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Israel's first two F-35 stealth fighter jets on their maiden flight as part of the Israeli Air Force on December 13, 2016. (Israel Defense Forces)
October 14, 2018, 9:33 pm
IDF returns F-35s to service after US crash grounded global fleet
Air force completes inspections of planes to ensure they didn’t have fuel line problem that caused malfunction in US Marine Corps jet in South Carolina
By Judah Ari Gross
Two F-35 fighter jets land in Israel on November 8, 2017 (Israel Defense Forces)
October 11, 2018, 5:53 pm
After crash, global fleet of F-35s grounded, including Israel’s
Flights suspended as operators inspect stealth fighters’ fuel lines in light of last month’s crash in South Carolina
By Agencies and Judah Ari Gross
In this file photo taken on April 23, 2015 the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia outside Washington, DC is seen in this aerial photograph. (AFP PHOTO / SAUL LOEB)
October 2, 2018, 9:49 pm
Packages with suspected ricin mailed to Pentagon officials
Authorities intercept at least two suspicious envelopes believed to contain deadly poison
By AFP
US Vice President Mike Pence speaks about the creation of a new Space Force branch of the military at the Pentagon on August 9, 2018., in Arlington, Virginia. (AFP Photo/Saul Loeb)
August 9, 2018, 9:02 pm
‘The time has come:’ Pence outlines plan for military Space Force
US vice president says new, separate branch of army to be established by 2020; Trump tweets: ‘Space Force all the way!’
By Lolita C. Baldor
Illustrative image of a US F-18 fighter jet flies over the USS George H.W. Bush as the vessel travels toward the Strait of Hormuz on March 20, 2017. (AP Photo/Jon Gambrell)
May 24, 2018, 11:33 am
Syria accuses US of striking regime positions in country’s east
12 fighters said killed; Washington denies knowledge of reported coalition attack on bases near frontline with Islamic State
By Agencies and TOI staff
This picture released by the official website of the Iranian Defense Ministry on Saturday, July 22, 2017, shows Sayyad-3 air defense missiles during inauguration of its production line at an undisclosed location, Iran, according to official information released. (Iranian Defense Ministry via AP)
May 22, 2018, 2:31 am
Pentagon threatens ‘new measures’ to confront Iran
Department of Defense refuses to say what is being considered, but warns, ‘We’re not going to rule out anything necessary’
By AFP and TOI staff
This image provided by the Department of Defense was presented as part of a briefing slide at the Pentagon briefing on Saturday, April 14, 2018, and shows a photo of a preliminary damage assessment from the Him Shinshar Chemical Weapons Bunker in Syria that was struck by missiles from the U.S.-led coalition in response to Syria's use of chemical weapons on April 7. (Department of Defense via AP)
April 19, 2018, 11:53 pm
Assad still has ‘limited’ chemical capability, Pentagon says
After strikes, Syrian government forces contemplating using chemical weapons again ‘have to look over their shoulder and be worried that we are looking at them’
By AFP
Mohammed Haydar Zammar leaves a mosque in Germany on Oct. 3, 2001. (Knut Mueller/Der Spiegel via AP)
April 19, 2018, 1:47 am
Kurdish commander claims German jihadist tied to 9/11 attacks caught in Syria
Pentagon looking into reports that al-Qaeda recruiter Mohammed Haydar Zammar was detained by separatist forces
By AFP
US soldiers, left, sit in a house turned into an outpost on a road leading to the tense front line between US-backed Syrian Manbij Military Council fighters and Turkish-backed fighters, at Halawanji village, north of Manbij town, Syria. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla, File)
April 4, 2018, 6:12 pm
Trump advisers urge against hasty American retreat from Syria
Pentagon officials fear Islamic State will regroup in Deir el-Zour after many US-backed Kurds shifted focus to fighting Turkish forces around Afrin
By DARLENE SUPERVILLE
US Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis awaits the arrival of Indonesia's Minister of Foreign Affairs Retno Marsudi, March 26, 2018, at the Pentagon. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
March 27, 2018, 11:11 am
Is Mattis growing isolated as Trump adds hawkish Bolton?
While often praised by the president, the defense secretary may be facing turbulent time ahead in an administration notorious for its turnover
By Robert Burns
US Army General Joseph Votel, head of US Central Command, testifies during a House Armed Services Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, February 27, 2018. (AFP /Saul Loeb)
March 14, 2018, 11:59 am
Pentagon still backs Iran nuclear deal, says top US general in Mideast
As Trump rails against agreement, Central Command chief Joseph Votel warns canceling it would mean finding ‘another way to deal with the nuclear weapons program’
By AFP
White House Chief of Staff John Kelly, left, talks with White House senior adviser Jared Kushner as they walk to Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House, Thursday, August 3, 2017, in Washington, DC. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
March 3, 2018, 7:34 am
White House admits lax handling of classified info
Chief of Staff John Kelly says he worked hard to bring security habits in line with the Pentagon and military, where he served for decades
By AFP
Illustrative: B61 nuclear bombs on a rack. (Courtesy US Department of Defense)
February 3, 2018, 2:45 am
Pentagon pushes for new, low-yield nuclear weapons
Defense chief Jim Mattis says revamp of US nuclear arsenal necessary due to Russia’s ‘return to Great Power competition’
By Thomas WATKINS
Illustrative: The Capitol in Washington is seen early Thursday, July 13, 2017, (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
January 20, 2018, 2:07 am
What actually closes in a US government shutdown?
About 850,000 federal workers, out of a total 3.5 million, could be told to stay home without pay until Congress reaches an agreement
By AFP
Jared Kushner, Senior Adviser to US President Donald Trump, 2nd left, sits with is wife Ivanka Trump, right, and their children during the pardoning of Thanksgiving turkey Drumstick in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, DC, on November 21, 2017. (AFP/JIM WATSON)
November 29, 2017, 9:04 am
Jared Kushner’s first year in the White House — a report card
US president’s senior adviser and son-in-law began with a wide range of responsibilities that seem to have shrunk over the months
By Ron Kampeas
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