Tom Bowman
Stories
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World
U.S. Backs Kurds And Arabs In Push To Oust ISIS Remnants From Syria
In the fight to take the last land held by ISIS, U.S. forces in Syria are supporting local Kurds and Arabs who face hardened fighters amid roads and houses seeded with bombs.
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World
No Longer Under ISIS Control, How Has Raqqa Changed?
About a year after the battle to force ISIS out of the Syrian city of Raqqa, a trip there shows progress in clearing the rubble but still great destruction and uncertainty.
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World
Taliban Confirms Death Of Haqqani Network Founder For The First Time
The Taliban confirmed the death of Jalaluddin Haqqani for the first time Tuesday. Haqqani was a former U.S. ally turned creator of the Afghan military network.
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National
Is 'Training' A 'War Game?' The Answer Could Determine U.S.-South Korea Exercises
Defense Secretary Jim Mattis says planning for joint U.S.-South Korea military exercises continues. President Trump tweets "war games" may not be necessary.
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Politics
Sen. John McCain's Enduring Impact On The U.S. Military
McCain, who died Saturday at the age of 81, believed the U.S. had a moral responsibility to advance the global cause of freedom, and he worked to ensure it had the military power to do so.
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National
Medal Of Honor Awarded Posthumously To Air Force Technical Sgt. John Chapman
President Trump presented the Medal of Honor to the widow of Tech. Sgt. John Chapman, only the 19th airman to receive the medal and the first since Vietnam. Chapman was killed in 2002 in Afghanistan while attempting to rescue a Navy SEAL.
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Politics
Trump Postpones Military Parade, Citing High Costs
President Trump has postponed the military parade planned for November after complaints about its anticipated cost. He said he will instead attend the Armistice Day parade in Paris.
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Politics
Trump's Military Parade Is Likely Postponed Until 2019
The Pentagon, in a brief statement Thursday night, said it was postponing until 2019 a military parade in the nation's capital. It had been planned for Veterans Day weekend this year.