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Tony Mendez, 'Argo' spy who smuggled U.S. hostages out of Iran during crisis, dies at 78 0 Eugene Jan 2019 Jan 2019 7 1215
US airstrike in Somalia kills 52 al-Shabaab fighters, military says 1 Eugene Jan 2019 Jan 2019 0 1094
As shutdown drags on, a 'Coast Guard City' rallies 0 nitpicker Jan 2019 Jan 2019 1 1104
CNO urges China to avoid confrontations, refuses to back down on Taiwan Strait 0 nitpicker Jan 2019 Jan 2019 0 961
US soldier dies from wounds suffered in Afghanistan combat 1 Eugene Jan 2019 Jan 2019 5 1359
$11 toothpaste: Immigrants pay big for basics at private ICE lock-ups 1 Eugene Jan 2019 Jan 2019 0 1483
Syria's SDF says it captured two Islamic State militants of American nationality 0 Eugene Jan 2019 Jan 2019 0 963
The US detention center where sick children receive 'the bare minimum' 3 Eugene Jan 2019 Jan 2019 5 1364
TSA absentee rate still high, but down from Sunday's peak 1 Eugene Jan 2019 Jan 2019 1 1176
Today you will not be receiving your regularly scheduled paycheck. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2019 Jan 2019 3 1216
Coast Guard Retirees Among Those Struggling To Make Ends Meet Amid Shutdown 7 littlemissmartypants Jan 2019 Jan 2019 3 2028
Judge says accused NYC bike path attacker still a threat, eases conditions 0 Eugene Jan 2019 Jan 2019 0 1122
Worse than you thought: inside the secret Fitzgerald probe the Navy doesn't want you to read 6 nitpicker Jan 2019 Jan 2019 36 4934
Unpaid airport screening agents to get a day's pay and $500 bonus during shutdown 1 Eugene Jan 2019 Jan 2019 0 1180
Ship owners to pay U.S. government for Fitzgerald collision 2 nitpicker Jan 2019 Jan 2019 2 1423
B-2 bombers in Hawaii to support mission 0 soryang Jan 2019 Jan 2019 0 1282
Will the US Really Withdraw Troops from South Korea? 2 soryang Jan 2019 Jan 2019 0 1392
Coast Guard families told they can have garage sales to cope with government shutdown 8 littlemissmartypants Jan 2019 Jan 2019 1 2143
Syria Kurds say 8 foreign jihadists captured including US teen 0 Eugene Jan 2019 Jan 2019 0 1186
Border Protection officer's union sues Trump administration over shutdown after missed paycheck 1 Eugene Jan 2019 Jan 2019 3 1230
New plans for Afghanistan would have Trump withdrawing fewer troops 0 Eugene Jan 2019 Jan 2019 0 1112
U.S. House committee queries airport staffing during shutdown 0 Eugene Jan 2019 Jan 2019 4 1085
As shutdown continues and TSA agents call out sick, agency preps contingency plan 0 Eugene Jan 2019 Jan 2019 1 1038
Kirstjen Nielsen's illogical tweetstorm about terrorists at the border 6 Eugene Jan 2019 Jan 2019 0 1884
Airports seeing rise in security screeners calling off work 2 Eugene Jan 2019 Jan 2019 3 1412
2 Americans Said to Have Joined ISIS Caught on the Front Lines in Syria 0 Eugene Jan 2019 Jan 2019 2 1359
Brain scans show social exclusion creates jihadists, say researchers 1 Eugene Jan 2019 Jan 2019 0 1025
Trump: US has killed al-Qaida militant tied to USS Cole bombing 3 Eugene Jan 2019 Jan 2019 0 1371
Democrat Accuses Kirstjen Nielsen Of 'Outright Lies' On Border, Calls For Hearing 4 Eugene Jan 2019 Jan 2019 20 1844
US sends troops for possible 'violent' Congo vote protests 0 Eugene Jan 2019 Jan 2019 0 1052

