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Stefani Reynolds/ Getty Images (BOSTON) — Former Massachusetts Air National Guardsman Jack Teixeira agreed Monday that he caused one of the most extraordinary leaks of national defense secrets in years and agreed to accept a prison sentence of 16 years. According to the signed plea agreement filed with the court, Teixeira, 22, agreed to plead […]
Alexander Welscher/picture alliance via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Pentagon is expected to lift its flight ban on V-22 Osprey as early as next week, clearing the way for the services to fly the tilt-rotor aircraft once again after nearly three months after it was grounded. The decision was briefed to Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin […]
Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — No one will be reprimanded for keeping Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s hospital stays a secret — including the secretary himself or his chief of staff — after an internal Pentagon review of the matter concluded there was no indication of “ill intent or an attempt to obfuscate” the situation. An […]
Alex Wong/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Warning that the Middle East is facing a “dangerous moment” in time, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Thursday defended America’s seeming delay in responding to Sunday’s enemy drone attack that killed three American service members four days ago. The remains of three Army reservists killed in the base attack were […]
Digital Vision./Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Department of Defense’s press secretary apologized Monday for not being more transparent about information regarding Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s recent hospitalization — which the White House learned about three days after he was hospitalized for complications resulting from what was characterized as “a minor, elective procedure.” Austin had an […]
