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Military

 U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Nate Littlejohn.
Down the Shore
Community

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. 

8 years ago

President Trump speaks to members of the five branches of the U.S. military by video conference from the White House on Christmas Day 2018.
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Politics & Policy

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.

8 years ago

Dylan Elchin is seen as a child in this photograph
Keystone Crossroads
Community
PA Post

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

8 years ago

A jet lands at London Gatwick Airport on Friday. The airport had been closed for over a day after a drone repeatedly flew nearby. (Ben Stansall/AFP/Getty Images)
NPR
Science

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.

8 years ago

Defense Secretary Jim Mattis, one of President Trump's most important early advisers, is the latest to depart the administration. (Jacquelyn Martin/AP)
NPR
Politics & Policy

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.

8 years ago

(Oliver Contreras/SIPA USA); (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Zoe Garbarino via AP)
Radio Times
Politics & Policy

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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American troops look toward the border with Turkey from a small outpost near the town of Manbij, northern Syria, in February. (Susannah George/AP)
NPR
Politics & Policy

White House orders Pentagon to pull U.S. troops from Syria

The U.S. plans to withdraw all of its troops from Syria, a senior Pentagon official tells NPR. About 2,000 U.S. troops are currently in the northeastern part of the country.

8 years ago

A U.S. Marine salutes as participants in the Rolling Thunder motorcycle rally rumble through Washington, D.C., in 2017. Organizers say the 2019 event will be the last in D.C. (AFP/Getty Images)
NPR
Politics & Policy

After decades, ‘Rolling Thunder’ to make its last big ride through Washington, D.C.

Rolling Thunder, the veterans advocacy group that organizes a massive annual motorcycle ride through D.C., announced that the gathering in 2019 will be its last big rally.

8 years ago

President Donald Trump greets people after arriving via Air Force One at Philadelphia International Airport in Philadelphia, Saturday, Dec. 8, 2018. Trump is attending the Army-Navy football game. (Susan Walsh/AP Photo)
Community

Trump is 10th sitting president to attend Army-Navy game

The commander in chief flew to Philadelphia for the 119th meeting in the storied rivalry between the service academies.

8 years ago

In this May 25, 2017 file photo, Army Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Milley listens to a question while testifying on Capitol Hill in Washington, before a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on the Army's fiscal 2018 budget. President Donald Trump will tap Gen. Mark Milley as his next top military adviser. (Andrew Harnik/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

Trump picks Gen. Mark Milley as next top military adviser

Gen. Mark Milley, a battle-hardened commander who oversaw troops in Iraq and Afghanistan, will be the nation's next top military adviser.

8 years ago

(From left) Hank Heim, William Bonelli, Richard Schimmel and Isaac George salute at a ceremony commemorating the Pearl Harbor attack. (Katie Meyer/WITF)
Community

Remaining Pa. survivors honor Pearl Harbor’s 77th anniversary

Pennsylvania's commemoration ceremony is just one of many held annually around the country.

8 years ago

This undated photo provided by the Pentagon's Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency shows Lawrence Dickson, a New York pilot killed during World War II. Dickson is first of the 27 Tuskegee Airmen still listed as missing in action whose remains the Pentagon says they have identified through DNA samples provided by his daughter in New Jersey. Dickson was a 24-year-old captain in the 100th Fighter Squadron when his P-51 fighter plane was seen crashing along the Italy-Austria border during a mission on Dec. 23, 1944. Searches for the crash site were unsuccessful until 2012. (Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency via AP)
Science

Pentagon IDs remains of Tuskegee Airman killed in WWII

Sixty-six Tuskegee Airmen died in combat, including 27 who were listed as MIA. Dickson was the first to be identified.

8 years ago

(U.S. Army)
Down the Shore
Community

Rumbles and booms: Joint Base training through the weekend

Residents near Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst might hear “booms” and feel “rumbles” through Sunday.

8 years ago

The U.S. Supreme Court, taken on November 8, 2018. (Mark Wilson/Getty Images)
NPR
Politics & Policy

White House asks Supreme Court to fast-track ruling on transgender military ban

The Department of Justice asked the Supreme Court on Friday to bypass lower courts and rule quickly on its ban of most transgender military members.

8 years ago

For the first time since women have been allowed to apply, a woman has passed the initial Special Forces Assessment and Selection process, placing her on the path to become the first female Green Beret. (Mark Humphrey/AP)
NPR
Politics & Policy

Woman qualifies for Special Forces training, could be the first female Green Beret

For the first time since women have been allowed to apply, a female soldier is one step closer to becoming a member of the Green Berets.

8 years ago

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