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Tara Copp is a Pentagon correspondent for Stars and Stripes. She previously covered DOD for the Washington Examiner, Jane’s Defense Weekly, the Austin American-Statesman and Scripps Howard News Service. She has reported throughout the Middle East, Europe and Asia. She was a senior defense analyst for seven years at the GAO and worked in Iraq, Afghanistan, Kuwait, Oman, Bahrain and Qatar in that capacity. Prior to that, she was one of the initial embedded reporters in Iraq in 2003.
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Pentagon: No joint airstrikes with Russia in Syria

Pentagon: No joint airstrikes with Russia in Syria

WASHINGTON - U.S.-coalition aircraft will "not collaborate or coordinate with the Russians" on any operations…

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Navy recommends general court-martial for accused spy Lin

Navy recommends general court-martial for accused spy Lin

WASHINGTON - The Navy has recommended that espionage charges against Lt. Cmdr. Edward Lin proceed to a genera…

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Iraqi advance on Islamic State-controlled Mosul at closest point since 2014

Iraqi advance on Islamic State-controlled Mosul at closest point since 2014

WASHINGTON - Iraqi forces are now closer to Mosul than they have been since the city was taken by the Islamic…

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Defense attorney: Evidence against accused Navy spy unlawfully obtained

Defense attorney: Evidence against accused Navy spy unlawfully obtained

WASHINGTON - Defense attorneys for Navy Lt. Cmdr. Edward Lin, who is accused of spying for China and Taiwan, …

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Navy SEAL killed in Iraq was part of force sent to rescue advisers

Navy SEAL killed in Iraq was part of force sent to rescue advisers

WASHINGTON - Petty Officer 1st Class Charles Keating IV died Tuesday in an Iraq village as he helped rescue f…

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Iran strikes cargo ship on U.N.-backed route in Strait of Hormuz

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By Todd Frankel Verified, Tara Copp Verified
| The Washington Post Verified
Iran strikes cargo ship on U.N.-backed route in Strait of Hormuz (washingtonpost.com) Iran strikes cargo ship on U.N.-backed route in Strait of Hormuz By Todd C. Frankel; Tara Copp 2026062517380300 Iran attacked a cargo ship Thursday as it tried to pass through the Strait of Hormuz along a new route promoted by a United Nations maritime agency, dashing hopes that shipping traffic might have found a narrow passage through the ongoing blockade.
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Trump visits new Air Force One, a luxury gift from Qatar that will soon fly him

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By Tara Copp Verified
| New Hampshire Union Leader Verified
President Donald Trump on Friday visited the Qatari 747 jumbo jet that has been converted so it can serve as Air Force One, speaking in front of a newly painted plane that he said would deliver “a level of luxury that nobody’s ever seen before.” The jet formerly flew the Qatari royal family, which gifted it to Trump last year.
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New Air Force One, a gift from Qatar, arrives and will soon fly Trump

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By Tara Copp Verified, Michael Birnbaum Verified
| Detroit News Verified
June 19, 2026, 4:21 p.m. ET The 747 jumbo jet gifted to President Donald Trump from Qatar has arrived at Joint Base Andrews, sporting the new dark blue, red and gold paint scheme preferred by the president and needing to complete a few last flights before officially serving as Air Force One. Information on the jet’s arrival was closely held.
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