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As shutdown drags on, a 'Coast Guard City' rallies 0 nitpicker Jan 2019 Jan 2019 1 1099
CNO urges China to avoid confrontations, refuses to back down on Taiwan Strait 0 nitpicker Jan 2019 Jan 2019 0 955
US soldier dies from wounds suffered in Afghanistan combat 1 Eugene Jan 2019 Jan 2019 5 1355
$11 toothpaste: Immigrants pay big for basics at private ICE lock-ups 1 Eugene Jan 2019 Jan 2019 0 1474
Syria's SDF says it captured two Islamic State militants of American nationality 0 Eugene Jan 2019 Jan 2019 0 958
The US detention center where sick children receive 'the bare minimum' 3 Eugene Jan 2019 Jan 2019 5 1360
TSA absentee rate still high, but down from Sunday's peak 1 Eugene Jan 2019 Jan 2019 1 1172
Today you will not be receiving your regularly scheduled paycheck. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2019 Jan 2019 3 1209
Coast Guard Retirees Among Those Struggling To Make Ends Meet Amid Shutdown 7 littlemissmartypants Jan 2019 Jan 2019 3 2018
Judge says accused NYC bike path attacker still a threat, eases conditions 0 Eugene Jan 2019 Jan 2019 0 1117
Worse than you thought: inside the secret Fitzgerald probe the Navy doesn't want you to read 6 nitpicker Jan 2019 Jan 2019 36 4927
Unpaid airport screening agents to get a day's pay and $500 bonus during shutdown 1 Eugene Jan 2019 Jan 2019 0 1173
Ship owners to pay U.S. government for Fitzgerald collision 2 nitpicker Jan 2019 Jan 2019 2 1417
B-2 bombers in Hawaii to support mission 0 soryang Jan 2019 Jan 2019 0 1278
Will the US Really Withdraw Troops from South Korea? 2 soryang Jan 2019 Jan 2019 0 1387
Coast Guard families told they can have garage sales to cope with government shutdown 8 littlemissmartypants Jan 2019 Jan 2019 1 2130
Syria Kurds say 8 foreign jihadists captured including US teen 0 Eugene Jan 2019 Jan 2019 0 1181
Border Protection officer's union sues Trump administration over shutdown after missed paycheck 1 Eugene Jan 2019 Jan 2019 3 1226
New plans for Afghanistan would have Trump withdrawing fewer troops 0 Eugene Jan 2019 Jan 2019 0 1106
U.S. House committee queries airport staffing during shutdown 0 Eugene Jan 2019 Jan 2019 4 1081
As shutdown continues and TSA agents call out sick, agency preps contingency plan 0 Eugene Jan 2019 Jan 2019 1 1034
Kirstjen Nielsen's illogical tweetstorm about terrorists at the border 6 Eugene Jan 2019 Jan 2019 0 1873
Airports seeing rise in security screeners calling off work 2 Eugene Jan 2019 Jan 2019 3 1408
2 Americans Said to Have Joined ISIS Caught on the Front Lines in Syria 0 Eugene Jan 2019 Jan 2019 2 1351
Brain scans show social exclusion creates jihadists, say researchers 1 Eugene Jan 2019 Jan 2019 0 1021
Trump: US has killed al-Qaida militant tied to USS Cole bombing 3 Eugene Jan 2019 Jan 2019 0 1363
Democrat Accuses Kirstjen Nielsen Of 'Outright Lies' On Border, Calls For Hearing 4 Eugene Jan 2019 Jan 2019 20 1838
US sends troops for possible 'violent' Congo vote protests 0 Eugene Jan 2019 Jan 2019 0 1048
Harold Brown, defense secretary who oversaw failed hostage-rescue raid, dies at 91 0 Eugene Jan 2019 Jan 2019 0 1041
A Looming Threat to US South Korea Alliance 1 soryang Jan 2019 Jan 2019 1 1228

National Security & Defense Continued...

