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…
World Jun 24 AP report: U.S. expected to send Ukraine $150 million more in munitions to fight Russia The U.S. is expected to announce Tuesday it is sending an additional $150 million in critically needed munitions to Ukraine, as Russia accuses Ukraine of using U.S.-provided munitions to strike inside Russia or Russian-held territory, according to two U.S. officials.
Politics Jun 12 WATCH: Safety assessment of V-22 Ospreys will take several more months, program head tells House hearing The military’s hundreds of V-22 Ospreys will not be permitted to fly their full range of missions until at least 2025 as the Pentagon continues to address safety concerns in the fleet, the head of the program told lawmakers at…
World Jun 09 Aid delivery to Gaza from newly repaired floating pier has resumed, U.S. military says The first aid from an American-built pier arrived in Gaza on Saturday since storm damage required repairs to the project, the U.S. military said, relaunching an effort to bring supplies to Palestinians by sea that had been plagued with problems.
World Jun 07 Gaza pier used for aid delivery has been reconnected, U.S. officials say The section that connects to the beach in Gaza was rebuilt nearly two weeks after heavy storms damaged it and abruptly halted what had already been a troubled delivery route.
World May 28 WATCH: Pentagon says pier will be removed from Gaza and repaired after damage from rough seas The U.S.-built temporary pier taking humanitarian aid to starving Palestinians will be removed from the coast of Gaza to be repaired after getting damaged in rough seas and weather, the Pentagon said Tuesday.
Politics May 28 Aid deliveries suspended after rough seas damage U.S.-built pier in Gaza, 3 U.S. officials say The setback is the latest for the pier, which has already had three U.S. service member injuries and had four if its vessels beached due to heavy sea states.
Politics May 24 Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin to undergo procedure at Walter Reed, will transfer power to deputy The Pentagon says the procedure is elective and minimally invasive, "is not related to his cancer diagnosis and has had no effect on his excellent cancer prognosis."…
Politics May 20 Pentagon vows to keep weapons moving to Ukraine as Kyiv faces a renewed assault from Russia Austin and as many as 50 defense leaders from Europe and around the world were meeting Monday to coordinate more military aid to Ukraine. He said, "We're meeting in a moment of challenge."…