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U.S. aiming for 7,000-9,000 evacuations per day from Afghanistan
Between 700 and 800 people were flown out of Afghanistan as air operations at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul continued through the night. That’s according to Army Maj. Gen. William D....
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Headlines – August 18, 2021
News Final inspector general report details all the ways the U.S. failed in Afghanistan- While progress was made, there was little faith that they could sustain without a U.S. presence. Taliban has...
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Contracts Briefs
Defense Logistics Agency Science Applications International Corp., Fairfield, N.J., has been awarded a maximum $99,000,000 firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for...
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Headlines – August 20, 2021
News As U.S. military sticks to airport, British and French forces are rescuing their citizens in Kabul- As the Defense Department continues to stick to its plans of not reaching out into Kabul to...
View ArticleHeadlines – August 23, 2021
News Gunfire at Kabul airport kills 1 amid chaotic evacuations A firefight at one of the gates of Kabul’s international airport killed at least one Afghan soldier early Aug. 23, German officials said,...
View ArticleSecretary of Defense Austin Issues Guidance for Mandatory Coronavirus Disease...
The COVID-19 vaccination is now mandatory for all U.S. military personnel. The move comes after the FDA gave full approval to the Pfizer vaccine. Under the previous FDA emergency authorization, service...
View ArticleHeadlines — August 25
News Biden says he expects Afghanistan evacuations to be finished next week About 64,000 individuals have been evacuated from Kabul in recent weeks, but advocates say thousands more are still waiting....
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U.S. service members, Afghans killed as suicide bombers attack Kabul Airport
UPDATED at 2:13 p.m., Aug. 26: Twelve U.S. service members — 11 Marines and one Navy medic — were killed in the Aug. 26, 2021, attack at the Kabul airport, the Pentagon said at a news conference Aug....
View ArticleHeadlines — August 26
News After evacuation, Afghan refugees still face numerous obstacles Significant background checks before traveling to the United States are still happening, administration officials said. Afghan baby...
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Defense Department IDs casualties of Kabul attack; conducts dignified return
The 13 U.S. service members killed in Afghanistan during an Aug. 26 outside Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul have been identified. The Defense Department issued the names Aug. 26. All had...
View ArticleHeadlines — August 30
News Rockets target U.S. troops as Afghanistan withdrawal enters final stage U.S. anti-missile defenses intercepted as many as five rockets that were fired at Kabul’s airport early on Aug. 30, a U.S....
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The last U.S. troops have left Afghanistan, ending America’s longest war
The last U.S. troops have left Afghanistan. Marine Corps Gen. Kenneth McKenzie, commander of U.S. Central Command, announced the completion of the evacuation effort in an Aug. 30 press conference....
View ArticleHeadline — September 1
News In leaving Afghanistan, U.S. reshuffles global power relations After Afghanistan’s U.S.-backed government collapsed on Aug. 15, Beijing couldn’t contain its glee at what it described as the...
View ArticleHeadlines — September 3
News U.S., Taliban cooperation ‘possible’ after war’s end, joint chiefs chairman says The U.S. and Taliban potentially could coordinate in the future against an offshoot of the Islamic State group in...
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Contract Briefs
U.S. Navy Black Construction/MACE International JV, Harmon, Guam (N40084-21-D-0079); ECC Diego Garcia LLC, Burlingame, Calif., (N40084-21-D-0080); JSK Diego Services LLC, Austin, Texas...
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Headlines — September 6
News One Afghan evacuee in custody as European bases process 38,000 evacuees- The evacuee in question is not considered a “high threat,” according to the head of U.S European Command. Syria villagers...
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Contract Briefs
U.S. Navy WSM Pacific SIOP, A Joint Venture, Honolulu, Hawaii, is awarded a $500,000,000 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity architect-engineer contract for architect-engineer services for various...
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Headlines — September 8
News Taliban forms acting government in Afghanistan, saying permanent leadership to be named soon, as protests grow- The Taliban on Sept. 7 took its first step toward formalizing its rule of...
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Renovations complete on National 9/11 Pentagon Memorial
First dedicated in 2008, the the National 9/11 Pentagon Memorial has been a solemn, quiet escape for mourners to pay their respects to those who died at the Pentagon at 9:37 a.m., Sept. 11, 2001, when...
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Senior CNN Pentagon correspondent recalls 9/11 attacks
Barbara Starr is a legend at the Pentagon for her accurate reporting and for asking the tough questions of Defense Department leaders. On Sept. 11, 2001, she was like the rest of Americans. Starr was...
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