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22.02.2023 / 23:59

Pitcher Song out of the Navy, will report to Phillies camp

PHILADELPHIA - The Philadelphia Phillies say Noah Song was discharged with Navy and the pitching prospect is expected to arrive at the team's spring training camp on Thursday.Song, a 25-year-old aviator from California, was taken by the Phillies in the winter meeting draft in December with hopes he would play after military service.The 6-foot-4, 200-pound right-hander was picked from the Boston Red Sox system in the draft for unprotected minor league players. Philadelphia put him on the military list while he continued active duty.The Red Sox drafted Song in the fourth round — he likely would’ve gone much higher, but his impending military service caused teams to back off.Song impressed in his only pro season, making seven starts for Boston’s Class A Lowell affiliate in 2019, with a 1.06 ERA and 19 strikeouts in 17 innings.

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Former Pentagon chief Mark Esper sues to publish parts of memoir

Mark Esper, U.S. Secretary of Defense, speaks during his swearing-in ceremony as U.S.

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Pentagon installs 2 Trump allies on defense advisory board

WASHINGTON – The Pentagon has appointed two close allies of President Donald Trump to a defense advisory board, continuing a post-election purge in the final weeks of the administration.The acting secretary of defense, Christopher Miller, who was installed by Trump on Nov. 9 after he fired then-Defense Secretary Mark Esper, said in a written statement Friday that nine members of the Defense Business Board had been replaced with the appointment of 11 new members.The new members include Corey Lewandowski and David Bossie, who are among Trump's most vocal supporters.

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Temporary US Pentagon chief makes rare visit to Somalia

WASHINGTON – The Pentagon's acting defense secretary has made a rare visit to Somalia, a conflict-plagued nation in the Horn of Africa where American forces have been assisting in the fight against al-Qaida affiliate al-Shabab.In a brief statement, the Pentagon said Christopher Miller, who was installed as acting defense secretary Nov. 9 when President Donald Trump fired Mark Esper, met Friday with U.S.

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Trump fires head of DHS election security agency

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump on Tuesday fired the director of the federal agency that vouched for the reliability of the 2020 election. Trump fired Christopher Krebs in a tweet, saying his recent statement defending the security of the election was “highly inaccurate.” The firing of Krebs, a Trump appointee and director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, comes as Trump is refusing to recognize the victory of Democratic President-elect Joe Biden and removing high-level officials seen as insufficiently loyal.

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Biden likely to break barriers, pick woman to lead Pentagon

WASHINGTON – President-elect Joe Biden is expected to take a historic step and select a woman to head the Pentagon for the first time, shattering one of the few remaining barriers to women in the department and the presidential Cabinet. Michele Flournoy, a politically moderate Pentagon veteran, is regarded by U.S.

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Trump loyalists named to top jobs in Pentagon shakeup

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Trump loyalist who posted offensive tweets gets Pentagon job

WASHINGTON – A Trump loyalist and former Fox News commentator has been moved into the Pentagon's top policy job, defense officials said Tuesday, just a few months after he failed to get through Senate confirmation because of offensive remarks he made, including about Islam.Officials said Anthony Tata, a retired Army one-star general, will be performing the duties of the undersecretary for defense policy. James Anderson, who had been acting undersecretary, resigned on Tuesday, a day after President Donald Trump fired Defense Secretary Mark Esper.

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Pentagon’s top policy adviser James Anderson resigns after Mark Esper firing

Dr. James Anderson is pictured in an official government photo.

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GOP backs Trump as he fights election results, transition

WASHINGTON – The Trump administration threw the presidential transition into tumult, with President Donald Trump blocking government officials from cooperating with President-elect Joe Biden’s team and Attorney General William Barr authorizing the Justice Department to probe unsubstantiated allegations of voter fraud. Some Republicans, including Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, rallied behind Trump's efforts to fight the election results.

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FILE - U.S. Secretary of Defense Mark Esper attends a meeting with Polish President Andrzej Duda and U.S.

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Esper says only 1 active duty servicemember has died from coronavirus

Only 1 active-duty service member has died from coronavirus, Defense Secretary Mark Esper said. The United States military has 1.3 million personnel deployed worldwide, spread over 150 countries.

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After White House, Covid-19 breaches Pentagon

'Abundance of caution'Pentagon spokesman Jonathan Hoffman said those who had come into contact with Ray would self-quarantine "out of an abundance of caution.""We are conducting additional contact tracing and taking appropriate precautions to protect the force and the mission," Hoffman said.

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US signs 10-year military cooperation deal with Morocco

RABAT – The United States and Morocco on Friday signed an accord that aims to strengthen military cooperation and the North African kingdom's military readiness over the next decade.U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper signed the 10-year agreement during a two-day visit to Morocco, his last stop on a tour of three North African nations, which began this week in Tunisia, where a military accord also was signed.

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Pentagon bans Confederate flag in way to avoid Trump's wrath

WASHINGTON (AP) - After weeks of wrangling, the Pentagon on Friday will ban displays of the Confederate flag on military installations, in a carefully worded policy that doesn't mention the word ban or that specific flag. The policy, laid out in a memo obtained by The Associated Press, was described by officials as a creative way to bar the flag's display without openly contradicting or angering President Donald Trump, who has defended people’s rights to display it.Signed by Defense Secretary Mark Esper on Thursday night, the memo lists the types of flags that may be displayed at military installations.

