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From internal clashes at the Pentagon to an engine falling from the sky, here are the most popular stories from this year:
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US Navy ballistic missile intercept test fails
The U.S. Navy conducted a failed ballistic missile intercept Wednesday with its SM-3 Block IIA off the coast of Hawaii.
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Engine Drops Out of B-52 During Training at Minot Air Force Base
An engine dropped out of a B-52 bomber during a flight on Wednesday, the Air Force has confirmed.
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Grounded: Nearly two-thirds of US Navy’s strike fighters can’t fly
Overall, more than half the Navy’s aircraft are grounded, most because there isn’t enough money to fix them.
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Remains of McCain sailors found aboard ship as the search continues
U.S. Navy divers have discovered the remains of some of the 10 missing sailors inside the damaged compartments on board the destroyer John S. McCain. Malaysian Navy forces discovered additional remains at sea as the search continues into its second day.
Here is how the U.S. Navy collisions have unfolded:
• 7 US sailors missing after catastrophic collision
• Seven missing Fitzgerald sailors discovered dead
• Fitzgerald crew's 'heroic efforts' saved their ship from sinking, admiral says
• Stricken destroyer John S. McCain arrives in Singapore, 10 crew still missing
• 7th Fleet commander sacked days after second deadly collision
• How the US Navy's fleet has been on a collision course for years
• US Navy worked around its own standards to keep ships underway: sources
• Navy finds deep-rooted failures led to fatal collisions
• Navy crews at fault in fatal collisions, investigations find
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US breaks ground for new permanent base in Israel
U.S. and Israeli officers broke ground in Israel on Monday for a permanent U.S. Army base that will house dozens of U.S. soldiers, operating under the American flag, and charged with the mission of defending against rocket and missile attacks.
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Pentagon Confirms Trump Hiring Freeze Locks Out Military Civilians
However, Mattis can offer a unilateral waiver for some spots.
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North Korea may have just shown a capability to strike the continental US
North Korea launched another ballistic missile Friday morning and experts believe it may have been, for the first time, an intercontinental ballistic missile with the capability to strike the continental United States.
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Nothing to see here: US carrier still thousands of miles from Korea
For more than a week, media reports in the U.S. and around Asia routinely have mentioned the approach of the aircraft carrier Carl Vinson's carrier strike group, seemingly implying some sort of attack on North Korea could be imminent.
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US Air Force F-35s making first operational deployment to Europe this weekend
The U.S. Air Force’s F-35A is deploying internationally for the first time this weekend, heading to Europe to conduct training exercises with NATO allies.
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Sources: Mattis, Ricardel clashed over Pentagon appointees
What's holding up Pentagon nominees? Sources point to a Trump loyalist.
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