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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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More than 750 U.S. service members wounded in Iran war

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By Tara Copp Verified
| The Washington Post Verified
More than 750 U.S. service members wounded in Iran war (washingtonpost.com) More than 750 U.S. service members wounded in Iran war By Tara Copp 2026082117140200 The number of U.S. service members reported wounded or killed in the Iran war has jumped to 774, after the Pentagon added scores of new troops to the wounded list in the last few days. To date, 18 of those troops were killed in the conflict and 756 were wounded, according to the Pentagon's casualty reporting system.
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US Navy destroyer lost power for 4 days in South China Sea

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By Tara Copp Verified
| MSN Verified
A U.S. Navy destroyer experienced a complete loss of power while deployed in the South China Sea last month, leaving sailors without drinkable water, meals, running toilets or air conditioning for four days. The USS Benfold was sailing with the George Washington carrier strike group July 24 when an “engineering casualty involving its generators” caused a complete loss of power aboard the ship, a U.S. 7th Fleet spokesman, Cmdr. Matthew Comer, said in a statement.
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Navy weighs major warship redesign to match Trump’s preferences

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By Noah Robertson Verified, Tara Copp Verified
| Yahoo Verified
The U.S. Navy is considering a major redesign of its new aircraft carriers to better match President Donald Trump's preferred aesthetic for the warships, according to seven current and former U.S. officials familiar with the matter. The service is evaluating the feasibility of moving the multistory tower that acts as the carrier's command center farther forward, toward the middle of the ship, to resemble older vessels, the officials said.
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