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A defence contractor has died after being infected by the novel coronavirus, marking it the first US military-related death due to the virus, the Pentagon said. ...
The Pentagon is sending a navy hospital ship to New York to help the state deal with the expected shortage of medical facilities in wake of the surge in novel coronavirus cases that are nearing 2,500. ...
The US military has deployed a new low-yield submarine-launched nuclear weapon, something that the Pentagon is viewing as critical to counter the threat posed by Russia's arsenal of smaller tactical missiles. ...
Thirty-four US service members have been diagnosed with concussions and traumatic brain injuries in the aftermath of the Iran missile attack at Ain al-Asad Air Base in Iraq earlier this month, the Pentagon said on Friday. ...
The US will deploy some 3,500 more troops to the Middle East as early as this weekend following the death of Iranian Major General Qassem Soleimani in an attack ordered by President Donald Trump, it was reported. ...
As the killing of Qasem Soleimani head of Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps-Quds Force by the US armed forces trended on Twitter, thousands of social media platform users even posted funny comments and memes on the development. ...
Pentagon on Thursday (local time) said it has carried out a "defensive action" at the "direction" of President Donald Trump to protect US personnel abroad by killing the head of Iran's elite Quds Force, General Qassem Soleim. ...
US forces conducted strikes in Iraq and Syria against five facilities linked to an Iran-backed Shia militia group, which has been blamed for a series of attacks on a joint US-Iraq military facilities housing American troops, Pentagon said on Sunday. ...
