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The American officers’ trip was the first such visit since Russia used Belarus as a staging ground to pour tens of thousands of its troops into Ukraine at the start of its February 2022 invasion of the country.
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Ellen Mitchell, The Hill, 15 Sep. 2025
The Pentagon has authorized the use of Naval Station Great Lakes, just outside Chicago, as a staging ground for Trump administration operations targeting undocumented immigrants, two defense officials told the Washington Post.
Newsweek reached out to the Pentagon by email on Thursday for comment.
—Peter Aitken
gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Sep. 2025
Several large parcels owned by the CTA — formerly staging grounds for the Red and Purple Line reconstruction — are now vacant.
—Patricia Sharkey, Chicago Tribune, 2 Sep. 2025
Immigration enforcement agents have already begun arriving at a naval base of the city that will be used as a staging ground for federal operations, Pritzker said.
—Michael Loria, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2025
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Ellen Mitchell, The Hill, 15 Sep. 2025
The Pentagon has authorized the use of Naval Station Great Lakes, just outside Chicago, as a staging ground for Trump administration operations targeting undocumented immigrants, two defense officials told the Washington Post.
Newsweek reached out to the Pentagon by email on Thursday for comment.
—Peter Aitken
gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Sep. 2025
Several large parcels owned by the CTA — formerly staging grounds for the Red and Purple Line reconstruction — are now vacant.
—Patricia Sharkey, Chicago Tribune, 2 Sep. 2025
Immigration enforcement agents have already begun arriving at a naval base of the city that will be used as a staging ground for federal operations, Pritzker said.
—Michael Loria, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2025
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“Staging ground.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/staging%20ground. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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