Military
Cape May County officials encourage Coast Guard families to apply for government assistance
Cape May County officials want local U.S. Coast Guard employees to know that there's assistance available to them as the partial federal government shutdown continues.
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U.S. official says withdrawal from Syria has begun
After conflicting statements about a timeline for Trump's decision to withdraw American forces from Syria, the process has begun with the removal of some military cargo.
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Shore congressman introduces bill to fund Coast Guard during government shutdown
A freshman Shore congressman has introduced a bill that will fund the U.S. Coast Guard during the ongoing federal government shutdown.
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A U.S. commander went for a rare stroll in Baghdad. Many Iraqis just shrugged
Sixteen years after the United States and its coalition partners invaded Iraq, most Iraqis still blame the U.S. for disbanding the Iraqi army and the civil war that followed.
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Brazil’s Bolsonaro sees threat in Russia, considers hosting U.S. base
Brazil is open to hosting a U.S. military base to counter Russian influence in the region, the South American country's new far-right president said.
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Timetable of Trump’s pullout from Syria being questioned
President Donald Trump abruptly announced in mid-December that he was withdrawing 2,000 U.S. troops from Syria.
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What 3 deaths among thousands tell us about Afghanistan in 2018
U.S. combat troops have been in Afghanistan for nearly double the time they were in Vietnam. And the war has touched generations of Afghans.
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Military women, female veterans are shifting away from GOP
Long seen as a bastion of support for Republicans, the face of the U.S. military and its veterans is changing — and perhaps too is their political bent.
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Oldest American World War II veteran dies at 112
The United States has lost its oldest World War II veteran. Richard Overton, who fought overseas in a segregated unit, died Thursday at age 112.
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Donations sought for Coast Guard families during partial government shutdown
Two Cape May County organizations are seeking donations for local Coast Guard families during the ongoing partial federal government shutdown.
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Trump and first lady make secret trip to Iraq to visit U.S. troops
It's the president's first such trip since taking office nearly two years ago.
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Dylan Elchin was 8 years old when the war in Afghanistan began. He was eager to serve.
His death is still setting in for his family and community in western Pennsylvania
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How to stop a drone? There’s no good answer
Shoot it down. Jam it. Use a missile or maybe a net. There's no shortage of ideas about how to stop a drone, but as the past few days show, the reality is far more difficult.
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Defense Secretary Mattis to retire in February, Trump says, amid Syria tension
Mattis' departure completes a near-wholesale shake-up of Trump's initial national security team and follows a record-setting series of departures of administration leaders.
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Mattis resigns; Pulling out of Syria; The Trump Foundation dissolves
Guests: Tom Nichols, Mona Yacoubian, Samer Abboud, Peter Overby We’ll begin today’s show discussing the surpr ...
Air Date: December 21, 2018 10:00 am
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