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Real Captain Phillips warns cuts could hit Pentagon shipping program

August 24, 2021 at 4:19 p.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An American merchant marine captain made famous by a Tom Hanks movie after being kidnapped by Somali pirates warned on Thursday that looming U.S. budget cuts could...

Real Captain Phillips warns cuts could hit Pentagon shipping program

May 23, 2019 at 4:21 p.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An American merchant marine captain made famous by a Tom Hanks movie after being kidnapped by Somali pirates warned on Thursday that looming U.S. budget cuts could...

An American flag at the US Naval Base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

Review finally begins of Gitmo detainees held without charge

November 3, 2021 at 7:20 p.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Pentagon said on Wednesday it had begun re-examining the evidence for the continued detention of terrorism suspects held without charge at Guantanamo, Cuba, more than two...

Review finally begins of Gitmo detainees held without charge

December 24, 2018 at 4:47 a.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Pentagon said on Wednesday it had begun re-examining the evidence for the continued detention of terrorism suspects held without charge at Guantanamo, Cuba, more than two...

South Korea, U.S. sign new pact to deter North Korea nuclear threat

August 24, 2021 at 4:14 p.m.

SEOUL (Reuters) - The United States and South Korea signed a new pact to deter North Korea's potential use of nuclear arms and other weapons of mass destruction amid growing...

Pentagon chief, at Korean DMZ, says U.S. will not cut force in Korea

August 24, 2021 at 3:53 p.m.

PANMUNJOM, Korean Demilitarized Zone (Reuters) - U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel toured the Korean DMZ on Monday under the watchful eye of North Korean soldiers and said the Pentagon had...

Pentagon chief urges lawmakers to avert government shutdown

August 24, 2021 at 3:42 p.m.

ABOARD A U.S. MILITARY AIRCRAFT (Reuters) - Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel appealed on Saturday for lawmakers to take action to avert a government shutdown next week, saying it was "astoundingly...

Military background checks not re-examined for a decade unless concerns raised

November 3, 2021 at 7:13 p.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - People who seek "secret" security clearances to work at U.S. military installations undergo background checks that are good for a decade and are not re-examined unless derogatory...

Military background checks not re-examined for a decade unless concerns raised

December 24, 2018 at 4:27 a.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - People who seek "secret" security clearances to work at U.S. military installations undergo background checks that are good for a decade and are not re-examined unless derogatory...

Oldest Navy facility is site of U.S. shooting, despite security checks

August 24, 2021 at 3:17 p.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Washington Navy Yard, where 13 people were killed in a shooting rampage on Monday, is a sprawling walled complex that covers about 16 city blocks in...

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