Former Fort Benning commander retires with no reprimand after Army investigates his social media use

Officials acknowledged that Maj. Gen. Patrick Donahoe’s retirement had been delayed as the Army completed reviews of his online behavior, sparked in part by his March 2021 Twitter clash with Tucker Carlson.

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Pentagon should better study risks of swapping older fighter jets for new ones, watchdog finds

Federal and independent analysts have determined some fixed-wing tactical attack aircraft are outliving their life spans and, in some cases, there aren’t planes to replace them yet.

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Air Force restores advanced degrees as factor in mid-level officer promotions

The service announced that it will no longer exclude advanced academic degrees from promotion boards for the ranks of major and lieutenant colonel.

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Push underway in NATO to raise defense spending by members

Some NATO countries want to increase defense spending requirements for members, which would turn a long-standing benchmark into a bare minimum, the alliance’s top official said.

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Joint nuclear exercise with South Korea not on the table, US official says

President Joe Biden is in talks with South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol about responses to North Korea’s nuclear threat but has not discussed holding a joint nuclear exercise with Seoul, according to the U.S. National Security Council.

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Chinese surveillance drones, naval task force operate around Okinawa

Japanese fighters have scrambled for the first time to intercept Chinese WZ-7 Soaring Eagle surveillance drones operating earlier this week near Okinawa, according to Japan’s military.

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Drone advances in Ukraine could bring dawn of killer robots

The longer the war in Ukraine lasts, the more likely it becomes that drones will be used to identify, select and attack targets without help from humans, according to experts.

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Russia, shaken by Ukrainian strike, could step up drone use

Russia is preparing to step up its attacks on Ukraine using Iranian-made exploding drones, according to Ukraine’s president.

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Round of ‘appaws’: Coast Guard crew rescues dog that fell through ice

A U.S. Coast Guard crew from Station Belle Isle rescued a dog that fell through the ice into the Detroit River.

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Apollo 7 astronaut Walter Cunningham dead at 90

Walter Cunningham, the last surviving astronaut from the first successful crewed space mission in NASA's Apollo program, has died. He was 90.

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‘It changed my life’: DNA test leads Kansas veteran to brother, grandchild he didn’t know existed

When Melvin “Mel” Gray walked into the home of his brother, Tom Davis, he felt an instant connection. An at-home DNA test Gray took in 2018 helped the brothers, both veterans, discover their kinship.

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