Politics May 25 WATCH: Biden nominates Gen. Charles Q. Brown as Joint Chiefs chair He's been many firsts, including the Air Force's first Black commander of the Pacific Air Forces, and most recently its first Black chief of staff, making him the first African American to lead any of the military branches.
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.
World May 19 Why Ukraine’s counteroffensive against Russia still hasn’t begun For months, Western allies have shipped billions of dollars worth of weapons systems and ammunition to Ukraine with an urgency to get the supplies to Kyiv in time for an anticipated spring counteroffensive.
Politics May 02 WATCH: Pentagon holds briefing amid reports that troops will be sent to U.S. southern border The troops will carry out this support for 90 days, said Pentagon spokesman Air Force Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder, “until CBP can address these needs through contracted support.”…
Politics May 02 WATCH: White House holds briefing as Biden sends 1,500 troops to Mexico border migrant surge The troops “will not be performing law enforcement functions or interacting with immigrants, or migrants,” Jean-Pierre said. “This will free up Border Patrol agents to perform their critical law enforcement duties.”…
Politics Apr 27 Guardsman accused of document leak spoke of ‘violence and murder,’ prosecutors say Prosecutor say the Massachusetts Air National guardsman accused of leaking highly classified military documents kept an arsenal of weapons, talked of "violence and murder" on a social media platform and an "assassination van."…
World Apr 23 Special forces evacuate U.S. embassy staff from Sudan’s capital U.S. special operations forces carried out a precarious evacuation of the American embassy in warring Sudan on Sunday, sweeping in and out of the capital, Khartoum, with helicopters on the ground for less than an hour.
Politics Apr 21 WATCH: State Department holds briefing as Sudan conflict continues An estimated 16,000 private U.S. citizens are registered with the U.S. Embassy in Khartoum as being in Sudan. The State Department has cautioned that that figure probably is inaccurate because there is no requirement for Americans to register nor is…
Politics Apr 13 WATCH: Attorney General Garland announces arrest of suspect in military documents leak A Massachusetts Air National Guard member who has emerged as a main person of interest in the disclosure of highly classified military documents on the Ukraine war was taken into custody Thursday by federal agents, Attorney General Merrick Garland announced.
Politics Apr 13 WATCH: Pentagon hold briefing as the FBI investigates classified document leak The FBI wants to question a 21-year-old member of the Massachusetts Air National Guard in connection with the disclosure of classified military documents.