Politics Feb 04 First military flight to send migrants to Guantanamo Bay departs, U.S. official says A U.S. official says the first U.S. military flight to deport migrants from the United States to Guantanamo Bay is set to depart.
Politics Feb 01 Pentagon prepares to send more troops to Guantanamo Bay, southwest border to support Trump’s agenda The Pentagon is readying orders for the deployment of at least 1,000 additional active duty troops to bolster President Donald Trump's expanding crackdown on immigration, U.S. officials said Friday.
Politics Jan 31 Trump aims to push transgender troops out of the military. Identifying people will be complicated The Pentagon has said in recent years that it is impossible to count the total number of transgender troops.
Nation Jan 30 Collision between American Airlines jet and Army helicopter kills 67 in nation’s worst air disaster since 2001 A midair collision between an Army helicopter and an American Airlines flight from Kansas killed all 67 people aboard the two aircraft.
Nation Jan 29 Passenger jet with 64 aboard collides with Army helicopter near Washington’s Reagan Airport There was no immediate word on casualties or the cause of the collision, but all takeoffs and landings from the airport near Washington were halted as helicopters from law enforcement agencies across the region flew over the scene in search…
Politics Jan 27 The changes that could be in store for the Pentagon as Hegseth takes charge There will be a lot on the plate for new Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth when he steps into his office on the Pentagon’s third floor E Ring.
Politics Jan 17 Army to meet 2025 recruiting goals in dramatic turnaround, denies ‘wokeness’ is factor The U.S. Army expects to meet its enlistment goals for 2025 in a dramatic turnaround for a service that has struggled for several years to bring in enough young people and has undergone a major overhaul of its recruiting programs.
Politics Dec 19 WATCH: Pentagon holds news briefing as it says number of U.S. troops doubled in Syria before Assad’s fall The United States doubled the number of its forces in Syria to fight the Islamic State group before the overthrow of President Bashar Assad’s government, the Pentagon said Thursday.
World Dec 10 U.S. airstrikes in Syria meant to prevent Islamic State from taking power in leadership void Officials say that while the group is vastly weaker than in 2014, it still has thousands of militants in Syria.
Politics Dec 05 WATCH: Hegseth speaks with reporters as senators push back on his views about women in combat Pete Hegseth has spent the week trying to reassure Republican senators that he is fit to lead Trump’s Department of Defense in the wake of high-profile allegations about excessive drinking and sexual assault. But senators in both parties have also expressed concern about…