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Tag: Military Bases and Installations
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Exorcising the Ghost of Robert E. Lee
The Lost Cause myth that was used to justify honoring the Confederate general was bankrupt from the start.
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U.S. Defense Secretary Urges Swift NATO Membership for Sweden
Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III, visiting Sweden, said he hoped that objections to adding the country to the alliance would be ironed out by midsummer, when member states meet in Lithuania.
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An Island Under Threat Asks When to Share, and When to Fight
The U.S. military is increasing its presence on Guam just as the island’s Chamorro people are trying to strengthen their Indigenous bonds.
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An Anxious Asia Arms for a War It Hopes to Prevent
Doubts about both China and the United States are driving an arms race in the Indo-Pacific with echoes of World War II and new levels of risk.