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US welcomes deal on relocating air base in Japan
Pentagon chief Chuck Hagel on Friday praised a decision by Japanese officials to allow the relocation of a US air ...
Pentagon Bracing for Major Acquisition Decisions
The Pentagon is fighting an uphill battle against a fractured Congress eager to rein in deficits, though lawmakers thus far ...
Pentagon Reductions ‘First Step’ In Realigning Defense Spending
The Defense Department’s senior leaders announced changes today in the Office of the Secretary of Defense and the Joint Staff ...
‘No room for error’ for US nuclear forces: Hagel
Pentagon chief Chuck Hagel on Friday acknowledged "troubling lapses" among troops managing the country's nuclear arsenal and warned their job ...
Comptroller: Shutdown Cost DOD $600 Million In Productivity
Furloughs of civilian employees as a result of the government shutdown cost the Defense Department at least $600 million in ...
US to sell $10.8 bln in missiles, bombs to Saudis, UAE
The Pentagon said Thursday it plans to sell Washington's Gulf allies Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates $10.8 billion ...
US, Japan Agree to Expand Security, Defense Cooperation
In a joint statement today, U.S. and Japanese diplomatic and military leaders agreed to revise the 1997 Guidelines for U.S.-Japan ...
US F-35 jet plagued by shoddy quality control: audit
The US military's bureaucratic watchdog on Monday accused companies building the F-35 fighter of shoddy management that could jeopardize the ...
US troops won’t get paid during shutdown: Pentagon
The US military's nearly 1.4 million troops will stay on the job in the case of a government shutdown but ...
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