Apr 02 WATCH: Pentagon holds briefing as Israeli airstrike on Iran threatens regional tensions By Associated Press Pentagon spokeswoman Sabrina Singh said Tuesday that it is the U.S. assessment that Israel conducted the strike on the Iranian Consulate in Damascus and that “there were a handful IRGC top leaders there.”… Continue reading
Apr 01 U.S. defense official had ‘Havana syndrome’ symptoms during a 2023 NATO summit, the Pentagon confirms By Tara Copp, Associated Press Intelligence assessments have found that it is unlikely that Havana syndrome attacks were conducted by a foreign adversary. But intelligence agencies have varying degrees of confidence in that assessment. Continue reading
Mar 28 WATCH: Pentagon holds briefing as Philippines warn of countermeasures against China at sea By Associated Press The Philippine president said Thursday that his government would take action against what he called dangerous attacks by the Chinese coast guard and suspected militia ships in the disputed South China Sea, saying “Filipinos do not yield.”… Continue reading
Mar 26 Watch 3:52 Pentagon presents alternative to Israel’s plan to assault Rafah By Nick Schifrin, Dan Sagalyn At the Pentagon Tuesday, Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin presented an alternative vision to Israel’s stated plan to assault Rafah, the city in southern Gaza where more than one million Gazans have fled. The discussion between Austin and Israeli Defense… Continue watching
Mar 08 Pentagon study finds no sign of alien life in reported UFO sightings going back decades By Eric Tucker, Associated Press A new Pentagon study that examined reported sightings of UFOs over nearly the last century has found no evidence of aliens or extraterrestrial intelligence. Continue reading
Mar 08 WATCH: Pentagon holds briefing after Biden announces plan to deliver aid to Gaza by sea By Menelaos Hadjicostis, Associated Press A top EU official, Ursula von der Leyen, told reporters in Cyprus on Friday that the vessel, belonging to Spain's Open Arms aid group, will make a pilot voyage to test the corridor in the coming days. Continue reading
Mar 01 Pentagon to lift ban on V-22 Osprey flights, 3 months after fatal crash in Japan By Lolita C. Baldor, Tara Copp, Associated Press The decision follows a high-level meeting where Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin endorsed the military services' plans for a safe and measured return to operations. Continue reading
Feb 29 WATCH: Pentagon holds news briefing as Austin testifies on medical absence to House committee By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin faced pointed bipartisan criticism at a congressional hearing Thursday for his failure to promptly notify President Joe Biden and other U.S. leaders about his hospital stay last month. Republicans demanded to know why no one has… Continue reading
Feb 26 WATCH: Pentagon releases report on failure to quickly notify Biden and others of Austin’s hospitalization By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press The review, which was done by Secretary Lloyd Austin's subordinates, largely absolves anyone of wrongdoing for the secrecy surrounding his hospitalization, which included several days in the intensive care unit. Continue reading
Feb 22 WATCH: Pentagon holds news briefing as Houthis continue attacks on Red Sea shipping By Associated Press The Houthis launched attacks Thursday on both Israel and a ship traveling through the Gulf of Aden, setting the vessel ablaze and again demonstrating their ability to launch assaults despite facing U.S.-led airstrikes targeting their forces. Continue reading