Nation Aug 27 Travis King, Army private who fled to North Korea will plead guilty to desertion The Army had charged Army Pvt. Travis King with 14 offenses, and had scheduled a hearing for last month at Fort Bliss, Texas.
World Aug 15 WATCH: Pentagon holds news briefing as lawmakers ask leaders to keep military out of election politics In a letter to Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Gen. CQ Brown, lawmakers asked the defense leaders to reaffirm that U.S. law prohibits forces from being used for civilian law enforcement and that they should not carry out unlawful orders.
World Aug 02 U.S. is sending fighter jets to boost military presence in Middle East as tensions soar The U.S. Defense Department will move a fighter jet squadron to the Middle East and maintain an aircraft carrier in the region, the Pentagon said Friday, as leaders worry about escalating violence in response to recent attacks by Israel on…
World Jul 17 U.S. military’s Gaza pier, built to carry humanitarian aid, will be dismantled after weather and security problems Critics call the pier a $230 million boondoggle. The military argues it got close to 20 million pounds of supplies to Gaza. The steel pier segments were shipped to the region from an Army base in Virginia.
Politics Jul 12 WATCH: Pentagon holds briefing as military announces end of pier meant to bring aid to Gaza The White House and the Defense Department say the pier will cease operations "soon" but will not specify timing…
Politics Jul 09 WATCH: Biden delivers remarks celebrating the 75th anniversary of NATO “Today I’m announcing a historic donation of air defense equipment for Ukraine,” President Joe Biden said Tuesday at the opening of the NATO summit in Washington. “The United States, Germany, the Netherlands, Romania and Italy will provide Ukraine with the…
World Jul 05 U.S. troops leaving Niger bases this weekend and in August after coup, commander says The U.S. will remove all its forces and equipment from a small base in Niger this weekend and fewer than 500 remaining troops will leave a critical drone base in the West African country in August, ahead of a Sept. 15…
Politics Jul 02 WATCH: Pentagon holds news briefing as Austin announces $2.3 billion in military aid to Ukraine Tuesday's announcement comes as Ukrainian Defense Minister Rustem Umerov meets with Austin at the Pentagon.
World Jun 28 U.S. removes Gaza pier due to weather. It may not return unless aid flow resumes, officials say While the military has helped deliver desperately needed food through the pier, the vast majority of it is still sitting in the adjacent storage yard and that area is almost full. Aid agencies have had difficulty moving the food further…
Politics Jun 25 Extremist groups are expanding in Africa, fueling worries about attacks on the U.S. or Western allies U.S. defense and military officials described the threats and their concerns about growing instability in Africa, where a number of coups have put ruling juntas in control, leading to the ouster of American troops and a decline in U.S. intelligence…