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Author: Tom Vanden Brook, USA TODAY

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Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman retires, cites ‘bullying’ by Trump after impeachment testimony

August 1, 2020Tom Vanden Brook, USA TODAYComments Off on Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman retires, cites ‘bullying’ by Trump after impeachment testimony

Vindman cited intimidation and bullying from the White House for his decision to retire. He will retire at the lower rank of lieutenant colonel instead of colonel.

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Fire extinguished aboard USS Bonhomme Richard after raging for 4 days

July 16, 2020Tom Vanden Brook, USA TODAYComments Off on Fire extinguished aboard USS Bonhomme Richard after raging for 4 days

Firefighters extinguished the blaze that had raged aboard the USS Bonhomme Richard at its pier in San Diego for four days.

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Top Pentagon officials defend $243,000 cost of Navy secretary’s trip to Guam

April 9, 2020Tom Vanden Brook, USA TODAYComments Off on Top Pentagon officials defend $243,000 cost of Navy secretary’s trip to Guam

Top Pentagon officials defended acting Navy Secretary Thomas Modly’s trip, during which he demeaned the ship’s fired captain.

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Senators demand probe of Navy’s COVID-19 response: It has ‘no idea how many potential hot spots it has’

April 3, 2020April 4, 2020Tom Vanden Brook, USA TODAYComments Off on Senators demand probe of Navy’s COVID-19 response: It has ‘no idea how many potential hot spots it has’

Senators want an investigation of the Navy’s handling of coronavirus and the firing of Capt. Brett Crozier, who asked for help for his stricken ship.

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Coronavirus forces military to cut training, quarantine and shutter recruiting stations, creating strains

March 20, 2020March 22, 2020Tom Vanden Brook, USA TODAYComments Off on Coronavirus forces military to cut training, quarantine and shutter recruiting stations, creating strains

Officials said the military remains ready to fight but others say the cuts could affect everything from maintenance of warplanes to troops in combat.

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Iran’s missile strike: A loud warning shot and an offer to de-escalate, sources say

January 8, 2020Tom Vanden Brook, USA TODAYComments Off on Iran’s missile strike: A loud warning shot and an offer to de-escalate, sources say

Iran’s missile strike could have been a loud warning shot, a sign that the regime wants to limit further escalation with the U.S.

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Russian spy ship operating in ‘unsafe manner’ off southeastern US coast, military says

December 17, 2019Tom Vanden Brook, USA TODAYComments Off on Russian spy ship operating in ‘unsafe manner’ off southeastern US coast, military says

The military is tracking a Russian spy ship operating in an “unsafe manner” along the Carolinas, Georgia and Florida coast.

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Top dog: Hero K9 of al-Baghdadi raid returns to duty after treatment (and presumably treats)

October 28, 2019Tom Vanden Brook, USA TODAYComments Off on Top dog: Hero K9 of al-Baghdadi raid returns to duty after treatment (and presumably treats)

Army Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, refused to release the dog’s name for security reasons.

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Pentagon to withdraw 1,000 troops from Syria within weeks, pulling back in fight against ISIS

October 14, 2019October 14, 2019Tom Vanden Brook, USA TODAYComments Off on Pentagon to withdraw 1,000 troops from Syria within weeks, pulling back in fight against ISIS

The Pentagon will pull virtually all its troops from Syria as Turkey presses its invasion. About 1,000 troops will be flown or driven.

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Secretary of Defense Esper blames Turkey for attacks on Kurds, says US has not abandoned them

October 11, 2019October 11, 2019Tom Vanden Brook, USA TODAYComments Off on Secretary of Defense Esper blames Turkey for attacks on Kurds, says US has not abandoned them

Top Pentagon official says Turkey’s attack on Kurds was ‘impulsive,’ and Turkish artillery shells land within a quarter mile of U.S. troops.

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