Tag: military and defense
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Philippines, Japan, US hold Navy exercises in South China Sea
The Philippines, Japan and the U.S. deployed vessels and aircraft during a joint exercise in the South China Sea, the Philippine military said. “These continuous engagements underscore the sustained commitment of the three nations to enhancing maritime cooperation, promoting regional security and supporting a rules-based international order in the Indo-Pacific,” Xerxes Trinidad, chief public affairs…
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University of Minnesota shooting range ends contract with ICE and closes to outside law enforcement
MINNEAPOLIS — The University of Minnesota’s outdoor firearms range in Rosemount has ended its contract with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and will stop making arrangements with all outside agencies to use it, starting in December. The range, located on UMore Park land, has operated for 40 years as a site for law enforcement to…
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Memphis mayor says he got confirmation National Guard would be deployed from Trump’s TV comments
The Memphis mayor says President Donald Trump’s TV announcement was the first hard confirmation he received that Trump would send in the National Guard to address crime
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Poland scrambles jets, shuts key airport amid drone threat
Poland deployed air force jets for the second time in a week, alerted residents and closed Lublin airport near the Ukrainian border because of drones flying in its neighbor’s airspace, its Operational Command said in a post on X. Separately, Romanian fighter jets were launched as Russia attacked Ukrainian territory near the nations’ shared border…
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Poland deploys planes in its airspace because of threat of drone strikes in nearby Ukraine
Authorities say Polish and allied aircraft were deployed in a “preventive” operation in Poland’s airspace because of a threat of drone strikes in neighboring areas of Ukraine
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Pakistani army says clashes near the Afghan border killed 19 soldiers and 45 militants
The Pakistani military says security forces have raided three hideouts of the Pakistani Taliban near the Afghan border in the past two days
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Israeli strikes on Yemen’s Houthi rebels damage residential homes, forcing families to live in ruins
Israel’s deadly airstrikes this week targeting Iran-backed rebels in Yemen have damaged residential areas in the country’s capital of Sanaa, leaving many houses in ruins and residents unable to afford repairs on their own
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Cheyenne-born pilot brings F-16 jets to fly over Frontier Days rodeo
CHEYENNE — Capt. Reed “Roller” Barrett remembers growing up in Cheyenne and watching the U.S. Air Force’s Thunderbirds aerial demonstration team come to town each summer during Cheyenne Frontier Days. He also remembers learning to fly in Cheyenne on a Cessna 172. Now, he flies an F-16 Fighting Falcon, the same aircraft flown by the…
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Strategic Communications Selected Among 49 Vendors for U.S. Army’s $10B ITES-4H Contract
LOUISVILLE, Ky., Sept. 12, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — The U.S. Army has announced the award of the Information Technology Enterprise Solutions – 4 Hardware (ITES-4H) contract, a comprehensive procurement vehicle with a total ceiling value of $10 billion. This indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract, spanning a 10-year period, serves as the primary procurement source for comprehensive commercial…
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Trump says he’ll send National Guard to Memphis, escalating his use of troops in US cities
President Donald Trump says he’ll send the National Guard to Memphis, Tennessee, to address crime concerns there