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Author: Tom Vanden Brook, USA TODAY

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Just 10 years ago, women were banned from combat. Now, they’re on the front lines, climbing the ranks.

April 16, 2023 Tom Vanden Brook, USA TODAY Comments Off on Just 10 years ago, women were banned from combat. Now, they’re on the front lines, climbing the ranks.

Ten years after the Pentagon repealed the ban on women in ground combat positions, female soldiers have risen in the ranks of frontline units.

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How Jack Teixeira, a 21-year-old guard leaked documents from deep inside the Pentagon

April 14, 2023 Tom Vanden Brook, USA TODAY Comments Off on How Jack Teixeira, a 21-year-old guard leaked documents from deep inside the Pentagon

How did a 21-year-old airman penetrate the Pentagon’s most secure computer system?

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Another object shot down over Lake Huron in Michigan

February 12, 2023 Tom Vanden Brook, USA TODAY Comments Off on Another object shot down over Lake Huron in Michigan

An F-16 shot down the object Sunday afternoon at the direction of President Biden, the Pentagon’s press secretary said.

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DOD did not think the spy balloon was a military threat when it was first detected

February 6, 2023February 7, 2023 Tom Vanden Brook, USA TODAY Comments Off on DOD did not think the spy balloon was a military threat when it was first detected

The Pentagon didn’t shoot down the Chinese balloon as it approached Alaska in January because it did not pose a military threat , a top commander said.

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Chinese spy balloon spotted in American skies, Pentagon says; US weighed shooting it down

February 3, 2023 Tom Vanden Brook, USA TODAY Comments Off on Chinese spy balloon spotted in American skies, Pentagon says; US weighed shooting it down

A Chinese spy balloon is drifting over the northern United States. Pentagon officials have considered shooting it down.

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Former Defense Secretary Ash Carter dies; he served last two years of Obama administration

October 25, 2022 Tom Vanden Brook, USA TODAY Comments Off on Former Defense Secretary Ash Carter dies; he served last two years of Obama administration

Ashton Carter, who served as Defense secretary in the final two years of the Obama administration, died on Monday after a ‘sudden cardiac event.’

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‘These numbers are tragic’: Pentagon leaders concede efforts to curb sexual assault have fallen short

September 1, 2022 Tom Vanden Brook, USA TODAY Comments Off on ‘These numbers are tragic’: Pentagon leaders concede efforts to curb sexual assault have fallen short

Sexual assault in the military soared to unprecedented levels in 2021. Pentagon officials conceded the new numbers are ‘tragic’ and ‘disappointing.’

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Exclusive: Female troops saw the highest level of unwanted sexual contact since Pentagon began collecting data

September 1, 2022 Tom Vanden Brook, USA TODAY Comments Off on Exclusive: Female troops saw the highest level of unwanted sexual contact since Pentagon began collecting data

Sexual assaults in the military surged 35% among female service members from 2018 to 2021, despite attempts to curb the problem, the Pentagon reports.

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Russia adds to weapon stockpile with purchase of lethal drones from Iran to attack Ukraine

August 30, 2022August 31, 2022 Tom Vanden Brook, USA TODAY Comments Off on Russia adds to weapon stockpile with purchase of lethal drones from Iran to attack Ukraine

U.S. officials say Russia has received lethal drones from Iran to attack Ukraine.

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Retired 3-star general suspended from Army contract after tweet that appeared to mock Jill Biden

July 9, 2022July 10, 2022 Tom Vanden Brook, USA TODAY Comments Off on Retired 3-star general suspended from Army contract after tweet that appeared to mock Jill Biden

The retired officer, Gary Volesky, responded to a tweet Jill Biden sent about abortion. “Glad to see you finally know what a woman is,” he wrote.

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