The Pentagon is eyeing the possibility of using three sites in Saudi Arabia as key staging areas in the event of war in the Middle East, officials said Tuesday in another sign that the U.S. military expects tensions with Iran to remain high for the foreseeable future. U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) officials said they have …
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The COVID-19 pandemic created a military permanent change of station, or PCS, year like no other, bringing unprecedented challenges like lockdowns and travel restrictions, increased sanitation requirements, the burden of personal protective gear and an ever-present threat of coronavirus. Yet U.S. Transportation Command and the moving companies that carried 321,000 household goods shipments for military …
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A top Iranian diplomat says the Biden administration must make the first move, likely by lifting sanctions if it wants to breathe new life into the mangled 2015 nuclear deal with Tehran. Echoing the withdrawn posture other high-level Iranian officials have taken in recent weeks, the Islamic republic’s ambassador to the United Nations, Majid Takht …
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Sports Heroes Who Served is a series that highlights the accomplishments of athletes who served in the U.S. military. Oail Andrew “Bum” Phillips, best known by his nickname, served as head coach in the National Football League for the Houston Oilers from 1975 to 1980 and as NFL head coach for the New Orleans Saints …
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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) – The U.S. military is exploring the possibility of using a Red Sea port in Saudi Arabia and additional two airfields in the kingdom amid heightened tensions with Iran, the military said Tuesday. While describing the work as “contingency” planning, the U.S. military said it already has tested unloading and …
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