The Idaho National Guard on Thursday released the names of three soldiers killed Tuesday night when their UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crashed in bad weather over mountainous terrain. Chief Warrant Officer 4 Jesse Anderson and CW3 George “Geoff” Laubhan and Matthew Peltzer died during a routine training mission, according to an Idaho Guard news release. …

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President Biden will announce on Thursday a halt to U.S. support for the Saudi Arabian-led military campaign in Yemen, a top White House official said. White House National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan told reporters that Mr. Biden is announcing “an end to American support for offensive operations in Yemen” during a speech later in the …

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Sailors hoping for permanent no-shave waivers to make a comeback in the Navy aren’t likely to see the policy change anytime soon. Task Force One Navy, a group created over the summer to review potentially discriminatory policies, released its report Wednesday, detailing the 56 recommendations it made to the chief of naval operations. While the …

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Republicans on the House Oversight Committee demanded an explanation Thursday from the new Homeland Security secretary about President Biden’s order to stop border wall construction, saying it “thwarts the will of Congress,” which just approved nearly $1.4 billion in new money for the project. Led by Rep. James Comer, the ranking Republican on the panel, …

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In 2019, 10 Russian submarines plied the waters of the Arctic and the Barents Sea — egresses to the Atlantic Ocean where they “exercise their ability to hold Europe and the continental United States at risk with land-attack missiles,” said Adm. Robert Burke, commander of U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa and Allied Joint Command Naples. And …

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