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US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin Admitted to Critical Care

par This Is Beirut, 12/02 12:23 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin was admitted to critical care on Monday, February 12. Duties were handed over to deputy Kathleen Hicks. US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin was admitted to a critical care ward with a bladder issue as he battles prostate cancer. He transferred his duties to his deputy on Sunday, the Pentagon said. Deputy Secretary of ...

Pentagon Wary of Newly-Launched Russian Space Weapon

par This Is Beirut, 22/05 19:17 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Russia has launched a likely space weapon and deployed it in the same orbit as a US government satellite, the Pentagon said. "Russia launched a satellite into low Earth orbit that we assess is likely a counter-space weapon presumably capable of attacking other satellites in low Earth orbit," Pentagon spokesman Air Force Major General Pat Ryder ...

US Military Completes Withdrawal from Niger

par This Is Beirut, 05/08 16:46 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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The United States military has withdrawn its forces from its final base in Niger, the Pentagon said on Monday, more than a year after military coup leaders in the African country told them to leave. The "withdrawal of US forces and assets from Air Base 201 in Agadez is complete," the Pentagon said in a joint statement with Niger's Defense ...

US to Send Thousands of Troops to Middle East

par This Is Beirut, 30/09 20:26 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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The Pentagon announced on Monday that the United States is preparing to send "few thousand" additional troops to the Middle East to bolster security and to be prepared to defend Israel if needed. The increased presence will come from multiple fighter jet squadrons, Pentagon spokeswoman Sabrina Singh told reporters. The additional personnel would ...

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