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  • FILE – Ukrainian troops inspect the site following a Russian airstrike in Kyiv, Ukraine, Feb. 26, 2022. Kyiv was a Russian defeat for the ages. It started poorly for the invaders and went downhill from there. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda, File)International

    Inside Russia’s epic failure to take Ukraine’s capital

    By Robert Burns and The Associated Press
  • FILE – A picture of Russian President Vladimir Putin hangs at a target practice range in Lviv, Ukraine, March 17, 2022. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue, File)International

    Is Russia scaling back its Ukraine war goals? A new phase could focus on ‘liberation’ of Donbas region

    By Robert Burns and The Associated Press
  • Pentagon spokesman John Kirby speaks during a briefing at the Pentagon in Washington, Thursday, Aug. 12, 2021. With security rapidly deteriorating in Afghanistan, the United States is evacuating some personnel from the U.S. Embassy in Kabul, and U.S. troops with be assisting at the Kabul airport. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)Politics

    U.S. to send 3,000 troops to help evacuate embassy staff in Afghanistan

    By Robert Burns, Matthew Lee, and others
  • FILE – In this Oct. 11, 2011, file photo, former U.S. Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld speaks to politicians and academics during a luncheon on security in rising Asia, in Taipei, Taiwan. The family of Rumsfeld says he has died. He was 88. (AP Photo/Wally Santana, File)Politics

    Former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld dies at 88

    By Robert Burns and The Associated Press
  • Former Undersecretary of Defense for Policy Michele Flournoy, seen here onstage during Fortune’s Most Powerful Women Summit in 2015, is a leading candidate to lead the Pentagon under President-elect Biden.Politics

    Who is Michele Flournoy? Meet Biden’s likely pick to head the Pentagon

    By Lolita C. Baldor, Robert Burns, and others
  • USS Theodore RooseveltPolitics

    Navy captain fired after pleading for help for his crew on coronavirus-stricken aircraft carrier

    By Lolita C. Baldor, Robert Burns, and others
  • IRAQ-IRAN-UNREST-US-BASEPolitics

    Pentagon: 34 US troops had brain injuries from Iran’s missile strike

    By Robert Burns and The Associated Press
  • Funeral Procession For Iran's General Qasem SoleimaniPolitics

    Congress Demands Answers on Soleimani Killing as Trump Ratchets Up Threats

    By Robert Burns, Jonathan Lemire, and others
  • us sending troops to middle eastPolitics

    U.S. Sending 3,000 More Troops to Middle East After Killing of Iranian General

    By Zeke Miller, Robert Burns, and others
  • US-TURKEY-SYRIA-CONFLICTPolitics

    Trump Pivots on Turkey Economic Threats to Protect U.S. Kurdish Allies in Syria

    By Robert Burns, Matthew Lee, and others
  • President Donald Trump Announces Establishment Of The U.S. Space CommandPolitics

    Trump Says New Space Command Will ‘Ensure That America’s Superiority in Space Is Never Questioned’

    By Robert Burns and The Associated Press
  • PentagonTech

    The Pentagon Canceled a Boeing Contract to Develop a Better Missile Defense ‘Kill Vehicle’

    By Robert Burns and The Associated Press
  • PentagonTech

    Auditor Is Reviewing the Pentagon’s $10 Billion Cloud Computing Contract Process for Potential Misconduct

    By Robert Burns and The Associated Press
  • Mark EsperPolitics

    Senate Confirms Army Veteran Mark Esper as Secretary of Defense

    By Robert Burns and The Associated Press
  • A M1 Abrams tank sits on a trailer before being moved in front of the Lincoln Memorial ahead of the Fourth of July “Salute to America” celebration, on July 3, 2019 in Washington, DC. U.S. President Trump will deliver a speech at the Lincoln Memorial with military hardware on display including tanks, and flyovers by military aircraft.Politics

    Military Hardware at Lincoln Memorial for Trump’s Big July 4

    By Robert Burns, Lolita C. Baldor, and others