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WATCH: Pentagon holds news briefing after depleted uranium ammo for Ukraine announcement

By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press

The Defense Department said the latest package will come through the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative, which provides money for long-term contracts for weapons systems that need to be built or modified by defense companies.

WATCH: Pentagon holds news briefing as officials criticize hold up of military promotions

By Kenichi Serino

The top civilian leaders of the Navy, Army and Air Force spoke out Monday against the holding up of military promotions by Sen. Tommy Tuberville in an opinion article.

WATCH: Pentagon holds news briefing amid coup in Gabon

By Sam Mednick, Associated Press

The ouster of Gabon's president by mutinous soldiers appears to have been well organized and capitalized on the population's grievances against the government as an excuse to seize power, analysts said.

Kremlin denies involvement in plane crash believed to have killed Russian mercenary leader Prigozhin

By Associated Press

Prigozhin, whose brutal fighters were feared in Ukraine, Africa and Syria, was eulogized Thursday by President Vladimir Putin, even as suspicions grew that the Russian leader was behind the crash that many saw as an assassination.

WATCH: U.S. intelligence is investigating what brought down Wagner chief Prigozhin’s plane

By Emma Burrows, Aamer Madhani, Associated Press

Pentagon spokesman Gen. Pat Ryder said press reports that a surface-to-air missile took down the plane were inaccurate. He declined to say whether the U.S. suspected a bomb.

WATCH: Pentagon holds briefing after releasing a report on the spike in sexual misconduct at military academies

By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press

A new report says the U.S. military academies must improve their leadership, stop toxic practices such as hazing, and shift behavior training into the classrooms in order to address an alarming spike in sexual assaults and misconduct.

WATCH: Pentagon holds briefing as hundreds rally in support of Niger junta

By Sam Mednick, Associated Press

Hundreds of people rallied in support of Niger's ruling junta in the capital on Thursday, denouncing France and others who have criticized a recent coup — as the country’s military leaders sought to exploit anti-Western sentiment to shore up their…

WATCH: Pentagon holds news briefing as Ukraine and Russia trade air strikes

By Dasha Litvinova, Associated Press

The Pentagon held the news briefing Russian authorities accuse Kyiv of yet another attack on Moscow and its surroundings with drones.

WATCH: Pentagon says U.S. is sending a warship to Gulf region to protect ships from Iranian seizures

By Tara Copp, Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press

The U.S. is sending additional fighter jets and a warship to the Strait of Hormuz and Gulf of Oman to increase security in the wake of Iranian attempts to seize commercial ships there.

What Tuberville’s blockade of military promotions means for the Pentagon

By Mary Clare Jalonick, Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press

Alabama Sen. Tommy Tuberville is waging an unprecedented campaign to try to change Pentagon abortion policy by holding up hundreds of military nominations and promotions. Here's what to know about the clash.