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Trump nominates Esper as next Secretary of Defence
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
Washington [USA], Jun 22 (ANI): US President Donald Trump on Friday nominated Mark Esper to be the next defence secretary after Patrick Shanahan abruptly withdrew from the confirmation process earlier this week.
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Shanahan to leave Pentagon, Mark Esper to take over: Trump
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
Washington [USA], Jun 19 (ANI): The United States' Acting Secretary of Defence, Patrick Shanahan, will step down from his post to "devote more time to his family," as per US President Donald Trump.
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Amid tensions with Iran, US to deploy 1000 additional troops to Mi
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], Jun 18 (ANI): Citing the alleged attack by Iran on two oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman last week, United States Secretary of Defense Patrick Shanahan on Monday announced the deployment of about 1000 additional troops to the middle east for "defensive purposes".
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Indo-Pacific USA's priority theatre, says acting Defence Chief
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
Washington [USA], Jun 1 (ANI): Releasing the US Department of Defence's first Indo-Pacific Strategy Report, the acting Secretary of Defence Patrick Shanahan on Saturday highlighted the region as the United States' "priority theatre."
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US, Chinese defence chiefs discuss sanctions enforcement on N Kore
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
Singapore, Jun 1 (ANI): Patrick Shanahan, the acting US Defence Secretary, and Wei Fenghe, the Chinese Defence Minister, discussed ways to better enforce UN sanctions on North Korea during a "constructive and productive" meeting held on the sidelines of the Shangri-La Dialogue security forum
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Trump nominates Patrick Shanahan for Defence Secretary
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], May 10 (ANI): US President Donald Trump on Thursday nominated acting Defence Secretary Patrick Shanahan to the post of Defence Secretary, which fell vacant after James Mattis had resigned last year, the White House said.
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'Approved US carrier strike group, bomber strike force to Middle E
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], May 7 (ANI): The United States approved a carrier strike group and a bomber strike force to the Middle East due to "indications of a credible threat" by Iran, said acting Defence Secretary Patrick Shanahan on Monday.
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Another top Pentagon official resigns
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 4 (ANI): Pentagon's top official Robert Daigle has resigned from his position, announced the US acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan on Friday.
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US to cut Turkey off F-35 programme over Russia S-400 deal
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 4 (ANI): Pentagon is planning to eliminate Turkey from a programme on creating F-35 multi-role fighters over the latter's deals to buy Russian S-400 defence system, said acting US Defence Secretary Patrick Shanahan.
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US acting Defence Secy arrives in Afghanistan on surprise visit
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], Feb 11 (ANI): Patrick Shanahan, the US' acting Defence Secretary, made an unannounced visit to Afghanistan on Monday.
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Asked Mattis to resign: US President Trump
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Feb 2 (ANI): In an interview to New York Times, United States President Donald Trump stated that he asked former Defense Secretary James Mattis to resign because he "wasn’t happy with the job that he was doing at all."
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Will not stay longer than necessary in Afghanistan: NATO Chief
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 29 (ANI): NATO's Secretary General, Jons Stoltenberg, stated that alliance troops would not stay "longer than necessary" in Afghanistan, during a meeting with the US acting Defence Secretary Patrick Shanahan on Monday.
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