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US Military Leaders Worry About Iran’s Media Operations

Forget Russian fake news. Iranian media and messaging are thwarting U.S. efforts across the Middle East.

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‘Is There Something Going On?’: On Scene at STRATCOM As North Korea Launches Missile

The head of U.S. Strategic Command is whisked to his operations center as a missile flies over Japan.

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Future US Navy Accident Investigations Will Look for Cyber Attacks

The fleet’s info-warfare chief has a team aboard the damaged USS McCain. The main thing she expects to learn is how to do this kind of investigation.

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Swarmed With Mosquitoes After Harvey, Texas Calls in the Air Force

The Air Force is spraying a controversial insecticide across 6 million acres to kill mosquitoes brought in by Hurricane Harvey.

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‘I Want to Finish This’: US Special Ops Leaders Urge Washington to Stick by the Syrian Kurds

Commanders inside Syria say rebels are doing all they hoped for — and are the best shot to break the region's cycle of terrorism.

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Trump Administration Orders US Government To Delete All Kaspersky Software

The move follows months of warnings about the Moscow-based cybersecurity firm and speculation about its possible connections to the Kremlin.

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What You Need to Know About Russia’s Big Wargame on NATO’s Doorstep

Here’s what NATO and the region is watching for this year — and why.

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How Many US Troops in Afghanistan? Pentagon Changes How It Counts Them

A new accounting method ups the official total in Afghanistan from 8,400 to “approximately” 11,000.