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- First LookAirstrikes in Mosul kill civilians: Are US rules of engagement getting slacker?
Iraqi officers say they're suspending operations against ISIS in Mosul after US-led airstrikes killed as many as 137 civilians this week.
- First LookWith 'Battles Won,' Marines hope to attract more recruits
This slogan, and the decision to highlight Marines’ community service alongside their battlefield victories, marks the latest fine-tuning of the military’s recruitment machine.
- Trump to ramp up drone warfare. Will more civilians die?
The White House is floating the idea of overturning Obama-era drone regulations to give CIA and military forces greater autonomy in striking enemy combatants.
- First LookNavy's 'Fat Leonard' sex-for-secrets scandal widens, ensnares retired admiral
A retired admiral and five others are charged with accepting bribes of sex, trips, and fancy meals from a Malaysian defense contractor nicknamed 'Fat Leonard' in exchange for classified information, according to an indictment unsealed in San Diego Tuesday.
- First LookMilitary leaders pledge to halt nude photo scandal
US Senators grilled Navy and Marine Corps leaders on Tuesday about a private Facebook group that shared nude photos of female Marines online and made misogynistic comments about them.
- First LookTrump budget borrows from Coast Guard, TSA, to pay for wall
Draft documents of the White House budget proposal indicate that President Trump intends to follow through on his vows to build a wall on the US-Mexico border – at the expense of the Coast Guard, the Transportation Security Administration, and Federal Emergency Management Agency.
- First LookMarine photo scandal echoes past concerns of misogyny in Corps culture
A formal investigation is underway after a private Facebook group was shown to have been hosting nude photos of female Marines and veterans.
- U.S. Marine Corps looking into nude photo scandal -report
The independent newspaper specializing on the Corps reported on a closed Facebook group, with about 30,000 members, that solicited nude photos of female service members and talked of misogynist behavior.
- First LookWhy does President Trump want to add $54 billion to the defense budget?
According to White House officials, the new federal budget will include almost a 10 percent increase in military spending while decreasing other domestic and foreign programs.
- First LookWhy did Philip Bilden, Trump's pick for Navy secretary, withdraw?
Government conflict-of-interest rules forced the private equity executive to bow out of consideration for the post.
- First LookMattis: US 'not in a position to collaborate' with Russian military
Mattis's remarks may come as a blow to hopes of increased cooperation between the two powers following the election of President Donald Trump to the White House.
- First LookRussian spy ship spotted off Delaware coast
In a complicated week for US relations with Russia, a Russian surveillance ship was spotted off the eastern seaboard.
- First LookTrump's defense chief heads to Asia eyeing N. Korea, THAAD deployment
In his trip to Asia this week, US President Donald Trump's defense secretary, retired Marine General James Mattis, is expected to look at South Korea's moves to host a Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system to defend against North Korea's missile capabilities.
- Trump to order plan for Syria 'safe zones' - document
Creating the zones, a move Barack Obama long resisted, could ratchet up U.S. military involvement in the war-torn region.
- First LookEx-military leaders in cabinet posts: Why lawmakers may give Gen. Mattis a waiver
James Mattis, a retired general nominated for secretary of Defense, does not meet the requirement that secretaries have been retired from the military for seven years. Why some Democrats may give him a pass.
- If Trump wants waterboarding, this could be why
Most interrogators say controversial techniques like waterboarding are ineffective and counterproductive. But a small cadre of experts is arguing that, in specific circumstances, they can get results.
- A new wild card in Afghanistan war: Russia
Russia is worried that terrorists could be fleeing from Syria to Afghanistan and is moving to counter. It has many of the same goals as the US in Afghanistan, but different motivations.
- Russia launches anti-satellite weapon: A new warfront in space?
The Russian anti-satellite test is the latest in a series of five conducted by the Putin government.
- Now, it's Trump's turn to wrestle with classified information
Questions about security clearances and classified information quickly become politicized. In reality, the lines can be blurry.
- Trump vs. the intelligence community: Is scuffle damaging?
Presidents criticize and heatedly disagree with intelligence analysts 'all the time,' experts say, but in private. To publicly discredit them 'is almost taboo.'