The Navy Is Planning Tent Cities for Undocumented Immigrants
The administration’s “zero tolerance” policy has spawned plans for military facilities to house tens of thousands of detained immigrants.
By Ed KilgorePentagon
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Reasons to Believe
How seriously should you take those recent reports of UFOs? Ask the Pentagon. Or read this primer for the SETI-curious.
By Clint Rainey, Katie Heaney, Eric Benson, Tim Urban, Neel Patel, David Wallace-Wells and James D. WalshHere’s a Video of a Navy Jet Encountering a UFO
“What the f*ck is that thing?”
By Adam K. RaymondThe Pentagon’s ‘Logistics Agency’ Lost Track of More Than $800 Million
Meanwhile, conservatives say that military funding must be increased immediately to avert disaster — and wasteful government programs must be cut.
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The Pentagon Is Afraid to Give Trump More Military Options on North Korea
Top Defense officials believe that a military strike would be reckless and unnecessary — and don’t trust Trump to reach the same conclusion.
By Eric LevitzReports: Pentagon Spent Millions on UFO Research
For about five years, the government wanted to believe.
By Benjamin HartThe Pentagon Released Base-by-Base Data on Sexual Assault in the Military
This is the first time the Pentagon has broken down the numbers by military base.
By Amanda ArnoldU.S. May Bomb ISIS in the Philippines: Report
As Tillerson meets with Duterte, the Pentagon mulls opening a new front in America’s war against the (so-called) Islamic State.
By Eric LevitzA Transgender Servicemember on How He’s Coping With Trump’s Ban
“We will continue to serve our nation as we always have, until they tell us that we can’t.”
By Lily CarolloThe Pentagon Reportedly Spends 5 Times More on Viagra Than Transgender Services
The Defense Department spent $84 million on erectile-dysfunction meds in 2014 alone.
By Madeleine AggelerThe Trump Doctrine in Afghanistan: Let the Generals Handle It
We’re about to find out what Mattis’s Pentagon will do with mostly unchecked authority to conduct a war.
By Jonah SheppThis Is What a ‘Successful Interception’ of an ICBM Looks Like
U.S. officials released a video that shows the simulated ICBM being shot down.
By Jen KirbyFormer CIA Director Resigns From Trump’s Transition Team
And he isn’t the only one who’s finding the job of “relatively sane national security adviser to Donald Trump” to be a challenging one.
By Eric LevitzRoadside Bomb in Syria Kills U.S. Service Member
The first member of the American military to die in Syria since the U.S. deployed Special Operations Forces last year to defeat ISIS.
By Jen KirbyU.S. Reportedly Ending Program That Only Managed to Train ‘Four or Five’ Syrian Rebels
Meanwhile, the conflict in Syria continues.
By Jaime FullerRobert Irvine Will Open a Restaurant in the Pentagon
Currently, meal options come from one of the building's five food courts.
By Clint RaineyFurloughed Pentagon Workers to Return to Work
Most of them, anyway.
By Adam MartinWhat Did The Pentagon Know About Aaron Alexis’s Recent Troubles?
A run-in with police went unreported.
By Adam MartinMilitary Marks Afghan Withdrawal by Destroying $7 Billion of Its Own Equipment
They can't leave it by the curb with a Post-it note.
By Margaret HartmannPentagon Employees Can Read No Easy Day, But Can’t Talk About It
So much for the book club.
By Margaret Hartmann