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The Drone War Crosses Another Line

America took an unprecedented step over the weekend when Obama authorized the Pentagon rather than the CIA to carry out an airstrike inside Pakistan.

  • Kathy Gilsinan, The Atlantic
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ISIS bombs kill 120+ along Syria’s coast; America’s imperfect alliance in NE Syria; Fallujah offensive begins; US lifts arms embargo on Vietnam; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Marcus Weisgerber
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Battling ISIS in the Sinai; Hezbollah sends arms to Fallujah; Pentagon preps for tank war; China may have a ship-hunting drone; and a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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Iraq takes back a border town; NATO welcomes Montenegro; Chinese jet nearly hits US spy plane; GAO hits LCS; and a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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Busy skies over Afghanistan; Aid airdrops mulled for Syria; Work thrashes lawmaker over Fanning; Don’t shoot your own helicopter; and just a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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US edges toward arming Libya; Billions in Egyptian aid goes missing; More bloodshed in Baghdad; New Marine One back on track; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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Turkey escalates its war on ISIS; #SAS16 livestream; Beijing setting the stage for war; The return of painted warplanes; Milley’s warning on land wars; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Marcus Weisgerber
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What’s New in the Pentagon’s China Report? More than Passing Mention of Fake Islands

The annual military assessment includes 7 full pages about South China Sea construction, up from 2 paragraphs last year.

  • Marcus Weisgerber
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Pentagon To Harden US Military Bases Against ISIS Attacks

Defense Secretary promises three-year, $180 million force-protection effort, following threats in Chattanooga and elsewhere.

  • Patrick Tucker
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Head rolls over Navy detainees; Hezbollah commander dead; A Chinese olive branch?; America’s last fighter-jet makers; and a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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Tech-outreach shakeup; More Baghdad bombings; What to do with ISIS captives?; USAF greenlights two new Air Force Ones; and a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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Big bombing in Baghdad; Major weapons costs going down; Top US spy talks Mideast; Sarajevo’s lessons for Syria; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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Busy night for SpecOps; Thwarted raid in Somalia?; US warship sails past another fake island; and just a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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Anti-ISIS war, ahead of schedule; F-35 production to quadruple; U.S. troops are on the ground in Yemen, confused in Afghanistan; and a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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After ISIS, Americans Fear Cyberattacks Most

Nearly three in four people consider them a major threat to the U.S., but presidential candidates have largely ignored the issue.

  • Kaveh Waddell, The Atlantic
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Big battle south of Aleppo; Taliban, al Qaeda linking up; What war in Libya might look like; China’s coming to RIMPAC; and a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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Truce in Aleppo; ISIS firefight inside Saudi Arabia; Forget tech, people drive innovation; Watch the Navy’s drone ship sail; and a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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China's Military Just Released a Rap Video to Recruit Young Soldiers

Displaying rockets and fighter jets, it aims to show how Beijing's army is 'a powerful force as modernized as the United States military.'

  • Josh Horwitz, Quartz
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Remembering a SEAL; Kerry gives Assad a deadline; Russia moves 3 divisions west; The Army’s past 50 years in 1 chart; and a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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US soldier killed in Iraq; New EUCOM for a new war footing; Israel plans F-35 ceremony; Why the Marines are short on fighter jets; and a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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