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  • China is striking back at the U.S. defense industry, sanctioning 20 companies and 10 executives in response to Washington’s record-breaking arms package for Taiwan. The Chinese Foreign Ministry announced it is freezing any assets the targets hold in China and barring Chinese citizens from doing business with them.
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  • U.S. forces launched Operation Hawkeye Strike in Syria on Dec. 19, hitting more than 70 Islamic State targets with over 100 precision munitions as part of an ongoing effort to prevent future attacks on American and partner forces. Jordanian fighter jets joined the operation, which targeted ISIS infrastructure and weapons sites across central Syria.
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  • A diplomatic row is escalating between the U.S. and Denmark over the future of Greenland. President Donald Trump appointed Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry to serve as U.S. special envoy to Greenland on Sunday, prompting Denmark to summon the U.S. ambassador. Danish Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen expressed deep anger over the appointment, calling it "totally unacceptable."
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  • The U.S. Coast Guard has scrubbed controversial wording from its workplace manual that categorized swastikas and nooses as "potentially divisive" rather than explicit hate symbols. The turnaround comes just days after the policy went into effect, with Adm. Kevin Lunday confirming to the force that the disputed sections have been deleted.
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  • The U.S. approves a record $11 billion arms sale to Taiwan, drawing fierce condemnation and warnings from Beijing.
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  • A new Coast Guard manual labels swastikas "potentially divisive," creating conflict with a separate order banning them outright.
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  • Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the public will not see a full video of a second strike that killed survivors on an alleged drug boat.
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  • Senior Pentagon officials are preparing a plan that would downgrade several major U.S. military headquarters and shift power among top generals, first reported by The Washington Post, citing people familiar with the matter. If adopted, the proposal would reduce the number of combatant commands and cut the number of four-star generals and admirals reporting directly to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.
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    Pentagon considers major overhaul to merge military commands, cut generals: Report

  • Two U.S. service members and one American civilian were killed near Palmyra, Syria, in an attack blamed on an alleged Islamic State member, drawing fresh scrutiny on why roughly 900 U.S. troops remain in the country, according to the Associated Press.
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    Dec 15, 2025
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    First US fatalities in Syria since Assad’s fall intensify scrutiny of mission

  • Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met in Berlin with U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff and is holding follow-up sessions with senior European leaders in high-level talks aimed at ending the war, The New York Times reported. He has signaled Kyiv could suspend its NATO bid, at least for now, in exchange for binding security guarantees.
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  • On Saturday, more than 2 million volunteers gathered across America to lay wreaths honoring those who have served in the military. This is the 34th year of the event.
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    Dec 13, 2025
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    Millions of volunteers lay wreaths honoring veterans

  • The Department of Defense confirmed Saturday that two U.S. Army soldiers, and one U.S. civilian interpreter, were killed in Syria.  Three U.S. service members were wounded.
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    2 US soldiers, 1 civilian killed in an attack in Syria

  • The new Pentagon press corps has largely ignored the double tap boat strike story.
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    Pentagon’s new press corps shies away from ongoing boat strike saga

  • As tensions between the U.S. and Venezuela continue to grow, American fighter jets made their closest known approach to Venezuelan airspace in years on Tuesday.
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    Dec 10, 2025
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  • “A date which will live in infamy” is a day to remember those who died in the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor. It’s a day when at least one survivor attended the ceremony at the USS Arizona — except for this year.
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  • President Donald Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth continued to face scrutiny over the military's operations targeting suspected drug boats.
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    Double-tap to briefing: A timeline of the US’ strikes on ‘narco-terrorists’

  • The new National Security Strategy from President Donald Trump calls for invoking the Monroe Doctrine and adding a “Trump Corollary.” Among many things, the new strategy calls for U.S. dominance of the Western Hemisphere.
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  • Two military officials divulged to Congress in a bicameral and bipartisan meeting about how a double boat strike came to be.
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