US forces carry out an airstrike in Kabul: From
@CENTCOM
Spox: “U.S. military forces conducted a self-defense unmanned over-the-horizon airstrike today on a vehicle in Kabul, eliminating an imminent ISIS-K threat to Hamad Karzai International airport."
NEWS: Pentagon Statement - Iran launched more than a dozen ballistic missiles against U.S. military forces based on Iraqi bases in Irbil and Al-Assad. We are working on initial battle damage assessments.
@ChiefPentSpox
Your
@NBCnews
#pentagon
team (practicing good social distancing) is about to bring you the latest updates on the USNS Comfort as it prepares to deploy to New York ... coming up on
@MSNBC
. Join us!
@ckubeNBC
For the first time in in U.S. Navy history, four women of color are commanding warships at the same time. In an interview with
@LesterHoltNBC
, they discuss the groundbreaking journey that led them to where they are now.
Such an honor to meet Ret.
@USArmy
Col. Paris Davis who received the Medal of Honor at the White House today. Lester has more of his inspiring story of service TONIGHT on
@NBCNightlyNews
.
#ThoseWhoServe
TONIGHT:
@LesterHoltNBC
sat down with Ret. U.S. Army Colonel Paris Davis ahead of today's Medal of Honor ceremony.
Watch their conversation about service, this long-awaited recognition and more at 6:30 pm ET / 5:30 pm CT on your local NBC station.
(📸
@MoshehNBC
)
Thanks to my awesome colleague and partner-in-crime
@ckubeNBC
for the amazing ice cream cake! And thanks to the Pentagon press corps for the Happy Birthday “serenade.”
#birthdaycake
#1983
You never know who you’ll meet along the press corridor at the Pentagon! Some of the TV press corps had the pleasure to meet
@NASA
astronaut Nick Hague! In October Nick travels to the International Space Station!
Acting
@DeptofDefense
Secretary Christopher Miller arrives in Jakarta, Indonesia. During this trip he’ll also visit the Philippines and U.S. Indo-Pacific Command Headquarters.
UPDATE - FBI Special Agents took possession of two suspicious envelopes. Envelopes currently undergoing further testing.
Per
@PeteWilliamsNBC
, a federal official says ricin was indicated based on a field test. Official says at this point concern about the envelopes is low.
MOMENTS AGO —
@SecDef
Lloyd Austin arrives in Stockholm, Sweden. Austin will also visit Germany later in the week to host the 11th Ukraine Defense Contact Group.
Photo of Army Pfc William H. Jones who was 19 when he was reported missing in action. President Trump announced his identity today. His remains were included in the 55 boxes sent from North Korea from the Korean War.
.
@SecDef
Lloyd Austin arrives in Singapore where he will participate in the International Institute for Strategic Studies 19th Shangri-La Dialogue, advancing U.S. defense partnerships in the region.
An indicator for future military action, the Pentagon Press Parking Index (PPPI). Here’s a behind the scenes look at
@HansNichols
scoping out a shot. The PPPI is “very reliable” I’m told.
So.... there was a day recently when I got to work and found out we were doing a photo shoot and this is how it turned out. Thanks
@papermagazine
for making it a memorable experience.
America's top commander in Afghanistan told NBC News that the war here remains in a "stalemate," but that President Trump's strategy has reversed a decline. We'll have more of
@HansNichols
'
#exclusive
with Gen. Nicholson TONIGHT on
@NBCNightlyNews
#TUNEIN
#ICYMI
Our
@TODAYshow
story where
@NBCnews
was the only TV network to fly in an F-15 and get a one-on-one interview with Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko for the Clear Sky 2018 air exercises. TV
#EXCLUSIVE
#WATCH
👇🏾
The U.S. is now engaging in a training exercise with Ukraine, Romania and Poland under Defense Secretary Jim Mattis’ watch as part of a plan to prepare for conflict with Russia or China.
@HansNichols
has the story.
This morning on
@TODAYshow
I shared the incredible story of West Point grads who rescued their classmate & his family from Afghanistan.
This one rescue gave rise to “Allied Airlift” a veterans group that has since saved hundreds of Afghan allies.
Following Iran Briefing on the Hill
@ActingSecDef
gives on cam statement says "Our biggest focus is at this point is to prevent Iranian miscalculation. We do not want the situation to escalate. This is about deterrence. Not about war. We're not about going to war."
.
@SavannahGuthrie
speaks with Gen. Jacqueline Van Ovost, the nation’s highest-ranking woman in uniform, about her inspiring career in the Air Force, her unique perspective on how far women in the military have come, and the work that still needs to be done.
#WomensHistoryMonth
ICYMI: “We have a very successful … negotiation when we throw Russia away from around Kyiv," former Ukrainian president Petro Poroshenko tells
@ckubeNBC
.
@poroshenko
: “I’m definitely for negotiation. But we have a very great negotiator … [the] armed forces of Ukraine.”
Actor Gerard Butler speaks to members of the pentagon press about his experience making the new movie "Hunter Killer," about a Navy attack submarine crew.
#HunterKiller
#USNavy
Troops to teachers helps vets become educators, giving people like Jon Altmann a chance to keep mentoring young men and women even after they hang up the uniform.
@NBCNightlyNews
@MoshehNBC
A Ukrainian flown Su-27 (like the one 👇🏾) crashed Tuesday in the Khmelnytskyi region during the Clear Sky 2018 multi-national air exercises. USAFE confirms to NBC News a U.S. service member was involved in the incident. No word on pilots status. Investigation underway.
“We will raise this wounded world into a wondrous one ... There is always light, if only we’re brave enough to see it. If only we’re brave enough to be it.” - Amanda Gorman
Amanda Gorman, 22, becomes the youngest inaugural poet in U.S. history.
President Biden’s inaugural team contacted Gorman late last month to perform a poem about unity in the U.S.
#BREAKING
- The FBI is investigating a half dozen suspicious packages containing explosive components sent to military installations and intelligence facilities in the DC area.
@PeteWilliamsNBC
has the latest details
#COMINGUP
now on
@NBCNightlyNews
.
When coronavirus hits home, it is heartbreaking. The disbelief runs deep. Our dear colleague Larry Edgeworth (second from left) has left us. We worked together countless times over two decades. Larry was kind, protective, funny and always a pro. God bless his soul.
NEWS: 'Defeated' ISIS has found safe haven in an ungoverned part of Iraq. My colleague
@ckubeNBC
has more of her
#EXCLUSIVE
reporting coming up tonight on
@NBCNightlyNews
:
The
@usairforce
's Junior ROTC Pilot Training Program for high school students aims to combat a pilot shortage and recruit a move diverse generation of aviators.
@HansNichols
and I met some of the cadets at
@AuburnU
. Our story tonight on
@nbcnightlynews
:
NEW: Defense Secretary Mark Esper has arrived in Kabul, Afghanistan for a joint declaration ceremony with the Afghan gov ahead of the Doha signing taking place later, per TV pooler
@Elizabeth_McLau
.
Sgt. Chesty XIV served honorably as the US Marine Corps mascot since 2013. The English bulldog will March in his last Marine parade tonight before a well deserved retirement!
#WATCH
👇🏾
WATCH: Sgt. Chesty XIV, who has served as the Marine Corps official mascot since 2013, retired on Friday. The English bulldog will then march in his last parade, and his successor, Pvt. Chesty XV will assume duties as the next mascot on Saturday.
My
@NBCNightlyNews
report on sweeping protests in Iran, the coordinated Trump response & a new clue reported by
@nytimes
on what first started a Trump campaign-Russia probe back in 2016