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Eric Schmitt @erschm.bsky.social · 10h
U.S. forces formally withdrew from Iraq today, ending a two-decade military presence that stoked years of devastating bloodshed, and leaving Iraq to an uncertain future www.nytimes.com/2026/09/30/w...
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After Two Decades, U.S. Forces Leave Iraq to an Uncertain Future
Some Iraqis are celebrating the end of an American military presence that unleashed waves of bloodshed. Others fear what happens next for their country, trapped between Washington and Tehran.
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Eric Schmitt @erschm.bsky.social · 20h
No bombs found in U.K. air base scare, but U.S. officials say the five suspects were low-level, perhaps unwitting operatives tied to broader Iranian plans involving possible attacks against American military bases across Europe www.nytimes.com/2026/09/29/w...
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No Bombs Found in U.K. Case, but Officials Say Threat to Bases Is Real
The prospect of an attack on an air base used by U.S. forces prompted stepped-up protections across Europe, but confusion shrouds the case, in which the suspects were released on bail.
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Eric Schmitt @erschm.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
8 Navy sailors in U.S.S. Lincoln Strike Group attempted suicide during its more than 300 days at sea www.nytimes.com/2026/09/23/u...
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8 Sailors in U.S.S. Lincoln Strike Group Attempted Suicide, Navy Says
The aircraft carrier with its crew of about 5,000 sailors has spent more than 300 days at sea.
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Eric Schmitt @erschm.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
NEW: Trump opposed helping Saudi attack the Houthis, then told the Pentagon to plan for U.S. strikes, then at the last minute reversed himself www.nytimes.com/2026/09/20/u...
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Trump Gets Caught in a Dilemma Over a Saudi Plea for Military Help
The president vacillated but decided on Sunday not to join Saudi Arabia, for now, in joint strikes against the Houthis in Yemen. But he also needs the kingdom’s cooperation in his war against Iran.
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Eric Schmitt @erschm.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
The cost of the Iran war soars to nearly $44 billion with munitions accounting for more than 60 percent of the expense, the Pentagon says in the first detailed unclassified financial breakdown of the conflict sent to Congress www.nytimes.com/2026/09/18/u...
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Cost of Iran War Estimated at $43.6 Billion
For the first time, the Pentagon reported costs incurred by each armed service. The figures are almost certainly on the low side, congressional officials said.
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Eric Schmitt @erschm.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
U.S. military is blowing up new targets in its deadly boat strike campaign as the Trump administration moves to further militarize the fight against drug traffickers both at sea and on land in Latin America www.nytimes.com/2026/09/09/w...
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U.S. Takes Aim at New Target in Deadly Boat Strike Campaign
U.S. military officials in the past two weeks have sunk six large fishing vessels accused of providing fuel to fast boats carrying drugs from South America.
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Eric Schmitt @erschm.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
About 200 U.S. troops are withdrawing from Nigeria as officials from countries say the small deployment had outsized results, including the killing of a top Islamic State leader in a SEAL Team 6 raid www.nytimes.com/2026/08/27/u...
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U.S. to Withdraw 200 Troops Sent to Nigeria Under Trump
Officials say the small, limited deployment could serve as a model. But terrorists in the country have continued to attack and kill.
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Eric Schmitt @erschm.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Pentagon to withdraw 200 troops sent to Nigeria earlier this year after Trump criticized the African country for failing to protect Christians from terrorist attacks www.nytimes.com/2026/08/27/u...
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U.S. to Withdraw 200 Troops Sent to Nigeria Under Trump
Officials say the small, limited deployment could serve as a model. But terrorists in the country have continued to attack and kill.
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Eric Schmitt @erschm.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Trump’s order to cut a major U.S. military exercise with South Korea carries risks and is unlikely to affect the person he hoped to sway: North Korea’s dictator, Kim Jong-un www.nytimes.com/2026/08/20/u...
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Trump’s Order to Cut Military Exercises With South Korea Carries Risks, Experts Say
President Trump’s decision to curtail the military exercises came as allies question the U.S. commitment to longstanding alliances.
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Eric Schmitt @erschm.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Defense Secretary Hegseth's swaggering message to a new Pentagon-led, cartel-busting military coalition in Latin America: "Do bad things to bad people" www.nytimes.com/2026/08/12/u...
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Hegseth Says Anti-Cartel Coalition Will Do ‘Bad Things to Bad People’
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth urged Latin American military leaders gathered in Panama to ramp up their efforts alongside U.S. forces.