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Pentagon leaders face grilling on use of military in unrest

WASHINGTON – The Pentagon's top leaders are going before Congress for the first time in months to face a long list of controversies, including their differences with President Donald Trump over the handling of protests near the White House last month during unrest triggered by the killing of George Floyd in police hands.The House hearing Thursday will provide the first congressional testimony by Defense Secretary Mark Esper and Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, since March 4, when they appeared to discuss the administration's defense budget proposal.

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Pentagon chief seeks to reassure NATO over US troop plans

BRUSSELS – U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper on Friday sought to reassure allies at NATO that Washington will consult them on any future troop movements, after President Donald Trump surprised partners at the military alliance by announcing the withdrawal of thousands of personnel from Germany.At a time when videoconferencing has become the norm due to the coronavirus, Esper paid a short in-person visit to NATO headquarters in Brussels, a week after several allied defense ministers expressed concern about the unpredictability of U.S.

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A U-turn, a rush to see Trump, a day of tension and surprise

WASHINGTON – Defense Secretary Mark Esper was three blocks from the FBI's Washington field office. He had planned to confer there at a security command center, but plans changed with an unexpected call to divert immediately.Go the White House.

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Top US military officer reaches out to Capitol Hill leaders

WASHINGTON – The nation's top military officer, Gen. Mark Milley, spoke privately with congressional leaders and many other lawmakers as Pentagon officials came under fire for the military's role in containing protests following the police killing of George Floyd.House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., called Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, to express her concerns on Tuesday, according to two people who were not authorized to publicly discuss the private conversations and were granted anonymity.

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Pentagon-Trump clash breaks open over military and protests

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump’s Pentagon chief shot down his idea of using troops to quell protests across the United States, then reversed course on pulling part of the 82nd Airborne Division off standby in an extraordinary clash between the U.S. military and its commander in chief.

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Army: Esper reverses plan to send active-duty troops home

The law gives the president to deploy the U.S. military across the country, but only under certain circumstances.

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Esper breaks with Trump, opposes using military for protests

The law gives the president to deploy the U.S. military across the country, but only under certain circumstances.

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Defense Secretary Mark Esper breaks with Trump, opposes using military for protests

The law gives the president to deploy the U.S. military across the country, but only under certain circumstances.

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Expect some coronavirus vaccine by year-end, says US Army researcher

A senior US Army vaccine researcher said it was reasonable to expect that some sort of coronavirus vaccine could be available to part of the US population by the end of the year

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Military virus aid could look different if 2nd wave hits

WASHINGTON – Defense Secretary Mark Esper said that as the U.S. military prepares for another potential wave of the coronavirus, it may do things a bit differently, providing more targeted aid for cities and states and possibly shorter quarantine times for troops.

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Esper, in first trip since March, defends antivirus efforts

WASHINGTON – Defense Secretary Mark Esper is traveling beyond Washington for the first time in nearly two months as he looks to highlight and defend a Pentagon approach to fighting the coronavirus pandemic that some Senate Democrats have criticized as slow and disjointed.

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A look at what's ahead for virus-stricken aircraft carrier

WASHINGTON – While the fate of its former captain remains unclear, the crew of the USS Theodore Roosevelt, sidelined in Guam with a coronavirus outbreak, is inching toward getting healthy and returning to sea duty.

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U.S. Navy wants to reinstate ship captain fired for raising coronavirus alarm: sources

In an extraordinary reversal, the U.S. Navy has recommended reinstating the fired captain of the coronavirus-hit aircraft carrier Theodore Roosevelt, whose crew hailed him as their hero for risking his job to safeguard their lives, officials said on Friday.

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Cautious Pentagon extends troop travel limits through June

WASHINGTON – The Pentagon is extending military travel restrictions through June, indicating a concern that the coronavirus remains a threat to troops even as the Trump administration pushes for some states to begin opening up in May.

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Marines go to great lengths to get high and tight haircuts

WASHINGTON – Marines are going to great lengths to maintain their trademark high-and-tight hair cuts.

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Acting Navy boss submits resignation amid coronavirus uproar

WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 01: Thomas B. Modly, Under Secretary of the Navy, stands on the field before the game between the St. Louis Cardinals and Washington Nationals at Nationals Park on May 1, 2019 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Patrick McDermott/Getty

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US navy captain fired for voicing coronavirus concern tests positive

Captain Brett Crozier's COVID-19 test result was reported Sunday by the New York Times, just hours after US Defense Secretary Mark Esper defended the captain's firing

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Esper defends firing of Navy ship captain over virus warning

WASHINGTON – With the military under broad pressure to step up its coronavirus response, Defense Secretary Mark Esper on Sunday defended the firing of an aircraft carrier commander who sought help for sailors during an outbreak as a matter of holding leaders “accountable.” He also said the matter was under review.

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US Navy captain says aircraft carrier Theodore Roosevelt faces dire coronavirus threat

The captain of the US nuclear-powered aircraft carrier Theodore Roosevelt told the Pentagon that new coronavirus is spreading uncontrollably through his ship and called for immediate help to quarantine its crew.

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Coronavirus outbreak: Canadian Forces focused on ‘flexibility’ as mission priority

Canadian Minister of National Defence Harjit Sajjan and Chief of the Defence Staff Gen. Mark Esper told reporters on Tuesday that the Canadian Forces is focused on maintaining “flexibility” especially as it comes to responding to emergencies in remote northern communities.

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Virus takes toll on US military as it tries to aid civilians

WASHINGTON – The coronavirus is taking a growing toll on the U.S. military, and commanders and senior officials are bracing for worse. From nuclear missile fields at home to war zones abroad, from flight lines to ships at sea, the Pentagon is striving to shield vital missions even as it faces urgent calls for help on the civilian front.

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