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Harold Brown, defense secretary who oversaw failed hostage-rescue raid, dies at 91 0 Eugene Jan 2019 Jan 2019 0 1045
A Looming Threat to US South Korea Alliance 1 soryang Jan 2019 Jan 2019 1 1235
Trump denies media report he is considering Jim Webb for Pentagon chief 1 Eugene Jan 2019 Jan 2019 0 1137
Navy SEAL accused of killing ISIS teen will plead not guilty 1 Eugene Jan 2019 Jan 2019 0 1018
US says airstrike targeted militant tied to USS Cole bombing 1 Eugene Jan 2019 Jan 2019 1 1077
The administration is using heavily inflated numbers to argue for a border wall 1 Eugene Jan 2019 Jan 2019 3 1125
Iran 'can do what they want' in Syria: Trump's comments defy the position of his top aides 1 Eugene Jan 2019 Jan 2019 1 1255
Justice Dept. admits error but won't correct report linking terrorism to immigration 0 Eugene Jan 2019 Jan 2019 0 1009
Trump gives new Pentagon chief a taste of his world view 3 Eugene Jan 2019 Jan 2019 3 1482
Marine shot and killed in apparent accident in Washington DC identified as Lance Cpl. Riley Kuznia 2 Eugene Jan 2019 Jan 2019 2 1428
New Pentagon leader Shanahan makes clear his focus is China 0 Eugene Jan 2019 Jan 2019 0 1007
Trump's Politicized Visit To Iraq 'Embarrassing,' Retired 4-Star General Says 5 Eugene Dec 2018 Jan 2019 3 1782
'Wow': NASA startles with invitation to sanctioned Russian 3 Anon-C Jan 2019 Jan 2019 0 2196
The U.S. put a Yemeni warlord on a terrorist list. One of its close allies is still arming him. 0 Eugene Jan 2019 Jan 2019 0 906
Top Pentagon spokeswoman resigns on New Year's Eve amid internal probe 0 Eugene Jan 2019 Jan 2019 3 1181
U.S. Navy pursuing block buy of two aircraft carriers: senator 4 Eugene Jan 2019 Jan 2019 1 1498
Kids who assault on US bases can still escape accountability 0 Eugene Dec 2018 Dec 2018 0 1136
FEMA revives flood insurance sales after backlash 0 Eugene Dec 2018 Dec 2018 4 1190
Russian GRU engages in malign espionage 0 saidsimplesimon Dec 2018 Dec 2018 0 1293
U.S. probes outage of CenturyLink 911 emergency call service 8 Eugene Dec 2018 Dec 2018 0 1739
South Korean View of P-1 Fire Control Radar Incident 6 soryang Dec 2018 Dec 2018 1 2200
Trump's visit to Iraq prompts concerns about politicization of military 3 Eugene Dec 2018 Dec 2018 1 1195
Pollution Left by US Armed Forces 2 soryang Jun 2018 Dec 2018 3 2120
Putin says Russia is ready to deploy new hypersonic nuclear missile 2 Eugene Dec 2018 Dec 2018 1 1487
Mattis says he has extra authority to use military on border 4 Eugene Nov 2018 Dec 2018 0 1346
No More Bread and Water: U.S. Navy Scraps an Age-Old Penalty 2 Eugene Dec 2018 Dec 2018 1 1367
Huawei deal to offer free Wi-Fi at Redskins games sparked concern: report 1 Eugene Dec 2018 Dec 2018 1 1305
Bipartisan lawmakers urge Air Force secretary for top Defense position 4 Eugene Dec 2018 Dec 2018 3 1474
Chinese espionage 0 saidsimplesimon Dec 2018 Dec 2018 3 1357
Underground water in U.S. military base in South Korea heavily polluted 1 soryang Dec 2018 Dec 2018 0 1156

National Security & Defense Continued...

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Mystery company involved in Mueller investigation appeals to Supreme Court 1 Eugene Dec 2018 Dec 2018 4 1360
Japan to Convert Izumo-Class Into F-35-Carrying Aircraft Carrier 3 soryang Dec 2018 Dec 2018 2 1411
Strasbourg gunman Chekatt 'pledged allegiance to IS in video' 0 Eugene Dec 2018 Dec 2018 0 1104
Retreating ISIS army smuggled a fortune in cash and gold out of Iraq and Syria. 0 Cattledog Dec 2018 Dec 2018 4 1437
Russia, China, Iran sought to influence U.S. 2018 elections: U.S. spy chief 0 Eugene Dec 2018 Dec 2018 1 1227
Japan accuses South Korea of 'extremely dangerous' radar lock on plane 0 soryang Dec 2018 Dec 2018 3 1245
The Latest: Turkey says pledges aided US Syria troop pullout 2 Eugene Dec 2018 Dec 2018 1 1354
U.S. Air Force's new housing dogged by construction flaws, imperiling tenants 0 Eugene Dec 2018 Dec 2018 3 1113
Is Denaturalization the Next Front in the Trump Administration's War on Immigration? 0 Eugene Dec 2018 Dec 2018 2 985
China hacked HPE, IBM and then attacked clients - sources 1 Eugene Dec 2018 Dec 2018 0 1219
Kurdish Fighters Discuss Releasing 3,200 ISIS Prisoners 0 Eugene Dec 2018 Dec 2018 4 1106
U.S. to end air war against Islamic State in Syria 0 Eugene Dec 2018 Dec 2018 2 980
U.S. indicts hackers working for Chinese spy agency 0 Eugene Dec 2018 Dec 2018 2 1051
FBI: Florida man posted bomb instructions for extremists 0 Eugene Dec 2018 Dec 2018 1 1182
Trump shocks allies and advisers with plan to pull US troops out of Syria 2 Eugene Dec 2018 Dec 2018 0 1239
US Navy document paints a bleak picture of fleet's future if hit with 2020 budget cuts 7 nitpicker Dec 2018 Dec 2018 0 1559
Navy hospital ship Comfort returns after treating Venezuelan migrants 0 nitpicker Dec 2018 Dec 2018 1 912
Japan to Acquire US Long Range Air to Surface Cruise Missile 0 soryang Dec 2018 Dec 2018 1 1390
U.S. backs NATO membership for Bosnia, dismisses Serb opposition 0 Eugene Dec 2018 Dec 2018 1 957
Thousands of troops to remain on US-Mexico border as Trump's original military deployment comes to a 1 Eugene Dec 2018 Dec 2018 2 1152
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