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Eric Schmitt @erschm.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
A deadly confluence is emerging in the Iran war: Iran has become a more skilled adversary as the war has progressed, learning how to evade U.S. air defenses. At the same time, the Pentagon’s supply of interceptors has quickly dwindled www.nytimes.com/2026/08/11/u...
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How Iran Adapted Its Attacks as U.S. War Munitions Dwindled
The Iranian strikes that killed three U.S. soldiers in Jordan show how quickly Iran’s war-fighting skills have evolved, as the Pentagon runs low on interceptors.
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Eric Schmitt @erschm.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
My take on "The Daily" podcast on how the Iran war has revealed that the U.S. missile stockpile is dangerously low www.nytimes.com/2026/08/11/p...
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The U.S. Missile Stockpile Is Dangerously Low
The United States’ war with Iran has caused a critical weaponry shortage. That leaves the U.S. military vulnerable and complicates Washington’s efforts to end the war.
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Eric Schmitt @erschm.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
The Trump administration previews U.S. military operations with Colombia against drug cartels, comparing the push to the decades-long U.S. fight against Al Qaeda and the Islamic State www.nytimes.com/2026/08/07/w...
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Trump Administration Fast-Tracks Military Partnership With Colombia to Target Drug Traffickers
The country’s new Trump-endorsed president takes office on Friday. Sweeping plans to target drug traffickers with U.S. help are already underway.
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Eric Schmitt @erschm.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
Trump backs off threat to escalate bombing against Iran after top military advisers warn him about severe shortages of air defense interceptors to thwart expected Iranian retaliation www.nytimes.com/2026/07/25/u...
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Trump Holds Off on Major War Escalation Against Iran as Advisers Raise Concerns
Among the worries is that expanded hostilities could dangerously drain the diminished stockpile of air defense munitions in the Middle East.
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Eric Schmitt @erschm.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
Times Journalists Subpoenaed as Trump Escalates Pressure on Media www.nytimes.com/2026/07/11/b...
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Times Journalists Subpoenaed as Trump Escalates Pressure on Media
The Justice Department is seeking to compel testimony from reporters who wrote about the new Air Force One. The Times called the move a “brazen act.”
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Eric Schmitt @erschm.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
A gang of motorcycle-riding terrorists from Boko Haram in Nigeria were stymied in an attack against a military base. What did they do? Asked AI for help www.nytimes.com/2026/07/10/u...
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How Terrorist Groups Are Using A.I. to Gain an Edge in Battle
A.I. chatbots are not just a propaganda tool for violent extremists but are aiding in bomb construction and attack planning, new research finds.
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Eric Schmitt @erschm.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
NEW -- Al Qaeda, the Islamic State and other terrorist groups are now using A.I. to help plan attacks and other operations, moving beyond just the information-operations realm www.nytimes.com/2026/07/10/u...
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How Terrorist Groups Are Using A.I. to Gain an Edge in Battle
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Eric Schmitt @erschm.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
My take on why the U.S. and Iran Are Fighting Again, and is the Cease-Fire Over? www.nytimes.com/video/us/pol...
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Video: The U.S. and Iran Are Fighting Again. Is the Cease-Fire Over?
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Eric Schmitt @erschm.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
With their goals largely achieved but risks from cartels rising, 9,000 troops stay on U.S. border with Mexico with no end in sight for their mission www.nytimes.com/2026/06/20/u...
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No End in Sight for U.S. Military Mission Along Border With Mexico
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Eric Schmitt @erschm.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
At a cost of tens of millions of dollars each week, there's no end in sight for the 9,000 U.S. troops along the border with Mexico www.nytimes.com/2026/06/20/u...
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No End in Sight for U.S. Military Mission Along Border With Mexico
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Eric Schmitt @erschm.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
U.S. Apache helicopter gunship goes down near Strait of Hormuz -- two crew members rescued soonafter www.nytimes.com/2026/06/08/u...
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Crew Is Rescued After U.S. Helicopter Goes Down Near Strait of Hormuz
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Eric Schmitt @erschm.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
NEW: Two U.S. crew members rescued after Army Apache helicopter gunship goes down near Strait of Hormuz www.nytimes.com/2026/06/08/u...
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Crew Rescued After U.S. Helicopter Goes Down Near Strait of Hormuz
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Eric Schmitt @erschm.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
Israel has escalated its spying on senior American officials, including Steve Witkoff, Trump’s top negotiator, and two senior Pentagon officials, as the U.S. has recently increased the spying threat level posed by Israel to "critical" www.nytimes.com/2026/06/06/u...
