A CDC panel’s voted on another recommendation for COVID-19 vaccines, Texas is the latest state not to comply with the Pentagon’s vaccine mandate, and President Joe Biden’s Build Back Better bill is on hold for the holidays.
US Won’t Discipline Troops Over Airstrike That Killed Afghan Civilians: Pentagon
U.S. military personnel involved in the August drone strike in Kabul, Afghanistan, that killed 10 civilians will not be disciplined, defense officials said on Monday. John Kirby, chief Pentagon spokesman, said on Monday that based on the findings of an independent probe released last month, no recommendations were made for discipline. The review was endorsed…
Pentagon May Make COVID-19 Booster Shots Mandatory for Troops
High-level Department of Defense officials are mulling whether to make COVID-19 vaccine booster shots part of the mandate for U.S. troops, the Pentagon said Friday. “There are active discussions here in the department at the policy level about booster shots and whether or not to make those mandatory,” John Kirby, the department’s spokesman, told reporters…
Pentagon’s New National Security Strategy Will Highlight Global Multilateral Operations
December 10, 2021
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The United States’ next national defense strategy will not focus solely on China, but will seek to address a broad array of threats through increased work with allies, according to a senior Pentagon official. “We recognize China as the ‘pacing challenge,’ as the secretary [of defense] has underscored, and remain profoundly concerned about Russia, and…
US Sees ‘Urgent’ Need to Bolster Taiwan’s Defenses to Deter Beijing Attack: Official
December 9, 2021
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A leading Pentagon official on Wednesday said bolstering Taiwan’s defenses to deter a possible invasion by communist China is an “urgent” task. Ely Ratner, assistant secretary of defense for Indo-Pacific Security Affairs, told a Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Wednesday that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in Beijing is engaging in destabilizing and “intentionally provocative”…
Final Defense Bill Cuts Some Provisions Aimed at Countering China
December 8, 2021
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News Analysis The House passed a bipartisan compromise version of the National Defense Authorization Act for 2022 (NDAA), the annual defense spending bill, on Dec. 7. The bill includes many provisions aimed at countering the Chinese regime but excluded or watered down several other China-related items from earlier drafts. In all, the bill would authorize…
House Passes Compromised Version of Mammoth Annual Defense Bill Authorizing Some $770 Billion in Pentagon Spending
The House voted to pass an adjusted version of the mammoth annual defense policy bill on Tuesday night, authorizing some $770 billion in Pentagon spending. The National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for fiscal year 2022 was introduced by Senate Armed Services Chairman Jack Reed (D-R.I.) and Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.), ranking Republican committee member, in September, and contains 27 Republican-led amendments….
US Space Force General Warns China Is Advancing Space Capabilities at Twice the Speed of US
December 6, 2021
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China could overtake the United States in terms of space capabilities by 2030 if America doesn’t speed up its development, warned Gen. David Thompson, vice chief of space operations for the U.S. Space Force. “The fact [is] that in essence, on average, they are building and fielding and updating their space capabilities at twice the…
Pentagon Chief Warns China’s Military Sorties Are ‘Like Rehearsal’ for Future Operations Against Taiwan
December 5, 2021
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U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin warned on Saturday that the Chinese regime’s repeated military air activities near Taiwan appear to be a “rehearsal” for future military operations against the self-ruled island. Austin issued the warning on Dec. 4 while speaking at the Reagan National Defense Forum in California. He made the comment about Taiwan…
Pentagon Orders New Probe into Syria Airstrike that Killed Dozens of Civilians
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has ordered a new investigation into a 2019 airstrike in Syria that led to multiple civilian deaths, Pentagon press secretary John Kirby announced on Monday. The renewed probe will be led by U.S. Army Forces commander Gen. Michael Garrett within a 90-day deadline. It aims to review “reports of investigation already…
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