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- US defense secretary bucks tradition, foregoes visit to frontline troops
Secretary of Defense James Mattis will not be paying a holiday visit to US troops in war zones, breaking with tradition established after 9/11. This is not the only Pentagon trend ignored by the recently retired Marine general. - Trump to tap military contractor lobbyist to lead ArmyThe Trump administration will nominate a former US Army officer and lobbyist for the missile manufacturer Raytheon to be the next Army secretary. It will be his third attempted nomination for the post.
- Pentagon classifies nuke ops over possible safety failures – APThe Pentagon is now hiding the safety records of its nuclear weapons, AP has reported, with experts quoting potential failures as the reason for such secrecy. The reports were previously publicly available.
- Hagel: ISIS is the real threat, US needs to work with anti-ISIS players with common interestsUS policy in Syria should shift from ousting President Bashar Assad to siding with other powers who share a common interest in fighting ISIS, former US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said in an interview with CNN.
- Pentagon’s new military strategy calls for preserving US dominion of the worldThe US military needs to remain engaged around the world against both rival states and non-state actors, while nurturing regional allies and promoting American values, declares the Pentagon’s new National Military Strategy 2015.
- Stargate mountain: Pentagon moves comm gear back to Cold War-era bunkerThe United States’ airspace defense military is planning to move its communications equipment back to its iconic nuclear Cold War-era bunker which was abandoned nearly a decade ago, the head of the agency announced.
- Special relationship? Cameron’s plea for UK Gitmo detainee’s release ‘not prioritized’The British family of Guantanamo detainee Shakar Aamer, who has twice been cleared for release by US authorities, have pleaded for Prime Minister David Cameron to again raise his case with President Barack Obama.
- US may send troops to Iraq as spotters, scouts - HagelOutgoing US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel has acknowledged that neutralizing Islamic State in Iraq may require American troops on the ground with non-combat roles, such as gathering intelligence and locating targets.
- Pentagon dispatches first batch of US forces to train Syrian rebelsDefense Secretary Chuck Hagel is sending the first wave of about 100 US forces to the Middle East in the coming days to train and equip Syrian opposition fighters battling Islamic State militants.
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