
Obama urges military to make Trump transition smooth
Washington (AFP) Jan 4, 2017 - President Barack Obama on Wednesday huddled with top military commanders, urging a smooth transition of power and praising their respect for civilian rule.
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Washington (AFP) Jan 4, 2017 - President Barack Obama on Wednesday huddled with top military commanders, urging a smooth transition of power and praising their respect for civilian rule.
Jan 4, 2017

Washington (AFP) Jan 4, 2017 - The Pentagon said Tuesday it was dropping its efforts to recoup recruitment bonuses paid to more than 15,000 California National Guard staff a decade ago to get more troops to Iraq and Afghanistan battlefields.
Jan 4, 2017

Seoul (AFP) Jan 4, 2017 - South Korea is committed to deploying an advanced US missile defense system this year despite opposition from China, a minister said Wednesday, even as opposition lawmakers headed to Beijing with a different message.
Jan 4, 2017

Istanbul (AFP) Jan 4, 2017 - Turkey's prime minister will this week pay a critical visit to Iraq, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday, after tensions soared to unprecedented levels ahead of the operation to recapture Mosul.
Jan 4, 2017

Washington (AFP) Jan 4, 2017 - The US-led coalition said Wednesday it has doubled to about 450 the number of military advisors assisting Iraqi troops engaged in the fight to retake Mosul from Islamic State fighters.
Jan 4, 2017

Washington (AFP) Jan 4, 2017 - The United States carried out an air strike in Syria that reportedly killed at least 25 members of former Al-Qaeda affiliate Fateh al-Sham Front including senior figures, a US military official said Wednesday.
Jan 4, 2017

Washington (AFP) Jan 4, 2017 - The US-led coalition fighting the Islamic State group is prepared to support Turkish forces battling the fighters in northern Syria, a US military official said Wednesday.
Jan 4, 2017

Washington (AFP) Jan 3, 2017 - North Korea's determined quest for a nuclear-tipped missile capable of hitting the US mainland is the first major US foreign policy challenge of the Donald Trump era.
Jan 3, 2017

Washington (UPI) Jan 3, 2017 - Raytheon has received a $163 million foreign military sales contract to provide integrated air and missile defense training for the government of Qatar.
Jan 3, 2017

Manila (AFP) Jan 3, 2017 - The Russian Navy said Tuesday it was planning to hold war games with the Philippines, as two of its ships made a rare stop in Manila following Filipino President Rodrigo Duterte's pivot from the United States.
Jan 3, 2017

Kaliningrad, Russia (UPI) Jan 3, 2017 - The Russian military plans to continue sea trials for its Admiral Makarov frigate in 2017, according to state media reports.
Jan 3, 2017

Seoul (AFP) Jan 3, 2017 - South Korea said Tuesday that US president-elect Donald Trump had sent a clear warning to North Korea with a tweet dismissing Pyongyang's ballistic missile claims.
Jan 3, 2017

Bath, Maine (UPI) Jan 3, 2017 - The future USS Rafael Peralta completed its acceptance trials with the U.S. Navy, taking the vessel one step closer to serving with the branch.
Jan 3, 2017

Washington (AFP) Jan 3, 2017 - The United States is certain it can defend itself from an attack by North Korea, the Defense Department said Tuesday after Pyongyang warned it was close to test launching a ballistic missile.
Jan 3, 2017

Beijing (AFP) Jan 3, 2017 - China's manufacturing activity expanded at its quickest pace in nearly four years in December, an independent research firm said on Tuesday, in a sign of improving health for the world's second-largest economy.
Jan 3, 2017

Tallinn, Estonia (UPI) Jan 3, 2017 - A new Estonian government agency for consolidating the procurements of the Ministry of Defense and its subordinate agencies has been established.
Jan 3, 2017