Tag Archives: Military Bases and Installations

The New York Times 9:00 am on April 3, 2021
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In Turkey’s Failed Coup, Trainees Face the Same Stiff Punishments as Generals

The families of trainee pilots sentenced to life in prison broke their silence to protest the men’s innocence. The pilots are among more than 600 trainees and conscripts swept up in prosecutions.

#akinci-air-base, #coups-detat-and-attempted-coups-detat, #defense-and-military-forces, #erdogan-recep-tayyip, #military-bases-and-installations, #political-prisoners, #politics-and-government, #turkey

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The New York Times 7:46 pm on March 8, 2021
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Remote C.I.A. Base in the Sahara Steadily Grows

The agency has been conducting surveillance flights from the base, which has grown since 2018. Any drone strikes would be limited while the Biden administration carries out a review.

#al-qaeda, #central-intelligence-agency, #drones-pilotless-planes, #espionage-and-intelligence-services, #islamic-state-in-iraq-and-syria-isis, #kahl-colin-h, #mccaul-michael-t, #military-bases-and-installations, #obama-barack, #sullivan-jacob-j-1976, #united-states-africa-command, #united-states-defense-and-military-forces, #united-states-international-relations

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The New York Times 12:15 pm on March 3, 2021
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Rockets Hit Iraqi Base Where U.S. Troops Are Stationed

At least 10 missiles were fired on the Ain al-Asad air base one week after U.S. airstrikes on Iran-backed militia positions along the Syrian-Iraqi border.

#iraq, #military-bases-and-installations, #united-states-defense-and-military-forces

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The New York Times 2:49 am on February 24, 2021
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Over 160 Confederate Symbols Were Removed in 2020, Group Says

The Southern Poverty Law Center said more “symbols of hate” were removed from public property last year after the death of George Floyd than in the previous four years combined.

#black-lives-matter-movement, #black-people, #capitol-building-washington-dc, #civil-war-us-1861-65, #confederate-states-of-america, #demonstrations-protests-and-riots, #discrimination, #flags-emblems-and-insignia, #george-floyd-protests-2020, #military-bases-and-installations, #monuments-and-memorials-structures, #names-organizational, #race-and-ethnicity, #sons-of-confederate-veterans, #southern-poverty-law-center, #states-us, #symbols, #united-states-defense-and-military-forces, #united-states-politics-and-government

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The New York Times 12:25 am on February 16, 2021
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Rocket Attack in Iraq Kills a U.S. Military Contractor

Some saw the barrage of rockets aimed at an airport in the northern city of Erbil as a test of the new administration in Washington.

#civilian-casualties, #erbil-iraq, #iran, #iraq, #kurds, #military-bases-and-installations, #united-states-defense-and-military-forces

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The New York Times 5:24 pm on January 1, 2021
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In a Widening News Desert on the Border, a Tabloid Start-Up Defies the Odds

People in Del Rio, Texas, complain that nothing ever happens there. Those are fighting words for the publisher of The 830 Times, though he admits that keeping his paper afloat might be the biggest news of all.

#830-times, #del-rio-tx, #del-rio-news-herald, #gh-america-energy, #laughlin-air-force-base, #military-bases-and-installations, #news-and-news-media, #newspapers, #shutdowns-institutional, #texas, #united-states-international-relations

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The New York Times 12:16 am on November 19, 2020
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Trump’s Confederate Base Veto Threat Imperils Defense Bill

Senator James Inhofe is pressing to jettison a broadly supported requirement to strip the names of Confederate leaders from military bases, a provision the president opposes.

#defense-department, #house-of-representatives, #inhofe-james-m, #military-bases-and-installations, #senate, #trump-donald-j, #united-states-defense-and-military-forces, #united-states-politics-and-government

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The New York Times 11:13 pm on November 18, 2020
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Military Judge in U.S. Held Court by Video Link to Guantánamo Bay

The Pentagon staged its first “Zoom Court” linking the courtroom at Guantánamo Bay to a secret location in the United States for a classified hearing in a military commissions case.

#al-qaeda, #coronavirus-2019-ncov, #defense-department, #detainees, #fort-meade-md, #guantanamo-bay-naval-base-cuba, #iraqi-abdul-hadi-al, #khan-majid, #military-bases-and-installations, #military-tribunals, #september-11-2001, #united-states-defense-and-military-forces, #watkins-douglas-k

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The New York Times 12:44 pm on November 11, 2020
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The ‘Gut Wrenching’ Sacrifice of Military Moms

Building a successful career often means long deployments away from kids and home.

#children-and-childhood, #families-and-family-life, #military-bases-and-installations, #parenting, #pregnancy-and-childbirth, #united-states-defense-and-military-forces, #veterans, #women-and-girls

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The New York Times 9:01 am on September 17, 2020
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Trump Is Wrong about TikTok. China’s Plans Are Much More Sinister.

The West still doesn’t understand the scale of Beijing’s soft-power ambitions.

