Nearly 400 military bases must be tested for drinking water contamination — and it will take years

Firefighting foam fills a hangar at the Mountain Home Air Force Base in Idaho in a 2012 photograph. As the two former Philadelphia-area bases become the first Navy sites linked to tainted drinking water, what happens in our region could help shape a response nationwide.

How U.S. drones won a battle against ISIS for the first time in Libya

The four-month air campaign to drive militants from Sirte without committing large numbers of U.S. advisers or ground forces is being studied as a model for future U.S. military efforts campaigns against ISIS. How U.S. drones won a battle against ISIS for the first time in Libya The four-month air campaign to drive militants from Sirte without committing large numbers of U.S. advisers or ground forces is being studied as a model for future U.S. military efforts campaigns against ISIS.

Federal tax bill hits hardest in District of Columbia

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U.S. successfully tests upgraded B61-12 nuclear bomb on F-16 for first time

Moscow [Russia], Apr 17 : The United States has successfully tested the latest upgrade to its B61, sending General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon multirole fighter to drop the intermediate yield strategic and tactical thermonuclear bomb over a military training area in Nevada. The U.S. National Nuclear Security Administration said that the test was the first in a series of similar events necessary to qualify the upgrade for service.

If the Air Force can’t stop losing pilots, it may force them…

The US Air Force has been shedding pilots over the last few years, so much so that it has begun to reconsider admission requirements and duty assignments and is weighing the possibility of paying pilots up to nearly $500,000 to stay in the service. Air Mobility Command chief and Air Force Gen.

National security adviser in Kabul for talks days after U.S. dropped massive bomb on ISIS forces

U.S. national security adviser H.R. McMaster was in Kabul on Sunday for what is the first visit by a Trump administration official to Afghanistan, officials here said, coming just days after U.S. forces dropped a 22,000-pound bomb during combat and revived debate over the war. President Trump has so far said little about the conflict, where more than 8,000 U.S. troops are helping battle the Taliban, raising concerns among Afghan officials about the administration's commitment to the fight.

David Sarasohn: The distance between educational aspirations and reality

The state's officially adopted target is 40 percent of its population having at least a four-year college degree, for another 40 percent having a two-year degree or a professional credential, and every Oregonian having at least a high school diploma. It's an ambitious goal, especially for a state with one of the lowest high school graduation rates in the country and which bumps along toward the bottom of higher education spending.

Officials: No need for Trump’s approval to use massive bomb

The strike was designed to minimize the risk to Afghan and U.S. forces conducting clearing operations in the area while maximizing the destruction of ISIS-K fighters and facilities. ISIS-K, also known as the Khorasan group, is based in the Afghanistan-Pakistan region and is composed primarily of former members of Tehrik-e Taliban Pakistan and the Afghan Taliban.

Listen: Bruce Klingner Analyzed The Looming Conflict With North Korea

Senior Research Fellow, Northeast Asia, Heritage Foundation, specializes in Korean and Japanese affairs - analyzed the situation with North Korea. Kim Jong-un unveils 770ft 'ultra-modern, prestige' skyscraper complex in the heart of Pyongyang as dictator orders removal of 600,000 'undesirables' from the city.

U.S. drops largest non-nuclear bomb in Afghanistan to fight ISIS: Reports

MARCH 11: This U.S. Department of Defense handout photo shows the Massive Ordinance Air Blast weapon March 11, 2003 at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida. The United States military has dropped its largest non-nuclear bomb in Afghanistan in an effort to combat ISIS, ABC News confirmed through sources at the Pentagon.

Trump’s Attack on Syria: Wrong for so Many Reasons

Many Americans and people around the world followed with great concern the off-the-cuff and zany ideas Donald Trump voiced during the presidential campaign and more ominously after becoming President. It is one thing to disagree with him on a domestic policy issue like banning Muslim tourists or healthcare or building a wall, it is quite another when he issues threats to foreign countries such as Iran and North Korea, and even worse when he orders a missile attack on Syria! What is wrong with such a disastrous decision? Pres.

Chemical Attack in Idlib: Duplication of Scenario in Eastern Ghouta

On April 7, two U.S. Navy battle ships USS Porter and USS Ross launched 59 Tomahawk cruise missiles at al-Shayrat military airfield in Syria's Homs province from the Eastern Mediterranean. The U.S. strikes particularly targeted the main landing strip, aircraft, radio locators, air defense system and fuel stations.

Donald Trump to sell attack planes to Nigeria for Boko Haram fight

The Trump administration will move forward with the sale of high-tech aircraft to Nigeria for its campaign against Boko Haram Islamic extremists despite concerns over abuses committed by the African nation's security forces, according to U.S. officials. Congress is expected to receive formal notification within weeks, setting in motion a deal with Nigeria that the Obama administration had planned to approve at the very end of Barack Obama's presidency.

Why Trump’s Syria Strike Will Not End Well

A sign seen at a #HandsOffSyria event in New York City on Friday, April 7. U.S. President Donald Trump claims the objective of his cruise missile strike on Syria is to deter Syrian President Bashar Assad from using chemical weapons again. But six years into Syria's brutal civil war, Trump does not have the luxury of defining his objective that narrowly.