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Pentagon Sees Growing Espionage Threat From Israel
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Eric Schmitt @erschm.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
NEW: Israeli spy agencies have increased their eavesdropping on U.S. negotiators working on a peace deal with Iran, as a new Pentagon report sees a growing overall espionage threat from Israel www.nytimes.com/2026/06/06/u...
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Pentagon Sees Growing Espionage Threat From Israel
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Eric Schmitt @erschm.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
NEW: Despite the risk of Iranian attack, the U.S. military is quietly steering commercial tankers and other ships through the contested Strait of Hormuz www.nytimes.com/2026/05/31/b...
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U.S. Military Is Quietly Guiding Ships Through the Strait of Hormuz
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Eric Schmitt @erschm.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
The Pentagon is expanding its military campaign across Latin America -- this time in an agreement with Guatemala to conduct joint strikes against drug traffickers www.nytimes.com/2026/05/28/w...
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Guatemala Agrees to Joint Strikes With U.S. Against Drug Gangs
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Eric Schmitt @erschm.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
Bombs, bargains and bluster: Trump’s Iran approach sows confusion and bewilderment among allies and at the Pentagon www.nytimes.com/2026/05/28/u...
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Bombs, Bargains and Bluster: Trump’s Iran Approach Sows Confusion
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Eric Schmitt @erschm.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
NEW: The Pentagon and Guatemala agree to conduct joint strikes against drug traffickers, expanding the Trump administration’s military campaign across Latin America www.nytimes.com/2026/05/28/w...
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Guatemala Agrees to Joint Strikes With U.S. Against Drug Gangs
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Eric Schmitt @erschm.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
Trump reverses Pentagon's confusing decision to cancel a deployment of 5,000 troops to Poland www.nytimes.com/2026/05/21/u...
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Trump to Deploy 5,000 Troops to Poland, Surprising the Pentagon
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Eric Schmitt @erschm.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
NEW: The U.S. is trying to modify a longstanding military arrangement to ensure American troops can stay in Greenland indefinitely, even if Greenland becomes independent www.nytimes.com/2026/05/18/w...
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In Closed-Door Talks, U.S. Demands a Major Role in Greenland
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Eric Schmitt @erschm.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
NEW: Secret Navy SEAL Team 6 raid and airstrike kills a top ISIS leader and dozens of fighters in Nigeria in an effort to blunt a rising terrorism threat in Africa www.nytimes.com/2026/05/16/w...
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Trump Says a Top ISIS Leader Was Killed in a U.S.-Nigerian Mission
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Eric Schmitt @erschm.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
U.S. spy planes and drones are increasing surveillance of Cuba to give American political and military leaders greater insights into Cuba at a critical moment www.nytimes.com/2026/05/13/w...
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More U.S. Spy Planes and Drones Are Surveilling Cuba
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Eric Schmitt @erschm.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
Hegseth abruptly cancels deployment of 4,000 Army troops to Poland, the second large reduction of U.S. forces in Europe this month www.nytimes.com/2026/05/14/u...
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U.S. Abruptly Cancels Deployment of 4,000 Troops to Poland
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Eric Schmitt @erschm.bsky.social · 03/05/2026
NEW: A Sunday hike for Army soldiers training in Morocco turns potentially tragic with a fall down a cliff into the sea, and a major military rescue effort underway www.nytimes.com/2026/05/03/u...
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2 U.S. Service Members Are Missing in Morocco, Africa Command Says
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Eric Schmitt @erschm.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
Trump’s plans to boost weapons production might not deliver for years. Meantime, the Pentagon is diverting munitions deliveries intended for allies for its own use as a stopgap measure until large new arms orders begin www.nytimes.com/2026/04/30/u...
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Trump’s Plans to Boost Weapons Production Might Not Deliver for Years
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Eric Schmitt @erschm.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
U.S. military accelerates strikes on alleged drug boats to Caribbean & Eastern Pacific, quietly deploying more attack planes to the region www.nytimes.com/2026/04/28/u...
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Military Quietly Accelerates Boat Strikes, Deploying More Aircraft
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Eric Schmitt @erschm.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
How the War in Iran Is Draining the U.S. of Critical Weapons www.nytimes.com/video/us/pol...
