Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth hosts a bilateral exchange with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., Feb. 5, 2025.

Rights, Faith Groups Urge Congress to Block $2.8B Bomb Sale to Israel

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An unarmed Minuteman III Intercontinental Ballistic Missile launches during an operational test at 12:01 a.m. Pacific Time May 21, 2025, at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California. ICMB test launches demonstrate that the U.S. ICBM fleet is ready, reliable, and effective in leveraging dominance in an era of strategic competition. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jack Rodriguez Escamilla)

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Another U.S. Soldier Is Dead as Iran War Casualties Rise

NICK TURSE | THE INTERCEPT


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Bases Without Names: How Governments Rebrand the U.S. Military Presence

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