Lolita C. Baldor, Author at Daily Hampshire Gazette - Page 10 of 11

U.S. Secretary of Defence, Ash Carter, arrives for a meeting of the North Atlantic Council Defence Ministers session at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2016. NATO defence ministers are meeting in Brussels to discuss tense relations with Russia, how to help Middle East nations combat extremism and cooperation between the military alliance and the European Union. (AP Photo/Geert Vanden Wijngaert)

News

Pentagon suspends bonus repayments

by Lolita C. Baldor Associated Press, and Matthew Daly Associated PressOctober 26, 2016

This image made from video shows a radar site after a U.S. airstrike in Hodeida, Yemen on Thursday, Oct. 13, 2016. US-launched Tomahawk cruise missiles destroyed three coastal radar sites in Houthi-controlled territory on Yemen's Red Sea Coast early on Thursday, officials said, a retaliatory action that followed two incidents this week in which missiles were fired at US Navy ships. (AP Photo via AP video)

News

US fires back in Yemen’s civil war

by Matthew Lee Associated Press, and Lolita C. Baldor Associated PressOctober 13, 2016

FILE - In this May 16, 2106 file-pool photo, Fayez al-Sarraj, the head of the U.N.-brokered presidency council, attends a news conference in Vienna, Austria. The U.S. launched multiple airstrikes against Islamic State militants Monday, Aug. 1, 2016, opening a new, more persistent front against the group at the request of the UN-backed Libyan government, Libyan and U.S. officials said. Serraj, said in a televised statement that American warplanes attacked the IS bastion of Sirte. No U.S. ground forces will be deployed, he said. (Leonhard Foeger/Pool Photo via AP, File)

News

US aims airstrikes at militants in Libya

by Lolita C. Baldor Associated PressAugust 1, 2016

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg arrives to attend the Global Coalition to Counter ISIL Meeting, hosted by Defense Secretary Ash Carter, at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., Wednesday, July 20, 2016. Defense and foreign ministers from more than 30 nations are gathering in Washington to plan the next steps in the fight against the Islamic State group and to determine what more they can do as the fights for key cities in Iraq and Syria move forward. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

News

Nations plan next steps in IS fight

by Lolita C. Baldor Associated PressJuly 21, 2016

Visiting U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter, left, is welcomed by Iraqi Defense Minister Khaled al-Obeidi at the Ministry of Defense, Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, July 11, 2016. As Carter arrived in Iraq, Monday, July 11, 2016, he said U.S. and coalition forces will use the newly retaken air base in Qayara as a staging hub as Iraqi security forces move closer to the long-awaited battle to recapture Mosul from Islamic State militants. Carter landed in Baghdad on an unannounced visit and says U.S. advisers are prepared to accompany Iraqi battalions, if needed, as those units move closer to the fight for Mosul. (AP Photo)

News

US sending more troops to Iraq

by Lolita C. Baldor Associated PressJuly 11, 2016

Defense Secretary Ash Carter speaks during a news conference at the Pentagon, Thursday, June 30, 2016, where he announced new rules allowing transgender individuals to serve openly in the U.S. military. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

News

Transgender troops OK’d to serve openly

by Lolita C. Baldor Associated PressJune 30, 2016

FILE - In this July 7, 2015 file photo, Defense Secretary Ash Carter testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington. The expected launch of new rules allowing transgender individuals to serve openly in the U.S. military is drawing concerns from senior military leaders who believe the Pentagon is moving too fast and has yet to resolve many details and questions. The Pentagon plans to unveil the new regulations in the next day or two. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

News

Military seeks time on trans policy

by Lolita C. Baldor Associated PressJune 30, 2016

U.S. Secretary of Defense Ash Carter, second right, walks with members of his delegation prior to a meeting at NATO headquarters in Brussels on Wednesday.

News

US troops staying in Afghanistan? New look at reduction plan

by Lolita C. Baldor Associated Press, and John-Thor Dahlburg Associated PressJune 15, 2016

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg speaks during a media conference at NATO headquarters in Brussels on Monday, June 13, 2016. NATO’s chief says the alliance will agree this week to send four multinational battalions to the Baltic states and Poland to boost their defenses against Russia. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)

News

Despite defense buildup, NATO also seeks to assure Russia

by John-Thor Dahlburg Associated Press, and Lolita C. Baldor Associated PressJune 14, 2016

News

Pilot killed in Blue Angels jet crash in Tenn.

by Kristin M. Hall Associated Press, and Lolita C. Baldor Associated PressJune 2, 2016