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Ukrainian servicemen load a truck with the FGM-148 Javelin, American man-portable anti-tank missile provided by US to Ukraine as part of a military support, upon its delivery at Kyiv's airport Boryspil on February 11,2022, amid the crisis linked with the threat of Russia's invasion. (SERGEI SUPINSKY/AFP via Getty Images)

Is U.S. waging proxy war with Russia?

Lucian K. Truscott IV
Donald Trump and Mark Esper (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Image)

Esper sues Pentagon for censoring book

Igor Derysh
14th International Defence Industry Fair (IDEF) held in Istanbul, Turkey on April 30, 2019. (Sebnem Coskun/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)

Who really "won" in Afghanistan?

Shaan Sachdev
Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Florida (Getty Images)

SecDef rips Gaetz' 'spurious' CRT claims

David Edwards - Raw Story
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Tom Cotton and Lloyd Austin (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Tom Cotton takes on "woke" military

Jon Skolnik
President-elect Joe Biden's nominee for Secretary of Defense, retired Army Gen. Lloyd Austin testifies at his confirmation hearing before the Senate Armed Services Committee at the U.S. Capitol on January 19, 2021 in Washington, DC. Previously Gen. Austin was the commanding officer of the U.S. Central Command in the Obama administration. (Greg Nash-Pool/Getty Images)

Austin purges last-minute Trump picks

Igor Derysh
Retired Gen. Lloyd Austin speaks after being formally nominated to be secretary of the Department of Defense by President-elect Joe Biden at the Queen Theatre on Dec. 9, 2020 in Wilmington, Delaware. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Why generals shouldn't lead the Pentagon

Dwight Stirling - The Conversation
Michèle Flournoy and Lloyd Austin (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

How Michèle Flournoy's dream collapsed

Norman Solomon
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