#5g-wireless-communications, #australia, #beijing-bytedance-technology-co-ltd, #blacklisting, #chiang-kai-shek, #china, #communist-party-of-china, #computers-and-the-internet, #confucius-institutes, #darwin-australia, #embargoes-and-sanctions, #espionage-and-intelligence-services, #huawei-technologies-co-ltd, #india, #indian-ocean, #kenya, #kiribati, #maldives, #mao-zedong, #military-bases-and-installations, #mobile-applications, #myanmar, #pakistan, #panama-canal-and-canal-zone, #propaganda, #solomon-islands, #sri-lanka, #the-art-of-war-book, #the-romance-of-the-three-kingdoms-book, #tiktok-bytedance, #united-states, #united-states-international-relations, #united-states-politics-and-government, #xi-jinping

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The New York Times 9:00 am on September 17, 2020
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He Killed a Transgender Woman in the Philippines. Why Was He Freed?

The pardon of U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Joseph Scott Pemberton by President Rodrigo Duterte is the final chapter in a case that reignited debate over old defense treaties.

#amnesties-commutations-and-pardons, #military-bases-and-installations, #philippines, #united-states-defense-and-military-forces, #united-states-marine-corps, #women-and-girls

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The New York Times 9:40 pm on September 15, 2020
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U.S. Military Seeks Authority to Expand Counterterrorism Drone War to Kenya

Draft rules for potential airstrikes, drawn up after a Shabab attack at a base in January, are said to be limited and would require Kenyan assent.

#defense-and-military-forces, #defense-department, #drones-pilotless-planes, #kenya, #military-bases-and-installations, #shabab, #somalia, #terrorism, #united-states-africa-command, #united-states-defense-and-military-forces, #united-states-politics-and-government

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The New York Times 11:47 pm on July 21, 2020
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Rise in Virus Cases Near Bases in U.S. and Abroad Poses Test for Military

American military officials are trying to contain the spread of the coronavirus in its ranks while tackling logistical problems like relieving troops overseas.

#coronavirus-2019-ncov, #defense-department, #disease-rates, #fort-benning-ga, #military-bases-and-installations, #north-carolina, #okinawa-and-other-ryukyu-islands-japan, #south-korea, #united-states-army, #united-states-defense-and-military-forces, #united-states-marine-corps, #united-states-politics-and-government

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The New York Times 10:55 pm on July 20, 2020
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Defying Trump, Lawmakers Move to Strip Military Bases of Confederate Names

The push by both Republicans and Democrats in Congress sets up an election-year veto fight with the president, and shows how he has isolated himself even from members of his own party on the issue.

#democratic-party, #house-of-representatives, #law-and-legislation, #military-bases-and-installations, #names-geographical, #republican-party, #senate, #trump-donald-j, #united-states-defense-and-military-forces, #united-states-politics-and-government, #vetoes-us

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The New York Times 1:02 pm on July 13, 2020
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Coronavirus Outbreak at U.S. Bases in Japan Roils an Uneasy Relationship

The Marines reported 94 new cases on Okinawa, an island that had seen just 148 other infections. Local officials say the military is not doing enough.

#abe-shinzo, #coronavirus-2019-ncov, #independence-day-us-july-4, #military-bases-and-installations, #okinawa-and-other-ryukyu-islands-japan, #tamaki-denny, #united-states-defense-and-military-forces, #united-states-marine-corps, #uss-theodore-roosevelt-cvn-71-ship

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The New York Times 7:28 pm on July 9, 2020
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Milley Calls for ‘Hard Look’ at Renaming Bases Honoring Confederates

Gen. Mark A. Milley, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, told a House hearing that “there is no place in our armed forces for manifestations, or symbols of racism, bias or discrimination.”

#civil-war-us-1861-65, #defense-department, #house-of-representatives, #joint-chiefs-of-staff, #military-bases-and-installations, #milley-mark-a, #names-organizational, #race-and-ethnicity, #southern-states-us, #trump-donald-j, #united-states-defense-and-military-forces, #united-states-politics-and-government

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The New York Times 5:24 pm on July 3, 2020
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As Neo-Nazis Seed Military Ranks, Germany Confronts ‘an Enemy Within’

After plastic explosives and Nazi memorabilia were found at an elite soldier’s home, Germany worries about a problem of far-right infiltration at the heart of its democracy.

#alternative-for-germany, #anti-semitism, #defense-and-military-forces, #fringe-groups-and-movements, #germany, #middle-east-and-africa-migrant-crisis, #military-bases-and-installations, #neo-nazi-groups, #politics-and-government, #terrorism

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The New York Times 2:17 pm on June 30, 2020
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After Iranian Missile Facility Blows Up, Conspiracy Theories Abound in Tehran

Satellite photographs show the explosion happened at a missile production facility. Iran said the episode was a gas explosion at a different military base.

#cyberwarfare-and-defense, #defense-and-military-forces, #embargoes-and-sanctions, #espionage-and-intelligence-services, #explosions-accidental, #iran, #israel, #military-bases-and-installations, #mossad, #nuclear-weapons, #united-states

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The New York Times 9:35 am on June 12, 2020
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N.Y.C. Protests: Teenager’s Injuries Under Investigation

A teenager was hit with a stun gun during a protest in the Bronx on June 1. His family and the police gave different accounts of what led to the incident.

