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US plans to deport Afghan refugees who helped US military back to where they fled from through Pakistan, documents show

Sunday, November 1 by The Associated Press

By DAVE COLLINS Associated Press (AP) — President Donald Trump's administration is planning to deport Afghans detained in the U.S. back to their home country via Pakistan, according to court documents obtained by The Associated Press — a move advocacy groups say could put their lives at risk. Immigrant rights organizations say those deported could face... Read More.

Trump approves firing squad execution in first military death penalty case since 1961

Thursday, October 8 by TNND

In this undated handout photo from the website of the U.S. Government Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences downloaded on November 6, 2009, Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan. (Photo by U.S. Government Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences via Getty Images) (TNND) — An Army major who killed 13 people in the 2009 Fort... Read More.

Trump signs deal expanding U.S. military presence in Greenland

Wednesday, September 23 by CBS News

President Donald Trump signs a security agreement with Denmark’s Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen and Greenland’s Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen during the United Nations General Assembly, Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2026, at the UN headquarters. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson) The U.S., Denmark and Greenland on Tuesday signed a new security agreement bolstering the United States’ military and... Read More.

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Drone activity at U.S.-Mexico border drops 75% after U.S. uses laser weapon, military says

Thursday, September 10 by CBS News

Since the beginning of the year, the military has stopped 300 drones officials say are linked to cartels, including eleven the laser took down over a span of ten days. MCALLEN, TX. -Less than two weeks after the military first used a high-energy laser weapon system to down suspicious drones, military officials told CBS News... Read More.

The US military says its withdrawal of troops from Iraq is complete

Tuesday, September 1 by AP

BAGHDAD (AP) — The U.S. military announced on Wednesday that it has completed the withdrawal of all American troops from Iraq, ending a 12-year mission to fight the Islamic State group. The last U.S. troops left an air base in northern Iraq under a deal between Baghdad and Washington. A U.S.... Read More.

Automatic military draft registration takes effect in December. Here’s how it would work

Saturday, April 11 by CNN

WASHINGTON -- Young, eligible men will be automatically registered for the military draft pool starting in December as part of a measure tucked into the annual defense policy bill Congress signed into law late last year. Men ages 18 to 26 must already register for selective service in case a draft is required. The last time... Read More.

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A US military refueling plane crashed in Iraq, killing 4. Here’s what to know

Friday, March 13 by AP

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The U.S. military says a KC-135 refueling aircraft supporting operations against Iran crashed in western Iraq, killing four of its six crew members. This photo provided by the U.S. Department of Defense shows a North American Aerospace Defense Command F-16 fighter refueling from a KC-135... Read More.

US military kills 6 in strike on alleged drug boat in the Eastern Pacific

Tuesday, March 10 by AP

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. military said it killed six men Sunday in a strike on an alleged drug-smuggling vessel in the eastern Pacific Ocean as part of the Trump administration’s campaign against alleged traffickers. Sunday’s attack brought the death toll to at least 157 people since the Trump administration began targeting those... Read More.

Trump’s ‘America First’ campaign battle cry gives way to military strikes abroad

Sunday, March 1 by The Associated Press

By STEVEN SLOAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump, whose fierce denunciation of military adventurism abroad fueled his unlikely rise to the top of the Republican Party, risks becoming ensnared by that very type of conflict. The U.S. and Israeli attack on Iran on Saturday cemented Trump's decade-long transformation from a candidate who in... Read More.

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Cherokee Nation to offer military branch license plates

Wednesday, December 24 by KTUL

TULSA, OKLA. (KTUL) — The Cherokee Nation has announced plans to introduce new specialty license plates recognizing specific branches of the U.S. military for Cherokee veterans and active-duty service members. Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. revealed the new designs during the Cherokee Veterans Christmas Gathering. The plates are expected to enter production soon and will become available... Read More.

Congress passes defense bill boosting military pay, protecting Oklahoma bases

Monday, December 22 by News 9

WASHINGTON - Congress has approved a sweeping national defense bill that raises military pay and secures key missions at Oklahoma bases, even as lawmakers head into the new year with unresolved fights over government funding and health care policy. The newly approved National Defense Authorization Act authorizes more than $900 billion in defense spending, the largest... Read More.

Lawmakers urge congressional reviews of Trump’s military strikes on boats

Tuesday, December 2 by AP

Lawmakers from both parties said Sunday they support congressional reviews of U.S. military strikes against vessels suspected of smuggling drugs in the Caribbean Sea and eastern Pacific Ocean, citing a published report that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a verbal order for all crew members to be killed... Read More.