Pentagon Greenlights F-35 for Full-Rate Production

The US military has approved the F-35 fighter jet for full rate production, authorizing the move after a five-year delay. Though hundreds of F-35s have already entered US and foreign service, the plane only recently completed mandatory combat simulations. The Pentagon...

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US Troops Depart for Mission to Build Gaza Port

Four US Army vessels carrying about 100 American troops departed Virginia on Tuesday with equipment to build a temporary port on Gaza's coast, AFP reported. US officials say the idea of the port is to get more aid into Gaza, where the entire population is facing food...

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Israel Strikes NE Lebanon, Killing 2 and Wounding 20

Tensions continue to rise on the Lebanon-Israel border today, with Israel carrying out airstrikes against northeastern Lebanon, not far from the Syrian border, leveling a warehouse containing food and killing at least two people. Officially, Israel says the two...

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