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Higher gas prices fueling pain at the Pentagon

Wednesday, June 3 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- The Pentagon is increasingly strained by a growing list of unplanned and rising expenses over the last year, with fuel costs emerging as one of the most significant pressures.Defense Department records show the average price the agency paid for fuel climbed from... Read More.

Pentagon releases more declassified UFO files, including intelligence officer’s account of seeing ‘orbs’

Friday, May 22 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON, D.C.) -- The Pentagon unveiled another batch of its so-called UFO files on Friday, part of a rolling release of once-classified material ordered released by President Donald Trump.Friday's release included more than 50 previously classified videos and other documents related to unidentified anomalous... Read More.

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Pentagon begins release of decades of unresolved UFO files

Friday, May 8 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- The Pentagon on Friday began to release declassified unidentified flying objects (UFO) files from various federal agencies, some dating as far back as the late 1940s.The release is in keeping with President Donald Trump's announcement earlier this year that he directing... Read More.

2 killed in Caribbean strike on alleged ‘narco-trafficking’ boat, Pentagon says

Tuesday, May 5 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- U.S. Southern Command said in a statement that it struck an alleged "narco-trafficking" boat in the Caribbean Sea on Monday, killing two people."Intelligence confirmed the vessel was transiting along known narco-trafficking routes in the Caribbean and was engaged in narco-trafficking operations," SOUTHCOM... Read More.

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Pentagon seeking $200B more for Iran war, official says

Thursday, March 19 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Thursday that the Pentagon will be asking Congress for more money to cover the Iran war, saying he wants to ensure current and future costs are covered "above and beyond."A senior administration official confirmed that a $200... Read More.

Pentagon IDs 7th US service member killed in Iran war

Monday, March 9 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- The Defense Department on Monday identified another U.S. service member who died following the opening wave of Iranian retaliatory attacks across the Middle East, marking the seventh U.S. service member to die in the war with Iran. Sgt. Benjamin Pennington, 26, died... Read More.

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Pentagon, Trump warn more US troops likely to die in Iran operation

Monday, March 2 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Additional American troops are being sent into the Middle East as the joint U.S.-Israeli war against Iran entered its third day Monday, with senior Pentagon officials warning that the death toll of American troops will likely rise as the conflict widens... Read More.

Judge says Pentagon ‘trampled on’ Sen. Kelly’s First Amendment rights

Friday, February 13 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- In a biting opinion that chastised Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, a Republican-appointed judge on Thursday blocked the Defense Department from trying to punish Sen. Mark Kelly over a video he and other Democrats made urging service members not to follow illegal orders,... Read More.

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Pentagon eyes surging carrier group to Middle East amid tensions with Iran

Friday, January 16 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- The Pentagon was expected to send additional military assets to the Middle East in coming days, according to several people familiar with the discussions, including possibly the USS Abraham Lincoln carrier strike group.Such a move is considered a typical precaution at times... Read More.

Hegseth says Pentagon won’t release video of strike on drug boat survivors to public

Tuesday, December 16 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told reporters on Tuesday that he won't release the full unedited version of video showing a Sept. 2 attack on a suspected drug boat that killed 11 people, calling the video "top secret" and said releasing that version... Read More.

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$2B in Pentagon funds diverted to immigration operations, congressional Democrats say

Thursday, December 11 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- A report prepared by Democratic members of Congress says the Pentagon has diverted at least $2 billion of its own funds to support the Trump administration's immigration operations, negatively impacting what they say is the U.S. military's readiness.Separately, a response from... Read More.

Arkansas man charged with trying to blow up car at Pentagon

Wednesday, February 26 by Greg

FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) — An Arkansas man was arrested on charges he tried to blow up a car at a Pentagon parking lot, federal officials said Tuesday. Matthew Dmitri Richardson, 19, of Fayetteville, Arkansas, made an initial appearance Tuesday afternoon in U.S. District Court... Read More.

Stories tagged with: pentagon

Higher gas prices fueling pain at the Pentagon

Pentagon releases more declassified UFO files, including intelligence officer’s account of seeing ‘orbs’

Pentagon begins release of decades of unresolved UFO files

2 killed in Caribbean strike on alleged ‘narco-trafficking’ boat, Pentagon says

Pentagon seeking $200B more for Iran war, official says

Pentagon IDs 7th US service member killed in Iran war

Pentagon, Trump warn more US troops likely to die in Iran operation

Judge says Pentagon ‘trampled on’ Sen. Kelly’s First Amendment rights

Hegseth says Pentagon won’t release video of strike on drug boat survivors to public

$2B in Pentagon funds diverted to immigration operations, congressional Democrats say

Arkansas man charged with trying to blow up car at Pentagon

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