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December 11, 2021 | 7:42 AM

NPR sues the Pentagon for info on possible civilian deaths during the Baghdadi raid

Last year, the Pentagon cleared troops of wrongdoing

By Daniel Estrin/NPR
March 3, 2021 | 5:41 PM

DOD took hours to approve National Guard request during Capitol riot, commander says

Maj. Gen. William Walker said the Department of Defense took three hours to approve deploying the National Guard to the Capitol on Jan. 6 after a “frantic” request from Capitol Police.

By Alana Wise/NPR
February 17, 2021 | 3:08 PM

White House announces expanded COVID-19 testing, manufacturing and virus sequencing

The administration says there will only be a few million doses of Johnson & Johnson’s vaccine available to distribute right away, assuming the company gets FDA authorization in the next few weeks.

By Laurel Wamsley/NPR

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February 5, 2021 | 3:04 PM

Pentagon will deploy active duty troops to support COVID-19 vaccination sites

White House coronavirus adviser Andy Slavitt said part of the first contingent of more than 1,000 troops is set to begin operations in California mid-February with more vaccination missions to follow.

By Rachel Treisman/NPR
December 8, 2020 | 5:24 AM

President-elect Biden expected to nominate Gen. Lloyd Austin as Defense Secretary

Lloyd Austin joins a growing and diverse list of nominees for Biden’s cabinet, which the president-elect has said he wants to reflect the diversity of America. If confirmed. He would be the first African American to lead the department.

By Franco Ordonez, Carrie Johnson, and Alana Wise/NPR
January 14, 2020 | 5:26 AM

Esper: U.S. could strike Iran or proxies ‘where legally available and appropriate’

"We hold Iran responsible for its proxies, and we will retain the right to exercise self-defense."
By Bobby Allyn and Ari Shapiro/NPR
December 6, 2019 | 6:09 PM

Department of Defense contracts Pa. biotech company to make meds to counter nerve agents

Biotechnology company BioHybrid Solutions, based in Harmar, Pa., is partnering with the U.S. Department of Defense on a countermeasure for chemical agents, such as sarin gas

By Kathleen Davis/WESA
October 23, 2019 | 3:47 AM

Top aide to former Defense chief James Mattis recounts what the general has not

This is not, it would seem, a book the Defense Department was eager to see published.
By David Welna/NPR
October 16, 2019 | 2:31 PM

Democrats protest $200M in additional border wall transfers

By Andrew Taylor/The Associated Press
September 4, 2019 | 6:52 PM

$3.6B in military base cuts will affect schools, target ranges, more

The Pentagon is diverting funds from military projects to pay for the construction of 175 miles of fencing along the U.S.-Mexico border
By The Associated Press and Staff
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