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Military mishaps are declining, despite rough summer; How 4 Green Berets took out Kony’s army; Doing donuts in Raqqa; China’s Xi crows about ‘new era’; and just a bit more….

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
  • October 18, 2017
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Raqqa falls; Baghdad takes Kirkuk from Kurds; US attacks ISIS in Yemen; Puerto Rican baby born on Navy ship; and just a bit more...

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
  • October 17, 2017
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300 die in Somali terror attack; US allies exchange fire in northern Iraq; Europe denounces Trump’s Iran moves; Pyongyang’s cyber corps; and just a bit more…

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
  • October 16, 2017
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US troops join Afghan battalions; Trump rolling out new Iran strategy; NATO’s 2% benchmark is about 98% misleading; Only 1 in 10 Puerto Ricans has electricity; and just a bit more...

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
  • October 13, 2017
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US woman, family freed from Taliban; L3 CEO blasts budget gridlock; Army recruiting braces for tough year; Very deadly IED reappears in Iraq; and just a bit more...

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
  • October 12, 2017
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N. Korea takes aim at U.S. power grid; New China-Sea FONOP; Ukraine preps armed ground robots for battle; Afghanistan air war returns to 2010 intensity; and just a bit more...

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
  • October 11, 2017
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US Army prepares for the wars of 2025-40; Turkish forces get Russian air support in Syria; ISIS fighters surrendering en masse — to Kurds; Marvel-Northrop comic bombs; and just a bit more...

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
  • October 9, 2017
Threats

Report: Trump will try to exit Iran deal; Russian hackers stole even more NSA tools; Ukrainian army grows under US tutelage; Senators: Get lasers to the battlefield; and just a bit more...

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
  • October 6, 2017
Threats

US troops killed in Niger; Last ISIS stronghold in N. Iraq falls; Report: Russian strike killed dozens of civilians; Why tac nukes are still a thing; and just a bit more...

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
  • October 5, 2017
Threats

Mattis unveils (some) Afghanistan strategy details; USNS Comfort joins 10K troops in Puerto Rico; Russians hack US soldiers’ cellphones; Marine vet stole truck to help Las Vegas injured; And just a bit more...

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
  • October 4, 2017
Threats

Las Vegas massacre: ‘terrorism’?; China’s stealth jet enters service; DARPA debuts smoke-penetrating radar; A 3rd US military aircraft goes down; and just a bit more...

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
  • October 3, 2017
Threats

Deadliest US mass shooting, ever; Puerto Rico SitRep; Libya strikes illustrate expansion of US ops; Q&A with ISIS-war deputy commander; and just a bit more...

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
  • October 2, 2017
Threats

Three-star takes over Puerto Rican relief; US might intercept a N. Korean missile over Russia; As ISIS uses fewer drones, US Marines are 3D-printing their own; and just a bit more...

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
  • September 29, 2017
Threats

Mattis: Russia, Iran arming Taliban; More missile-defense money; How much do you pay for war?; 3 questions about America’s next missile sub; and just a bit more...

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
  • September 28, 2017
Threats

Mattis, mortars hit Kabul airport; DPRK asks GOP to explain POTUS; China offers robot ship for export; US military building a giant nervous system; and just a bit more...

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
  • September 27, 2017
Threats

Pyongyang threatens US aircraft; McMaster speaks up; Region braces as Kurds approve independence; Troops help in Puerto Rico; and just a bit more...

  • Ben Watson, Bradley Peniston and Kevin Baron
  • September 26, 2017
Threats

New show of force near North Korea; US strikes ISIS camp in Libya; Russian sub fires cruise missiles into Syria; Kurds vote on independence today; and just a bit more...

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
  • September 25, 2017
Threats

Trump wants to expand anti-terror war; Missile threats and news from US, NK, Iran; Drones that see in the dark; EU cyber wargame gets hard fast; and just a bit more...

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
  • September 22, 2017
Threats

ISIS collapsing in Iraq; Russia warns US forces in Syria; Iranians may have hacked US aerospace firms; Medic to get Medal of Honor; and just a bit more...

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
  • September 21, 2017
Threats

Trump’s fiery UN speech; US warships will use anti-collision beacons; ‘Last ISIS stronghold in Iraq’; Israel downs ‘Iranian-made’ UAV; and just a bit more...

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
  • September 20, 2017
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