Nation Feb 08 5 Marines confirmed dead in helicopter crash outside San Diego, military says Authorities say the CH-53E Super Stallion vanished late Tuesday night while returning to Marine Corps Air Station Miramar in San Diego after training at Creech Air Force Base, northwest of Las Vegas.
Politics Feb 01 Defense Secretary Austin hints large response against Iran-backed militias While the threat of retaliation has driven some militant groups to say they were stopping hostilities, as late as Thursday Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels were still attacking vessels and fired a ballistic missile at a Liberian-flagged container ship in the…
Politics Feb 01 WATCH: Austin says he did not tell staff to keep White House in dark on hospitalization Austin is speaking to reporters in the Pentagon briefing room on Thursday, providing his most extensive comments to date on the secrecy surrounding his cancer diagnosis and struggles with complications since his surgery on Dec. 22.
Nation Jan 15 Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin released from hospital after complications from prostate cancer surgery he kept secret Doctors say his prognosis is “excellent" following his release from a hospital where he was treated for complications from surgery for prostate cancer, something he kept secret from senior Biden administration leaders and staff for weeks.
World Dec 15 How the U.S. keeps funding Ukraine’s military when it says it’s out of money The White House says funding for Ukraine has run out and it has been increasing pressure on Congress to pass stalled legislation to support the war against Russia.
Politics Nov 01 Democrats try new workaround to sidestep Tuberville’s blockade on military nominees Senate Democrats are trying a new workaround to confirm hundreds of military officers blocked by Alabama Sen. Tommy Tuberville.
World Oct 11 Zelenskyy meets with NATO defense ministers seeking more support to fight Russia Political support in the U.S. for the war has been lagging, and allies are under pressure to send weapons to bolster Israel in its war with Hamas.
World Jul 18 U.S. soldier crosses border into North Korea after facing disciplinary action U.S. officials say an American detained after crossing the border from South Korea into North Korea was a U.S. soldier.
World Jul 07 WATCH: Pentagon announces the U.S. will provide cluster munitions to Ukraine as part of a new military aid package The Pentagon will send thousands of cluster munitions as part of a new military aid package worth up to $800 million.
World May 25 WATCH: Pentagon officials say allies will train Ukrainians on F-16s, but warns jets aren’t ‘magic weapons’ “There are no magic weapons,” said Army Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, who spoke alongside Austin at a Pentagon press conference. He said providing 10 F-16s could cost $2 billion, including maintenance.