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  • President Biden launches air strikes against Syria

    Lolita C. Baldor and Robert Burns, Associated Press|Updated Mar 3, 2021

    WASHINGTON – The United States launched airstrikes in Syria on Thursday, Feb. 25, targeting facilities near the Iraqi border used by Iranian-backed militia groups. The Pentagon said the strikes were retaliation for a rocket attack in Iraq earlier this month that killed one civilian contractor and wounded a U.S. service member and other coalition troops. The airstrike was the first military action undertaken by the Biden administration. Biden’s decision to attack in Syria did not appear to signal an intention to widen U.S...

  • President Biden breaks Trump peacetime record: Launches air strikes against Syria

    LOLITA C. BALDOR and ROBERT BURNS, Associated Press|Updated Feb 25, 2021

    WASHINGTON (AP) -President Biden broke the Trump peacetime record and launched air strikes against Syria. The United States launched airstrikes in Syria on Thursday, targeting facilities near the Iraqi border used by Iranian-backed militia groups. The Pentagon said the strikes were retaliation for a rocket attack in Iraq earlier this month that killed one civilian contractor and wounded a U.S. service member and other coalition troops. The airstrike was the first military... Full story

  • Biden reverses Trump ban on transgender people in military

    LOLITA C. BALDOR and ZEKE MILLER, Associated Press|Updated Jan 25, 2021

    WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden signed an order Monday reversing a Trump-era Pentagon policy that largely barred transgender individuals from serving in the military. The new order, which Biden signed in the Oval Office during a meeting with Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, overturns a ban ordered by President Donald Trump in a tweet during his first year in office. It immediately prohibits any service member from being forced out of the military on the basis of gender id... Full story

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    National Guard taps units for rapid response to civil unrest

    Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press|Updated Oct 8, 2020

    The National Guard has designated military police units in two states to serve as rapid reaction forces so they can respond quickly to any potential civil unrest around the country, following violent protests that rocked the nation's capital and several states this summer. Military leaders don't explicitly tie the changes to concerns about possible election-related violence, but the nation is bracing for unrest surrounding the tumultuous presidential campaign, particularly if...

  • National Guard taps units for rapid response to civil unrest

    LOLITA C. BALDOR, Associated Press|Updated Oct 8, 2020

    Oct 02, 2020 7:44 AM WASHINGTON (AP) - The National Guard has designated military police units in two states to serve as rapid reaction forces so they can respond quickly to any potential civil unrest around the country, following violent protests that rocked the nation's capital and several states this summer. Military leaders don't explicitly tie the changes to concerns about possible election-related violence, but the nation is bracing for unrest surrounding the tumultuous...