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Hagel Resigns Under Pressure as Global Crises Test Pentagon

November 25, 2014

by Helene Cooper | The New York Times

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel resigned under pressure on Monday after President Obama determined that he had to shake up his national security team in the face of escalating conflicts overseas and hawkish Republicans reasserting themselves on Capitol Hill.

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Hagel Submits Resignation as Defense Chief Under Pressure

November 24, 2014

by Helene Cooper | The New York Times

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel handed in his resignation on Monday, the first cabinet-level casualty of the collapse of President Obama’s Democratic majority in the Senate and the struggles of his national security team to respond to an onslaught of global crises.

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Obama confronts need for broader U.S. military role in Afghanistan

November 24, 2014

by Christi Parsons, David S. Cloud | Tribune Newspapers

President Obama's decision to authorize a wider U.S. military role in Afghanistan next year was a pragmatic one, a recognition that as much as he would like it to be so, the fighting in Afghanistan is not over.

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McCain offers portrait of America at war through the lives of its heroes

November 18, 2014

One of the most famous veterans in the U.S. shares stories of largely unknown American heroes from each of the nation’s armed conflicts in “Thirteen Soldiers: A Personal History of America at War.” Gwen Ifill sits down with author Sen. John McCain, who wrote the book with his longtime collaborator Mark Salter, to discuss the book and the incoming Congress.

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US Sailors Victims of Videotaped Attack in Istanbul

November 13, 2014

with Martha Raddatz | ABC News

Three U.S. sailors were assaulted today by about 20 people on the streets of Istanbul, Turkey, and the assault was videotaped and then posted on the internet, the Navy said.

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Joint Chiefs Chairman Urges 21-Day Quarantine for Troops Working in Ebola Zone

October 29, 2014

by Helene Cooper, Michael D. Shear | The New York Times

Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, recommended to Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel on Tuesday that all members of the armed services working in Ebola-stricken West African countries undergo mandatory 21-day quarantines upon their return to the United States.

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U.S. arms crate bound for Kobani defenders may have fallen into Islamic State hands

October 22, 2014

by Nancy Youssef | McClatchy Newspapers

At least one of the pallets of weapons the United States dropped Sunday to defenders of the Kurdish town of Kobani may have fallen into the hands of Islamic State forces, Defense Department officials conceded Tuesday.

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U.S. general: ‘It’ll take time’ to train new Syria force, reclaim Iraq turf, defeat Islamic State

October 20, 2014

by Hannah Allam | McClatchy Newspapers

“It will take time.” That was the line used repeatedly Friday by the U.S. general leading the military campaign against the Islamic State, in his first news conference at the Pentagon since taking charge of Central Command last year.