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Secretary of Defense nominee, Mark Esper, testifies before the Senate Armed Services Committee during his confirmation hearing on July 16, 2019 in Washington, DC. (Pete Marovich/Getty Images/AFP)
July 23, 2019, 10:17 pm
US Senate confirms Mark Esper as defense secretary
Appointment of Army veteran and ex-lobbyist ends longest Pentagon leadership vacuum in American history
By Robert Burns
In this July 8, 2019, photo, acting US Secretary of Defense Mark Esper waits for the arrival of Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani at the Pentagon. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
July 16, 2019, 1:54 am
Trump officially taps Esper for defense chief ahead of hearings
Expected confirmation would end seven months without Pentagon chief after Mattis resignation; Navy leader Richard Spencer takes over as acting defense chief
By Robert Burns
In this April 15, 2019 photo, Secretary of the Army Mark Esper speaks to soldiers and family members in Ft. Bragg, North Carolina. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)
June 21, 2019, 10:32 pm
As threat of conflict with Iran grows, US has temps running the Pentagon
Administration has no defense secretary and the temporary one just quit. His replacement might only stay for six weeks; top Democrat calls situation ‘appalling’
By Lolita C. Baldor
US President Donald Trump listens as acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan speaks during an expanded bilateral meeting with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg in the Cabinet Room of the White House, April 2, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
June 18, 2019, 9:11 pm
Trump still without defense chief after Shanahan withdraws nomination
Army Secretary Mark Esper will come in as acting Pentagon leader amid rising tensions in the Middle East
By AFP
An F-35 fighter plane flies over the White House on June 12, 2019, in Washington DC (Eric Baradat/AFP)
June 18, 2019, 4:41 pm
US-Turkey dialogue continues despite spat over F-35, S-400
NATO’s European commander says top officials from both countries may discuss issue at alliance meeting next week
By ToI Staff and Agencies
Illustrative -- US soldiers take part in the 'Decisive Strike' military exercise in their camp at the Training Support Center (TSC) Krivolak, near Skopje, on June 17, 2019 (Robert ATANASOVSKI / AFP)
June 18, 2019, 2:23 am
US deploying 1,000 more troops to Middle East as Iran tensions soar
Shanahan says additional soldiers are for ‘defensive purposes to address air, naval, and ground-based threats,’ US not looking for conflict with Tehran
By Agencies
S-400 Triumf missile defense system at the Russian Hmeimin military base in Latakia province, in the northwest of Syria, on December 16, 2015. (Paul Gypteau/AFP)
June 16, 2019, 12:06 pm
Erdogan says he expects delivery of Russian S-400s to start in July
After Putin talks, Turkish president gives indication of timeframe for missile defense system’s arrival, which may lead to Washington kicking Ankara out of F-35 fighter jet program
By ToI Staff and Agencies
Turkey's Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu attends the Islamic Summit of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, June 1, 2019. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)
June 14, 2019, 1:03 pm
Turkey warns of retaliation to potential US sanctions over purchase of S-400
Washington says it may kick Ankara out of F-35 fighter jet program for deal with Russians; Turkish foreign minister: We won’t bow to ‘ultimatums’
By ToI Staff and Agencies
US Army soldiers move through Qayara West Coalition base in Qayara, some 50 kilometers south of Mosul, Iraq, November 9, 2016. (AP/Marko Drobnjakovic)
May 24, 2019, 3:09 am
Pentagon proposes bolstering US forces in Mideast amid Iran tensions
Trump says he doesn’t think extra troops needed, but ‘we’ll see what happens with Iran’
By AP
In this November 7, 2018, photo released by the US Army, US soldiers gather for a brief during a combined joint patrol rehearsal in Manbij, Syria (US Army photo by Spc. Zoe Garbarino via AP)
May 23, 2019, 2:51 am
US plan may send up to 10,000 troops to Mideast to counter Iranian threats
Officials say discussions include additional Patriot missile batteries, more ships and increased efforts to monitor Tehran
By Lolita C. Baldor and Robert Burns
In this May 17, 2019, photo released by the US Navy, the USS Abraham Lincoln sails in the Arabian Sea near the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge. (Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Brian M. Wilbur, US Navy via AP)
May 22, 2019, 11:35 am
Trump officials to Congress: Goal is deterring Iran, not war
Poll finds Americans oppose preemptive strike on Islamic Republic, but huge majority supports massive retaliation if Iran attacks US forces
By AP and ToI Staff
An army tank being transported in the city of Najran, Saudi Arabia, near the border with Yemen, Thursday, April 23, 2015 (AP Photo/Hasan Jamali)
May 21, 2019, 11:15 pm
Bomb-laden drone from Iran-linked Yemen rebels targets Saudi airport
Amid rising tensions in region, Houthi rebels attack border town’s airfield and military base
By Jon Gambrell
The USS Abraham Lincoln sails south in the Suez canal near Ismailia toward the Persian Gulf, May 9, 2019. (Suez Canal Authority via AP)
May 21, 2019, 9:01 pm
Pentagon: Iran threat ‘on hold’ thanks to US response
‘Our steps were very prudent,’ Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan says of US deployment of ships, bombers to region amid intelligence warnings of Iranian attack plans
By AFP
In this photo released by the US Navy, a Sea Hawk helicopter prepares to land on the flight deck of the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier in the Adriatic Sea, May 2, 2019. (US Navy/Michael Singley)
May 14, 2019, 8:12 am
Wary of Iran, White House said weighing plan to send 120,000 troops to MidEast
Proposal by Pentagon officials suggests deployment nearing Gulf War levels if Iran were to expedite nuclear program or target US forces
By ToI Staff and Agencies
Then-deputy defense secretary Patrick Shanahan, right, listens as US President Donald Trump speaks during a Cabinet meeting at the White House, in Washington, DC, on April 9, 2018. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)
May 10, 2019, 4:13 am
Trump to tap acting defense secretary Shanahan for permanent post
White House says president will nominate former Boeing executive, who has been helming Pentagon since Mattis left four months ago
By AFP
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