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Military

A Humvee drives in a village recently retaken from Islamic State militants by U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) near Baghouz, on Feb. 17.
(Felipe Dana/AP Photo)
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Politics & Policy

With the collapse of the ISIS ‘caliphate,’ a camera lens lingers on those left behind

As U.S.-backed forces fought to reclaim the last territory held by ISIS in Syria, photographer Felipe Dana turned his lens on the thousands of civilians rushing to evacuate.

7 years ago

A C-5M Super Galaxy takes off at Dover Air Force Base. A new maintenance hangar could be in jeopardy following President Trump’s emergency declaration at the southern U.S. border. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Zachary Cacicia)
Politics & Policy

McGuire, Dover Air Force bases face possible cuts to fund border wall

The Pentagon has identified $12.9 billion in projects — including work in Pa., N.J. and Del. — that could be scrapped to help fund President Trump’s border wall.

7 years ago

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Down the Shore
Community

Rumbles and booms: Joint Base demolition training Thursday

Residents near Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst may hear “booms” and feel “rumbles” on Thursday. 

7 years ago

In this March 14, 2019, photo, acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan goes before the Senate Armed Services Committee to discuss the Department of Defense budget, on Capitol Hill in Washington. To a remarkable degree, the Pentagon’s new budget proposal is shaped by national security threats that Shanahan has summarized in three words: “China, China, China.” (J. Scott Applewhite/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

New U.S. military budget focused on China despite border talk

The $25 billion the Pentagon is proposing to spend on nuclear weapons in 2020, for example, is meant in part to stay ahead of China's nuclear arsenal.

7 years ago

North Korean Vice Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui, (center), speaks at a gathering for diplomats in Pyongyang, North Korea, on Friday. (Eric Talmadge/AP)
NPR
Politics & Policy

North Korea considers whether to resume nuclear, missile tests amid impasse with U.S.

Vice Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui said that Kim Jong Un would soon decide whether to end his country's voluntary moratorium on testing missiles and nuclear weapons.

7 years ago

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks during a news conference at the State Department, Friday, March 15, 2019 in Washington. (Carolyn Kaster/AP Photo)
Courts & Law

U.S. bars entry to International Criminal Court investigators

The Hague-based court, the first global tribunal for war crimes, said it would continue to operate "undeterred" by the U.S. action.

7 years ago

Army veteran Chris Riga survived multiple blast injuries in deployments in Afghanistan and Iraq. He rearranges sticky notes on his desk to assist him in remembering tasks he has to do throughout the day at his job as patient experience coordinator at the Northampton VA Medical Center in Leeds, Mass. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)
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Health

‘What does war do to an entire person?’ — VA studies veterans with blast injuries

Improved battlefield medical care in the Middle East means more troops have survived with traumatic brain injury. Researchers are trying to understand the long-term effects.

7 years ago

U.S. Attorney Robert Hur (center) discusses the charges against Christopher Hasson with Art Walker (left) of the Coast Guard investigative service, and FBI special agent Gordon Johnson last month.
NPR
Courts & Law

Coast Guard officer pleads not guilty to gun, drug charges in alleged terrorism plot

A U.S. Coast Guard lieutenant was arraigned on gun and drug charges in a case linked to a plot to kill several prominent Democrats and broadcast journalists.

7 years ago

Credit: Satellite image (taken Feb. 22) ©2019 DigitalGlobe Inc. Analysis by the James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies, Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey. (Graphic by Alyson Hurt/NPR)
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Politics & Policy

Activity at 2nd North Korean missile site indicates possible launch preparations

Commercial satellite imagery of a facility near Pyongyang suggests that North Korea is preparing to launch a missile or space rocket in the near future.

7 years ago

In this Dec. 12, 2012, photo released by the Korean Central News Agency, North Korea's Unha-3 rocket lifts off from the Sohae launch pad in Tongchang-ri, North Korea. (AP)
NPR
Politics & Policy

North Korea seen reassembling rocket test site

Satellite imagery suggests North Korea may be taking steps to reactivate a partially decommissioned long-range rocket test site on the west coast of the country.

7 years ago

In this Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2019 photo released by her office, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., left, gives challenge coins to U.S. Army Maj. Ian Brown, right, and other military service members to thank them for their service, in her office at the Capitol following the State of the Union address in Washington. Brown, 38, is a two-time Bronze Star recipient who transitioned from female to male while advising the Army's deputy chief of staff in operations and planning. (Julio Obscura/Office of the Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi via AP)
Politics & Policy

Military spent about $8M on transgender care since 2016

With the ban now blocked by lawsuits, transgender troops Wednesday were set to testify for the first time before Congress.

7 years ago

President Donald Trump meets North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, Thursday, Feb. 28, 2019, in Hanoi. No deal was reached. (Evan Vucci/AP)
NPR
Politics & Policy

Trump and Kim’s second nuclear summit ends with no deal

A planned signing ceremony was canceled. The biggest sticking point was sanctions against North Korea, Trump said at a press conference Thursday afternoon local time.

7 years ago

Credit: Satellite image by Planet Labs taken Feb. 19. (Graphic by Geoffrey Brumfiel and Alyson Hurt/NPR)
NPR
Politics & Policy

On eve of 2nd Trump-Kim summit, is North Korean reactor producing plutonium?

North Korea's main nuclear reactor for making weapons-grade plutonium may be operating, days before this week's summit between President Trump and North Korean leader Kim.

7 years ago

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif speaks during the Munich Security Conference in Munich, Germany, Sunday, Feb. 17, 2019. (Kerstin Joensson/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

UN nuclear watchdog: Iran stays within limits of 2015 deal

The International Atomic Energy Agency said Iran has been abiding with key limitations set in the so-called Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, or JCPOA.

7 years ago

The Delaware National Guard hosted Governor John Carney for a tour of its counterdrug facilities. (Zöe Read/WHYY)
Community

Delaware National Guard steps in to help fight drug trafficking, addiction

The guard provides resources — such as training and transportation — to law enforcement agencies across the state in their efforts to tackle drug trafficking.

7 years ago

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