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Video: How the War in Iran Is Draining the U.S. of Critical Weapons
The United States has blown through weapons as the cost of the war in Iran has hit nearly $1 billion a day. Our national security correspondent Eric Schmitt explains how American costs may go beyond t...
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Eric Schmitt @erschm.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
The Iran war has depleted U.S. supplies of critical bombs and missiles, leaving U.S. commands in Asia & Europe less ready to confront potential foes like Russia and China, and is costing nearly $1 billion a day www.nytimes.com/2026/04/23/u...
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Iran War Has Drained U.S. Supplies of Critical, Costly Weapons
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Eric Schmitt @erschm.bsky.social · 05/04/2026
An inside look at U.S. commandos' harrowing race against time to find and rescue an injured U.S. Air Force officer shot down over Iran www.nytimes.com/2026/04/05/u...
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A Harrowing Race Against Time to Find a Downed U.S. Airman in Iran
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Eric Schmitt @erschm.bsky.social · 05/04/2026
SEAL Team 6 commandos rescued a downed Air Force officer deep behind enemy lines in a massive pre-dawn operation to reach the aviator before Iranian forces did www.nytimes.com/2026/04/04/u...
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U.S. Rescues Downed Air Force Officer Deep Inside Iran, Trump Says
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Eric Schmitt @erschm.bsky.social · 04/04/2026
Despite the Pentagon's claims of war success, Iran Is quickly repairing missile bunkers and has retained a significant amount of its missiles, U.S. intelligence reports say www.nytimes.com/2026/04/03/u...
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Iran Is Quickly Repairing Missile Bunkers, U.S. Intelligence Says
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Eric Schmitt @erschm.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
Trump Says Opening the Strait of Hormuz ‘Should Be Easy.’ Will It? www.nytimes.com/video/us/pol...
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Video: Trump Says Opening the Strait of Hormuz ‘Should Be Easy.’ Will It?
President Trump is asking U.S. allies to “go to” the Strait of Hormuz “and just take it.” Eric Schmitt, our national security correspondent, explains how difficult it would be to clear the strait by f...
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Eric Schmitt @erschm.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
U.S. plans to expand its military bases in Greenland, the first expansion there in decades and one that fulfills a major Trump national security goal www.nytimes.com/2026/04/01/w...
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U.S. Plans Military Expansion in Greenland
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Eric Schmitt @erschm.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
In an extraordinary move, Hegseth reverses Apache helicopter crew suspension before Army even investigates the incident, undercutting the service's authority and underscoring his contempt for legal guardrails in the military www.nytimes.com/2026/03/30/u...
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Hegseth Reverses Helicopter Crew Suspension Over Kid Rock Flyby
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Eric Schmitt @erschm.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
Pentagon weighs deploying high-energy anti-drone lasers at an Army base in D.C. where Hegseth and Rubio live following reports of unusual drone activity in the airspace there www.nytimes.com/2026/03/31/u...
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Pentagon Weighs Using Anti-Drone Lasers in Washington Airspace
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Eric Schmitt @erschm.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
Two Army Apache helicopter gunships paid a visit to Kid Rock's mansion in Nashville. Here's what happened next www.nytimes.com/2026/03/30/u...
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The Army Begins an Inquiry After Kid Rock Gets a Helicopter Flyby
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Eric Schmitt @erschm.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
Several hundred U.S. Special Operations forces, including Army Rangers and Navy SEALs, sent to Mideast to join thousands of Marines and paratroopers as Trump weighs ground operations against Iran www.nytimes.com/2026/03/29/u...
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U.S. Special Operations Forces Sent to Mideast as Trump Weighs Next Move
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Eric Schmitt @erschm.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
U.S. allows a Russian oil tanker to reach Cuba despite a blockade, shifting the trajectory of a rapidly accelerating crisis there & buying the island nation at least a few weeks before its fuel reserves run out www.nytimes.com/2026/03/29/w...
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U.S. Allows Russian Oil Tanker to Reach Cuba, Despite Blockade
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Eric Schmitt @erschm.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
Hegseth assailed for removing four officers -- two Black men and two women -- from a promotion list to be generals, raising questions about racial and gender bias www.nytimes.com/2026/03/27/u...
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Hegseth Criticized for Removing Four Officers From Promotion List
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Eric Schmitt @erschm.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
NEW -- Hegseth drops two Black and two female Army officers from promotion list to be a general, prompting allegations of racial and gender bias www.nytimes.com/2026/03/27/u...
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Hegseth Strikes Two Black and Two Female Officers From Promotion List
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