Russia, Ukraine to enter temporary ceasefire with prisoner exchange, Trump says
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The Pentagon is utilizing a crew of private sector businessmen to renovate how the department negotiates with defense companies.
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Enlisted Marines with Hornet specialties will be offered retraining, reassignment or career dead ends.
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India to build strategic outpost near key shipping lane in Indo-Pacific
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US and Iran exchange fire as Trump says war will ‘be over quickly’
U.S. forces launched retaliatory strikes against Iranian military facilities Thursday after Iran fired missiles and drones at three U.S. Navy vessels.
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Europe defense autonomy is in reach at €50 billion a year: German experts
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A picturesque Bavarian town has hosted U.S. forces since the end of WWII and could bear the brunt of the U.S. military's withdrawal from Germany.
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