Americas
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Apr- 2019 -13 April
Climate change: an increasingly dangerous recruiting sergeant for insurgent groups
Extreme weather conditions from climate change are enabling insurgents to more-easily recruit and exert control on populations
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11 April
US Navy drops charges against officers in USS Fitzgerald crash
The US Navy dropped criminal charges against the former USS Fitzgerald commanding officer and a crew member for their roles in a deadly 2017 collision
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8 April
Trump designates Iran’s IRGC as foreign terrorist organization in US first
President Donald Trump announced the US is designating Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps a terrorist organization
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2 April
US suspends F-35 deliveries to Turkey over S-400 purchase from Russia
The US is halting deliveries to Turkey related to the F-35 stealth fighter jet program after the NATO ally bought Russia's S-400 air and missile defense system
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Mar- 2019 -29 March
US Marine Corps General McKenzie replaces retiring Votel as CENTCOM Commander
Newly promoted General Kenneth F. McKenzie took over the leadership of US Central Command, which oversees military operations in the Middle East
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26 March
Trump nominates US Air Force space commander to lead new Space Command
US President Donald Trump has nominated Air Force Space Command commander General John F. Raymond to lead the new space combatant command
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21 March
US Navy awards Boeing $4 billion F-18 production contract
The US Navy has awarded Boeing a $4 billion contract to produce 78 new F/A-18 aircraft, the Department of Defense said
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19 March
Canada extends Ukraine training mission until 2022
Canada will extend its security force training mission in Ukraine for three years until March 2022, the defense ministry said
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Feb- 2019 -26 February
Boeing names ex-US envoy Nikki Haley to board of directors
Boeing named Nikki Haley, the former US ambassador to the United Nations, to its board of directors
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22 February
Chick-fil-Aism at the Academy? A message to future Air Force leaders.
Part of the challenge of growing into leadership is understanding and embracing those who hold ideologies, views, and even morality different than your own
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