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Ashley Roque

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Sep 30, 2026
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  1. Article · Sep 30, 2026 · Ashley Roque

    US withdraws last remaining troops out of Iraq - Breaking Defense (opens the original)

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    WASHINGTON — The United States announced it has now withdrawn its remaining military forces from Iraq, marking the end to operations that began more than two decades ago. The last of US forces and equipment departed from Erbil Air Base, completing the withdrawal agreed to by Washington and Baghdad in 2024, US Central Command (CENTCOM) announced today in a statement. “The primary responsibility for addressing Iraq’s remaining security challenges, including ISIS remnants and Iran-aligned militias

  2. Article · Sep 11, 2026 · Ashley Roque

    Pentagon eyeing tech testbed expansion along US-Mexico border - Breaking Defense (opens the original)

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    WASHINGTON — The Pentagon has turned the US-Mexico border into a testbed, of sorts, for emerging tech like high-energy lasers and unmanned systems. It’s the kind of experimentation the DoD would like to expand, a senior official told Breaking Defense — if there’s sufficient funding on the way from lawmakers. “We want to do as much as we can. I would love to continue to bring on new projects, new programs to the border and try it out, but we want to do it in a responsible way that’s safe,” Mark D

  3. Article · Sep 10, 2026 · Ashley Roque

    With reconciliation uncertain, Pentagon eyeing plan to retool FY27 priorities with Congress - Breaking Defense (opens the original)

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    WASHINGTON — If Congress does not pass the full $350 billion reconciliation funding requested by the Pentagon, the department is prepared to work with lawmakers to figure out how to shuffle key priorities into the base budget, the department’s comptroller Jules Hurst told Breaking Defense today. That plan, though, means the department would need to work with appropriators to cut investment in other places or defer them until 2028. “If we really want to fund those things, then we have an opportun

  4. Article · Sep 4, 2026 · Ashley Roque

    What options does the Pentagon have to cover its mounting FY26 operational costs? - Breaking Defense (opens the original)

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    WASHINGTON — With Congress headed on break, a continuing resolution in place through Dec. 11 and no hope for a near-term defense supplemental, Defense Department planners are scrambling to stretch available funds and make it through the end of the fiscal year. The issue took center stage this week, thanks to a Thursday statement from Rep. Rosa DeLauro, the top Democrat on the House Appropriations Committee, where she said the Pentagon is making a “secretive attempt to siphon” billions of dollars

  5. Article · Sep 3, 2026 · Ashley Roque

    Trump taps Adam Telle as acting Army secretary - Breaking Defense (opens the original)

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    WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump announced this evening that Adam Telle will step in as the acting Army secretary, “effective immediately.” Telle, currently serving as the Senate-confirmed assistant secretary of the Army for Civil Works, will take the Army’s top civilian role following today’s departure of Secretary Dan Drisoll, who handed in his resignation Monday. He will jump the line on Michael Obidal, the undersecretary of the Army, a position which commonly becomes the acting secretary

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