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keeps a watch at an outpost against Taliban insurgents at Charkint district in Balkh Province, on July 11. </media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S. Coast Guard Fired Warning Shots at Iranian Fast Boats]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-05-10/u-s-coast-guard-ship-fired-warning-shots-at-iranian-fast-boats</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-05-10/u-s-coast-guard-ship-fired-warning-shots-at-iranian-fast-boats</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Travis J Tritten]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 10 May 2021 19:03:52 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pentagon Insists Taliban Victory Isn’t Inevitable in Afghanistan]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-05-06/pentagon-insists-taliban-victory-isn-t-inevitable-in-afghanistan</link><guid 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url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iSENUrT.CGCE/v0/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iSENUrT.CGCE/v0/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>TOPSHOT - People watch a Long March 5B rocket, carrying China&apos;s Tianhe space station core module, as it lifts off from the Wenchang Space Launch Center in southern China&apos;s Hainan province on April 29, 2021. - China OUT (Photo by STR / AFP) / China OUT (Photo by STR/AFP via Getty Images)</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pentagon Sending B-52s, Carrier to Guard Afghanistan Withdrawal]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-04-23/pentagon-sending-b-52s-carrier-to-guard-afghanistan-withdrawal</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-04-23/pentagon-sending-b-52s-carrier-to-guard-afghanistan-withdrawal</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Travis J Tritten]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 23 Apr 2021 20:10:57 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iZr6hoxvRiGQ/v255/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iZr6hoxvRiGQ/v255/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description/></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pentagon Makes New Push to Root Out Extremism Among U.S. Troops]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-04-09/pentagon-makes-new-push-to-root-out-extremism-among-u-s-troops</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-04-09/pentagon-makes-new-push-to-root-out-extremism-among-u-s-troops</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Travis J Tritten]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 09 Apr 2021 19:47:11 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iDPdC.0x9KKQ/v0/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail 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A flurry of changes in the Pentagon&apos;s top ranks is underway as President Trump elevates long-time allies in moves that critics say sends a signal of turmoil in the leadership of the U.S. military just after a contentious election. Photographer: Stefani Reynolds/Bloomberg</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Austin Pledges U.S. Won’t Act Abruptly on Afghanistan Pullout]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-02-19/austin-pledges-u-s-won-t-act-abruptly-on-afghanistan-pullout</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-02-19/austin-pledges-u-s-won-t-act-abruptly-on-afghanistan-pullout</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Peter Martin]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 19 Feb 2021 19:29:29 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/i6KFNDMC0ZHc/v2/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/i6KFNDMC0ZHc/v2/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>U.S. Army troops from the 10th Mountain Division collect their duffels after returning from a 9-month deployment in Afghanistan on December 08, 2020 in Fort Drum, New York. </media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[National Guard Plans 5,000 Troops in Washington Until Mid-March]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-01-25/national-guard-plans-5-000-troops-in-washington-until-mid-march</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-01-25/national-guard-plans-5-000-troops-in-washington-until-mid-march</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Travis J Tritten]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 25 Jan 2021 21:12:27 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Biden Ends Trump Administration’s Ban on Transgender Troops]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-01-25/biden-ends-transgender-troop-ban-in-boost-for-military-equality</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-01-25/biden-ends-transgender-troop-ban-in-boost-for-military-equality</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Travis J Tritten]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 25 Jan 2021 16:08:06 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/idtKwZsX.dcY/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/idtKwZsX.dcY/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>US President Joe Biden salutes as First Lady Jill Biden puts her hand on her heart as they review the readiness of military troops in a pass in review on the east steps of the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on January 20, 2021, after being sworn in at the US Capitol. (Photo by David Tulis / POOL / AFP) (Photo by DAVID TULIS/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pentagon Removes 12 From Capitol Duty After Background Checks]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-01-19/pentagon-removes-12-from-capitol-duty-after-background-checks</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-01-19/pentagon-removes-12-from-capitol-duty-after-background-checks</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Travis J Tritten]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 