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Germany rejects US request to deploy ground troops in Syria

Germany said had no plans to send ground troops to Syria, refusing a US request to ramp up its military involvement in the fight against ISIS

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As US Navy orders more P-8A Poseidon surveillance planes, Orion squadron flies final mission

The US Navy is phasing out long-time patrol aircraft P-3C Orion in favor of its successor, the Boeing P-8A Poseidon maritime surveillance plane

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France-led cross-border Operation Aconit kills 18 more Islamic State fighters in Niger

Niger's defense minister said 18 Islamic State fighters were killed near the Mali border in the joint Operation Aconit involving US, French, Nigerien and Malian troops

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Galapagos Islands will not host US military base, Ecuador president says

Ecuador President Lenin Moreno insisted that the US would not install a military base on the Galapagos Islands, although US aircraft will use an airport there

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Pentagon announces $250 million in military aid for Ukraine

The US announced a $250 million military aid package for war-torn Ukraine to strengthen the former Soviet republic's naval and land capabilities

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Raqqa security deteriorates as US drawdown threatens northern Syria stability

The drawdown of US troops from Syria has made Coalition allies’ sustained commitment to the counter-ISIS mission significantly more difficult

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Gulf tensions escalate as US accuses Iran of attacking tankers

The United States accused Iran of carrying out attacks that left two tankers ablaze in the Gulf of Oman

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Citing increased demand, US Special Operations orders 7 additional MH-47G Chinooks from Boeing

US Special Operations Command awarded Boeing a $194 million contract modification for seven additional MH-47G Chinook helicopters citing increased demand

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Questions SecDef nominee Shanahan should – but won’t – be asked

Gregory D. Foster proposes questions that would shed much-needed light on the thinking of Patrick Shanahan who is about to officially occupy the Defense Secretary post

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US and Russia navies accuse each other of unsafe maneuvers in Indo-Pacific

Russia and the U.S. have accused each other of unsafe maneuvers in the Indo-Pacific, each saying vessels from the other’s navies put crews and ships at risk. Russia on Friday, June 7 accused a U.S. naval ship of carrying out a dangerous maneuver by sailing within 50 meters of a Russian naval vessel in the East China Sea. The USS Chancellorsville guided-missile cruiser suddenly turned early Friday while sailing alongside Russia’s Admiral Vinogradov anti-submarine ship, and cut across the course of the Russian vessel, Interfax news agency reported, citing the press service of Russia’s Pacific Fleet. The ships passed at a distance of just 50 m (164 feet), the fleet said. The Russian ship had to carry out an emergency maneuver to avoid collision, the navy said, adding that it had sent a message of protest to the U.S. cruiser’s commanders. Admiral Viktor Kravchenko, Russia’s former navy chief of staff, accused the U.S. of “hooliganism” in comments to Interfax news agency. The U.S. Navy’s Seventh Fleet hit back on Friday, saying: “At approximately 11:45 am on June 7, 2019 while operating in the Philippine Sea, a Russian destroyer (Udaloy I DD 572) made an unsafe maneuver against USS Chancellorsville (CG-62), …

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