WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Wednesday announced plans for a Pentagon review of national security strategy on China as part of his push to recalibrate the U.S. approach with Beijing. Biden’s call for a new task force to review strategy comes as the new administration shows growing recognition that the U.S. faces increasing challenges …
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In his first visit to the Pentagon as commander-in-chief, President Joe Biden indicated he could abandon the approaching May 1 exit deadline to withdraw U.S. troops from Afghanistan and would stress diplomacy as the first tool of American statecraft. With Vice President Kamala Harris and Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin standing by, President Biden said …
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Sixty female recruits have arrived at the Marine Corps‘ all-male training site, where they’ll complete boot camp in a coed company for the first time in the base’s 100-year history. About 450 men and women will spend the next three months training together at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego as part of Lima Company, …
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A Department of Veterans Affairs gynecologist in Biloxi, Mississippi, made graphic and lewd comments to patients while conducting pelvic examinations, joked about sex with them and otherwise traumatized veterans under his care, yet he remained on staff for years after an administrator became aware of complaints, a VA investigation has found. In a 33-page report …
President Biden and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Wednesday stood up a “China Task Force” inside the Pentagon to serve as a central hub for all “policies, programs and processes” on China-related issues. The 15-member task force, which will be made up of uniformed and civilian Defense Department officials, underscores the importance of the U.S.-China …
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