Russia
Britain's defence secretary says this is because Ukraine is not a member of the Nato military alliance.
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5 Republican Governors Seek Vaccine Exemptions for National Guard Troops
Governors from five states have written a joint letter to Lloyd J. Austin III, the defense secretary, asking that their National Guard troops be ex [...]
No U.S. Troops Will Be Punished for Deadly Kabul Strike, Pentagon Chief Decides
[explosion] In one of the final acts of its 20-year war in Afghanistan, the United States fired a missile from a drone at a car in Kabul. It was pa [...]
Russia-Ukraine tensions: Why Russia is putting tens of thousands of troops on the Ukraine border
A troubling buildup of Russian troops on the Ukrainian border has Kyiv, Washington, and pretty much everyone else asking if Russia is about to i [...]
Biden Military Review Leaves Troops Where They Are, for Now
WASHINGTON — Pentagon officials announced the results of a nearly yearlong review of the country’s military presence abroad on Monday, but the reco [...]
Biden Military Review Leaves Troops Where They Are, for Now
WASHINGTON — Pentagon officials announced the results of a nearly yearlong review of the country’s military presence abroad on Monday, but the reco [...]
U.S. Warns Allies of Possible Russian Incursion as Troops Amass Near Ukraine
WASHINGTON — American intelligence officials are warning allies that there is a short window of time to prevent Russia from taking military action [...]
U.S. Air Force Has a 97 Percent Vaccine Rate for Active Duty Troops
Almost 97 percent of active-duty members of the Air Force — the first branch of the U.S. military to reach its deadline for coronavirus vaccination [...]
Trump’s Pentagon Chief Ruled Out Ramping Up Troops at US-Mexico Border
WASHINGTON — President Trump’s defense secretary thought the idea was outrageous.In the spring of 2020, Mark T. Esper, the defense secretary, was a [...]
Lawmakers Press to Rescue Afghan Relatives of U.S. Troops
WASHINGTON — More than a month after a frenzied U.S. effort to evacuate thousands facing retribution from the Taliban in Afghanistan, members of Co [...]