19 Jan 2021 20:06:21 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/i_MqCc2uOneY/v239/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/i_MqCc2uOneY/v239/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description/></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S. Military, Watchdog Reviewing Extremism in Ranks After Riot]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-01-14/u-s-military-watchdog-reviewing-extremism-in-ranks-after-riot</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-01-14/u-s-military-watchdog-reviewing-extremism-in-ranks-after-riot</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Travis J Tritten]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 14 Jan 2021 19:55:43 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump Orders Troop Drawdown in Iraq, Afghanistan by Jan. 15]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-11-17/trump-administration-orders-troop-drawdown-in-iraq-afghanistan</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-11-17/trump-administration-orders-troop-drawdown-in-iraq-afghanistan</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Roxana Tiron]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2020 19:04:37 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/i12QkEssQ8Q8/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/i12QkEssQ8Q8/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>A U.S. Army soldier climbs a hill towards an American outpost October 15, 2006 near Camp Tillman, Afghanistan just two kilometers from the Pakistan border.</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump Remakes Pentagon’s Leadership as Critics See Crisis]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-11-10/senior-pentagon-official-resigns-as-trump-remakes-leadership</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-11-10/senior-pentagon-official-resigns-as-trump-remakes-leadership</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Anthony Capaccio]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2020 16:39:44 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/i_al7s3yRT2U/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/i_al7s3yRT2U/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>James Anderson, U.S. President Donald Trump&apos;s nominee to be deputy under secretary of defense for policy, speaks during a Senate Armed Services Committee confirmation hearing in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Thursday, May 7, 2020. At the confirmation hearing committee members may ask the nominee for navy secretary whether achieving the administration&apos;s goal of a 355-ship fleet over the next decade, up from 299 today, is realistic in light of cost constraints.</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Joint Chiefs Boss, Officers Quarantine as Admiral Infected]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-10-06/military-s-chief-to-quarantine-after-an-admiral-tests-positive</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-10-06/military-s-chief-to-quarantine-after-an-admiral-tests-positive</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Travis J Tritten]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2020 17:22:06 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/ioO2zSe0CGsc/v0/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/ioO2zSe0CGsc/v0/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Mark Milley</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pentagon to Share Spectrum With Telecoms for 5G Networks]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-08-10/pentagon-to-share-spectrum-with-u-s-telecoms-for-5g-networks</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-08-10/pentagon-to-share-spectrum-with-u-s-telecoms-for-5g-networks</guid><category><![CDATA[technology]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Travis J Tritten]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2020 19:30:00 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iocX55.1Yyzw/v0/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iocX55.1Yyzw/v0/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description/></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Navy Upholds Ouster of Carrier Captain After Furor Over Outbreak]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-06-19/navy-won-t-reinstate-carrier-captain-fired-after-virus-outbreak</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-06-19/navy-won-t-reinstate-carrier-captain-fired-after-virus-outbreak</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Glen Carey]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2020 18:15:17 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iYv5o474Uexw/v0/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iYv5o474Uexw/v0/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Brett Crozier addresses local news media at Naval Air Station North Island, San Diego, Jan. 17, 2020.</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[White House Says Esper Still Defense Secretary After Controversy]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-06-03/esper-says-he-doesn-t-back-using-insurrection-act-for-protests</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-06-03/esper-says-he-doesn-t-back-using-insurrection-act-for-protests</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Travis J Tritten]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2020 14:24:07 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/izROyCzJKw94/v0/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/izROyCzJKw94/v0/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Mark Esper, U.S. secretary of defense, listens during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Wednesday, March 4, 2020. The U.S.-Taliban peace agreement has been disrupted but not shattered by small-scale attacks that aren&apos;t aimed at American and allied forces, Esper said.</media:description></media:content></item></channel></rss>