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Trump denies media report he is considering Jim Webb for Pentagon chief 1 Eugene Jan 2019 Jan 2019 0 1133
Navy SEAL accused of killing ISIS teen will plead not guilty 1 Eugene Jan 2019 Jan 2019 0 1011
US says airstrike targeted militant tied to USS Cole bombing 1 Eugene Jan 2019 Jan 2019 1 1069
The administration is using heavily inflated numbers to argue for a border wall 1 Eugene Jan 2019 Jan 2019 3 1121
Iran 'can do what they want' in Syria: Trump's comments defy the position of his top aides 1 Eugene Jan 2019 Jan 2019 1 1249
Justice Dept. admits error but won't correct report linking terrorism to immigration 0 Eugene Jan 2019 Jan 2019 0 1002
Trump gives new Pentagon chief a taste of his world view 3 Eugene Jan 2019 Jan 2019 3 1471
Marine shot and killed in apparent accident in Washington DC identified as Lance Cpl. Riley Kuznia 2 Eugene Jan 2019 Jan 2019 2 1423
New Pentagon leader Shanahan makes clear his focus is China 0 Eugene Jan 2019 Jan 2019 0 1001
Trump's Politicized Visit To Iraq 'Embarrassing,' Retired 4-Star General Says 5 Eugene Dec 2018 Jan 2019 3 1775
'Wow': NASA startles with invitation to sanctioned Russian 3 Anon-C Jan 2019 Jan 2019 0 2187
The U.S. put a Yemeni warlord on a terrorist list. One of its close allies is still arming him. 0 Eugene Jan 2019 Jan 2019 0 901
Top Pentagon spokeswoman resigns on New Year's Eve amid internal probe 0 Eugene Jan 2019 Jan 2019 3 1175
U.S. Navy pursuing block buy of two aircraft carriers: senator 4 Eugene Jan 2019 Jan 2019 1 1492
Kids who assault on US bases can still escape accountability 0 Eugene Dec 2018 Dec 2018 0 1131
FEMA revives flood insurance sales after backlash 0 Eugene Dec 2018 Dec 2018 4 1184
Russian GRU engages in malign espionage 0 saidsimplesimon Dec 2018 Dec 2018 0 1287
U.S. probes outage of CenturyLink 911 emergency call service 8 Eugene Dec 2018 Dec 2018 0 1728
South Korean View of P-1 Fire Control Radar Incident 6 soryang Dec 2018 Dec 2018 1 2189
Trump's visit to Iraq prompts concerns about politicization of military 3 Eugene Dec 2018 Dec 2018 1 1189
Pollution Left by US Armed Forces 2 soryang Jun 2018 Dec 2018 3 2113
Putin says Russia is ready to deploy new hypersonic nuclear missile 2 Eugene Dec 2018 Dec 2018 1 1482
Mattis says he has extra authority to use military on border 4 Eugene Nov 2018 Dec 2018 0 1340
No More Bread and Water: U.S. Navy Scraps an Age-Old Penalty 2 Eugene Dec 2018 Dec 2018 1 1363
Huawei deal to offer free Wi-Fi at Redskins games sparked concern: report 1 Eugene Dec 2018 Dec 2018 1 1301
Bipartisan lawmakers urge Air Force secretary for top Defense position 4 Eugene Dec 2018 Dec 2018 3 1468
Chinese espionage 0 saidsimplesimon Dec 2018 Dec 2018 3 1352
Underground water in U.S. military base in South Korea heavily polluted 1 soryang Dec 2018 Dec 2018 0 1151
Mystery company involved in Mueller investigation appeals to Supreme Court 1 Eugene Dec 2018 Dec 2018 4 1353
Japan to Convert Izumo-Class Into F-35-Carrying Aircraft Carrier 3 soryang Dec 2018 Dec 2018 2 1403

National Security & Defense Continued...

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Strasbourg gunman Chekatt 'pledged allegiance to IS in video' 0 Eugene Dec 2018 Dec 2018 0 1099
Retreating ISIS army smuggled a fortune in cash and gold out of Iraq and Syria. 0 Cattledog Dec 2018 Dec 2018 4 1427
Russia, China, Iran sought to influence U.S. 2018 elections: U.S. spy chief 0 Eugene Dec 2018 Dec 2018 1 1221
Japan accuses South Korea of 'extremely dangerous' radar lock on plane 0 soryang Dec 2018 Dec 2018 3 1239
The Latest: Turkey says pledges aided US Syria troop pullout 2 Eugene Dec 2018 Dec 2018 1 1346
U.S. Air Force's new housing dogged by construction flaws, imperiling tenants 0 Eugene Dec 2018 Dec 2018 3 1105
Is Denaturalization the Next Front in the Trump Administration's War on Immigration? 0 Eugene Dec 2018 Dec 2018 2 980
China hacked HPE, IBM and then attacked clients - sources 1 Eugene Dec 2018 Dec 2018 0 1213
Kurdish Fighters Discuss Releasing 3,200 ISIS Prisoners 0 Eugene Dec 2018 Dec 2018 4 1099
U.S. to end air war against Islamic State in Syria 0 Eugene Dec 2018 Dec 2018 2 974
U.S. indicts hackers working for Chinese spy agency 0 Eugene Dec 2018 Dec 2018 2 1044
FBI: Florida man posted bomb instructions for extremists 0 Eugene Dec 2018 Dec 2018 1 1177
Trump shocks allies and advisers with plan to pull US troops out of Syria 2 Eugene Dec 2018 Dec 2018 0 1233
US Navy document paints a bleak picture of fleet's future if hit with 2020 budget cuts 7 nitpicker Dec 2018 Dec 2018 0 1550
Navy hospital ship Comfort returns after treating Venezuelan migrants 0 nitpicker Dec 2018 Dec 2018 1 908
Japan to Acquire US Long Range Air to Surface Cruise Missile 0 soryang Dec 2018 Dec 2018 1 1380
U.S. backs NATO membership for Bosnia, dismisses Serb opposition 0 Eugene Dec 2018 Dec 2018 1 951
Thousands of troops to remain on US-Mexico border as Trump's original military deployment comes to a 1 Eugene Dec 2018 Dec 2018 2 1144
Trump says he'll review case of Matt Golsteyn, a Special Forces veteran who faces murder charge 0 Eugene Dec 2018 Dec 2018 0 1028
TSA says it no longer tracks regular travelers as if they may be terrorists 0 Eugene Dec 2018 Dec 2018 1 1221
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