#de-blasio-bill, #demonstrations-protests-and-riots, #george-floyd-protests-2020, #lee-robert-e, #military-bases-and-installations, #new-york-city, #new-york-state, #police-brutality-misconduct-and-shootings, #police-department-nyc, #williams-jumaane-d

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The New York Times 1:49 am on June 12, 2020
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These Are the 10 U.S. Army Installations Named for Confederates

A debate is unfolding over whether to rename the installations, as part of a broader national reckoning over buildings, monuments and memorials to men who fought to preserve slavery and uphold white supremacy.

#camp-beauregard, #civil-war-us-1861-65, #confederate-states-of-america, #defense-department, #fort-a-p-hill-va, #fort-benning-ga, #fort-bragg-nc, #fort-gordon-ga, #fort-hood-tex, #fort-lee-va, #fort-pickett-va, #fort-polk-la, #fort-rucker-ala, #military-bases-and-installations, #united-states-army

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The New York Times 10:00 pm on June 11, 2020
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Reactionaries Are Having a Bad Month

But they’ll be dangerous in the months ahead.

#black-lives-matter-movement, #braxton-bragg, #confederate-states-of-america, #demonstrations-protests-and-riots, #fort-bragg-nc, #george-floyd-protests-2020, #military-bases-and-installations, #republican-party, #trump-donald-j

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The New York Times 9:59 pm on June 11, 2020
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Defying Trump, Senate Panel Moves to Strip Military Bases of Confederate Names

Inclusion of the measure in a sweeping annual defense bill, which Republicans supported, raises the prospect of an election-year Senate vote on whether to honor Confederate figures.

#blunt-roy-d, #civil-war-us-1861-65, #defense-department, #george-floyd-protests-2020, #military-bases-and-installations, #monuments-and-memorials-structures, #senate, #trump-donald-j, #united-states-politics-and-government

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The New York Times 8:43 pm on June 11, 2020
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Trump and the Confederate Base Names

A reader criticizes the president’s rejection of calls to rename the bases. Also: Hillary Clinton and the pandemic; the Cold War, in context; candor about mental illness.

#clinton-hillary-rodham, #cold-war-era, #coronavirus-2019-ncov, #davidson-pete-1993, #mental-health-and-disorders, #military-bases-and-installations, #politics-and-government, #trump-donald-j

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The New York Times 7:33 pm on June 11, 2020
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‘A Slap in the Face’: Black Veterans on Bases Named for Confederates

President Trump has vowed to block efforts to remove Confederate names from military bases.

#black-people, #civil-war-us-1861-65, #davis-jefferson-f, #defense-department, #lee-robert-e, #military-bases-and-installations, #monuments-and-memorials-structures, #race-and-ethnicity, #trump-donald-j, #united-states-defense-and-military-forces, #veterans

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The New York Times 7:20 pm on June 11, 2020
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An N.Y. Street Is Named for Robert E. Lee. Officials Want That Changed.

Mayor Bill de Blasio joined two congressional lawmakers in urging the military to rename General Lee Avenue, a main street on an Army base in Brooklyn.

#black-people, #brooklyn-nyc, #civil-war-us-1861-65, #clarke-yvette-d, #de-blasio-bill, #defense-department, #fort-hamilton-brooklyn-ny, #george-floyd-protests-2020, #jackson-stonewall, #lee-robert-e, #military-bases-and-installations, #names-geographical, #slavery-historical, #trump-donald-j, #united-states-defense-and-military-forces

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The New York Times 7:34 pm on June 10, 2020
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The Army Was Open to Replacing Confederate Base Names. Then Trump Said No.

“My Administration will not even consider the renaming of these Magnificent and Fabled Military Installations,” President Trump tweeted Wednesday.

#civil-war-us-1861-65, #defense-department, #george-floyd-protests-2020, #mccarthy-ryan-d, #military-bases-and-installations, #milley-mark-a, #monuments-and-memorials-structures, #united-states-army, #united-states-defense-and-military-forces

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The New York Times 9:19 pm on May 23, 2020
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Why Does the U.S. Military Celebrate White Supremacy?

It is time to rename bases for American heroes — not racist traitors.

#charleston-sc-shooting-2015, #charlottesville-va-violence-august-2017, #civil-rights-movement-1954-68, #defense-department, #drew-charles-r-1904-50, #forrest-nathan-bedford, #grant-ulysses-s, #ku-klux-klan, #lee-robert-e, #military-bases-and-installations, #pickett-george-e, #race-and-ethnicity, #slavery-historical, #truman-harry-s, #united-states-defense-and-military-forces

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The New York Times 9:00 am on May 12, 2020
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A Rocket Attack. Two Narratives. This Is What Happened.

Nine Americans were injured last October in an attack by the Taliban in southern Afghanistan. The U.S. military said there were no casualties.

#afghan-national-security-forces, #afghanistan-war-2001, #defense-department, #esper-mark-t, #military-bases-and-installations, #taliban, #united-states-defense-and-military-forces

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