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Pentagon weighs eliminating civilian tenure at military academies and reviewing all curriculum, draft memo says

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Washington — The Defense Department is considering its most sweeping remake of military higher education, according to an unreleased draft memorandum obtained by CBS News that would abolish civilian tenure and overhaul course offerings at the military service academies and senior war colleges that educate future military officers.  The memorandum, labeled “Refocusing the Military Service … Read more

Pentagon under fire for dropping tally of troops killed in Iran from 18 to 14

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Pentagon under fire for dropping tally of troops killed in Iran from 18 to 14 – CBS News Watch CBS News The Pentagon came under fire this week after its tally of the number of troops killed in the Iran war suddenly dropped from 18 to 14. Charlie D’Agata has more details on the discrepancy. … Read more

Pentagon website

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The Pentagon website that informs the public about the dead and wounded in different military conflicts removed four deaths from the war with Iran this week, showing that 14 service members have died, instead of the 18 who have been killed since the war began in February.  Sean Parnell, the chief Pentagon spokesperson, in a … Read more

Navy withholding sailors’ service history, in another curb on Pentagon press access

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Washington — The U.S. Navy is taking a major step to restrict press access to information about service members by no longer releasing information about any sailor’s service history – information that has been freely offered by the service for decades. The move, which officials say is being driven by increased security threats and harassment … Read more

House narrowly backs allowing troops, Pentagon workers to carry personal guns on military bases

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The House voted 215-214 Tuesday night to make approval the default when qualified service members and Pentagon civilian employees ask commanders for permission to carry personal firearms on military installations. Three Democrats joined most Republicans to approve the measure, while three Republicans and independent Rep. Kevin Kiley … Read more

Pete Hegseth puts cost of Iran war at $37.5 billion as the Pentagon seeks more money from Congress

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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth put the cost of the Iran war so far at $37.5 billion Tuesday at a contentious hearing where he told lawmakers the Trump administration needs nearly twice that much to continue military operations in the coming months. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive … Read more

Trump eyes attacks on Iran’s Pickaxe Mountain as Pentagon seeks more funding

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President Trump on Tuesday said the U.S. is not leaving Iran and intends to inflict still more aerial damage on targets, specifically a place called Pickaxe Mountain, but the war will soon run into genuine budget limits. CBS News’ Charlie D’Agata and Weijia Jiang report. Then, Matthew Kroenig, nonresident senior fellow at the Atlantic Council, … Read more

U.S. launches 10th straight night of strikes on Iran as Pentagon reports nearly 100 injuries in July

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The U.S. on Monday launched its 10th straight night of strikes on Iran, CENTCOM said. The news comes as the Pentagon confirms nearly 100 U.S. service members were hurt in Iranian airstrikes on multiple bases this month. CBS News’ Charlie D’Agata and Aaron MacLean have the latest. Source link

Pentagon proposes new secrecy power to withhold unclassified records from public-access laws

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Washington — The Pentagon is asking Congress for broad new authority to withhold unclassified records from the public, a proposal that transparency advocates say could significantly reduce the public’s ability to scrutinize the nation’s largest federal agency and understand how billions of taxpayer dollars are spent.  The legislative proposal seeks to create a new section … Read more