World Oct 28 U.S. launches strikes on 4 alleged drug-running boats in the eastern Pacific, killing 14 Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced Tuesday that the U.S. military has carried out strikes in the eastern Pacific Ocean on four boats accused of carrying drugs, killing 14 people and leaving one survivor in the deadliest single day since the…
World Oct 27 Navy loses two aircraft from USS Nimitz aircraft carrier within 30 minutes The three crew members of the MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter were rescued on Sunday afternoon, and the two aviators in the F/A-18F Super Hornet fighter jet ejected and were recovered safely.
Nation Oct 24 U.S. deploys aircraft carrier to waters off South America in major military escalation The U.S. military is sending an aircraft carrier to the waters off South America, the Pentagon announced Friday, in the latest escalation of military firepower in a region where the Trump administration has unleashed more rapid strikes in recent days against boats it accuses…
Politics Oct 24 Another U.S. strike in Caribbean targets alleged drug-running boat, killing 6, Hegseth says It's the 10th strike on a vessel suspected of carrying drugs. The death toll of the Trump administration's campaign against drug cartels is up to at least 46 people.
World Oct 23 A timeline of U.S. military strikes on boats off South America and what Congress has said In less than two months, President Donald Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth say the U.S. military has killed at least 37 people in nine strikes against drug-smuggling vessels in the Caribbean Sea and eastern Pacific Ocean.
Nation Oct 22 U.S. strikes 8th and 9th alleged drug-carrying boats, this time in the Pacific, Hegseth says The strikes represent an expansion of the military's targeting area as well as a shift to the waters off South America where much of the cocaine from the world’s largest producers is smuggled.
Politics Oct 22 Trump nominates new Army vice chief with current general just two years into the role Gen. James Mingus is currently vice chief of staff and has not publicly said he plans to step aside. He has been in the job for less than two years, and it's typically a tenure that lasts at least three…
World Oct 21 The U.S. military has built up a large force in the Caribbean Sea. Here's what's there The Trump administration first began to shift assets to the region this summer as part of its so-called war against narcoterrorism.
Politics Oct 17 U.S. has seized survivors after strike on suspected drug-carrying vessel in Caribbean, AP sources say It was not immediately clear what would be done with the individuals, who the person said were believed to be held aboard a U.S. military vessel.
World Oct 09 U.S. sending troops to Israel to help support and monitor Gaza ceasefire deal, officials say The United States is sending about 200 troops to Israel to help support and monitor the ceasefire deal in Gaza as part of a team that includes partner nations, nongovernmental organizations and private sector players, U.S. officials said Thursday.