Sep 04 Full list: The 127 defense projects postponed for the border barrier By Lisa Desjardins The PBS NewsHour has obtained the list of 127 defense projects the Pentagon is temporarily shelving in order to transfer the money allocated for them to building or repairing more miles of barrier on the southern border. The transfers will… Continue reading
Aug 19 Pentagon conducts test of previously banned missile By Robert Burns, Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press The test off the coast of California on Sunday marks the resumption of an arms competition that some analysts worry could increase U.S.-Russian tensions. Continue reading
Jul 29 2 American service members killed by Afghan soldier, U.S. officials say By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press U.S. Central Command confirmed that two U.S. troops were killed, but provided no details. Continue reading
Jul 23 Senate confirms Mark Esper as secretary of defense By Robert Burns, Associated Press Mark Esper, an Army veteran and former defense industry lobbyist, won Senate confirmation Tuesday by a vote of 90-8, ending the longest period the Pentagon has gone without a confirmed leader in its history. Continue reading
Jul 18 Trump says U.S. warship destroyed Iranian drone By Associated Press President Donald Trump says the USS Boxer took defensive action after the drone closed to within 1,000 yards of the warship and ignored multiple calls to stand down. Continue reading
Jul 17 U.S. kicking NATO ally Turkey out of fighter program By Robert Burns, Associated Press In a written statement, the White House said Wednesday that Turkey's decision to buy the Russian S-400 air defense system "renders its continued involvement with the F-35 impossible."… Continue reading
Jul 11 Trump’s Fourth of July event cost an estimated $5.4 million By Ellen Knickmeyer, Associated Press President Donald Trump's July Fourth extravaganza — featuring tanks, a military flyover, and a Trump speech at the Lincoln Memorial — cost an estimated $5.4 million, according to rough figures Thursday. Continue reading
Jul 04 In July 4 speech, Trump says U.S. ‘stronger than it ever was before’ By Associated Press He recited a litany of American accomplishments over its history, including the moon landing 50 years ago. And he promised, "Very soon, we will plant the American flag on Mars."… Continue reading
Jul 03 Navy SEAL acquitted of killing says he made ‘tactical, ethical, moral’ mistakes By Julie Watson, Brian Melley, Associated Press Special Operator Edward Gallagher, who did not testify during his two-week court-martial, addressed the jurors a day after they acquitted him of murder, attempted murder and other counts stemming from an incident during a 2017 deployment to Iraq. Continue reading
Jul 03 Reports of unwanted sexual contact up at Coast Guard Academy By Jennifer McDermott, Associated Press Almost half of female cadets at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy said they were sexually harassed, and about one in eight women reported experiencing unwanted sexual contact, according to a Pentagon survey released Wednesday. Continue reading