NPR: esper https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=836533758 esper en Copyright 2024 NPR - For Personal Use Only Story API Shim 1.2.24 Thu, 22 May 2025 12:34:51 -0400 https://media.npr.org/images/podcasts/primary/npr_generic_image_300.jpg?s=200 NPR: esper https://www.npr.org/tags/836533758/esper Trump 'Terminates' Secretary Of Defense Mark Esper Secretary Esper has kept a letter of resignation on hand since the summer, when he and the president disagreed over the use of active duty troops to put down street protests. Mon, 09 Nov 2020 14:01:11 -0500 https://www.npr.org/2020/11/09/933105262/trump-terminates-secretary-of-defense-mark-esper https://www.npr.org/2020/11/09/933105262/trump-terminates-secretary-of-defense-mark-esper

Secretary Esper has kept a letter of resignation on hand since the summer, when he and the president disagreed over the use of active duty troops to put down street protests.

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]]> Tom Bowman Defense Secretary Esper Says U.S. Plans To Cut Troops In Germany By A Third The Pentagon is promising what President Trump declared in June would happen: Troops are to be moved out of Germany, which the president accuses of stiffing NATO. Wed, 29 Jul 2020 16:50:12 -0400 https://www.npr.org/2020/07/29/896804140/defense-secretary-esper-says-u-s-plans-to-cut-troops-in-germany-by-a-third https://www.npr.org/2020/07/29/896804140/defense-secretary-esper-says-u-s-plans-to-cut-troops-in-germany-by-a-third

The Pentagon is promising what President Trump declared in June would happen: Troops are to be moved out of Germany, which the president accuses of stiffing NATO.

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]]> David Welna Navy Not Ruling Out Reinstating USS Roosevelt Skipper Who Complained About Coronavirus As Capt. Brett Crozier, infected with the coronavirus, remains in Guam after being sacked from his command of the aircraft carrier, defense officials say his reinstatement is "not off the table." Thu, 16 Apr 2020 18:08:05 -0400 https://www.npr.org/2020/04/16/836518097/navy-not-ruling-out-reinstating-uss-roosevelt-skipper-who-complained-about-coron https://www.npr.org/2020/04/16/836518097/navy-not-ruling-out-reinstating-uss-roosevelt-skipper-who-complained-about-coron As Capt. Brett Crozier, infected with the coronavirus, remains in Guam after being sacked from his command of the aircraft carrier, defense officials say his reinstatement is "not off the table."

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