Jun 29 Watch 6:54 News Wrap: Former deputy acquitted on charges for failing to act during Parkland shooting In our news wrap Thursday, a former sheriff's deputy was found not guilty of felony child neglect and other charges for failing to stop the Parkland school shooter in 2018, the Pentagon says a Chinese spy balloon did not collect… Continue watching
Jun 29 WATCH: Pentagon holds news briefing as Russia investigates general for supporting mutiny By Associated Press Russia's president has succeeded in exiling Wagner mercenary head Yevgeny Prigozhin, who led a brief mutiny last week, but the fate of several top generals is still unclear. Continue reading
Jun 27 WATCH: Pentagon holds briefing as Russia drops charges against mercenary leader Prigozhin By Associated Press Russian authorities said Tuesday they have closed a criminal investigation into the aborted armed rebellion led by mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin and are pressing no charges against him or his troops. Continue reading
Jun 22 WATCH: Pentagon holds news briefing as classified leak suspect Jack Teixeira pleads not guilty By Associated Press Pentagon press secretary Pat Ryder held a briefing on Thursday, a day after Jack Teixeira, the Massachusetts Air National Guard member accused of leaking highly classified military documents on a social media platform, pleaded not guilty to federal felony charges. Continue reading
Jun 20 WATCH: Pentagon says accounting error provides extra $6.2 billion for Ukraine military aid By Lolita C. Baldor, Tara Copp, Associated Press The country's military intelligence chief also claimed Russia has mined the cooling system of the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant. The plant’s six reactors are shut down but still need cooling. Continue reading
Jun 09 Pentagon announces new $2.1 billion package of military aid to Ukraine By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press The new assistance package includes funding for more Patriot missile battery munitions, Hawk air defense systems and missiles, and small Puma drones that can be launched by hand. Continue reading
May 23 WATCH: Pentagon holds briefing amid claim Russia quelled Ukrainian raid into its territory By Susie Blann, Associated Press Ryder said the Pentagon could not immediately identify the validity of the claim and emphasized that U.S. military aid for Ukraine is provided on the condition that it's used "inside Ukraine as part of their efforts to defend their country… Continue reading
May 18 WATCH: Pentagon holds news briefing as Russia continues missile barrage on Ukraine By Associated Press The error was caused when officials overvalued some of the systems sent to Ukraine, using the value of money it would cost to replace an item completely rather than the current value of the weapon. Continue reading
May 15 WATCH: Pentagon holds news briefing as Ukraine continues to prepare for counteroffensive By Associated Press President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has received a promise of more missiles and attack drones from Britain to support his battle against Russian forces in Ukraine. Continue reading
May 09 WATCH: Pentagon holds briefing as 550 U.S. troops arriving at southern border By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press About 550 U.S. active duty troops have begun arriving along the U.S.-Mexico border in the first group of military support ahead of an expected increase of migrants, U.S. defense officials said Tuesday. Continue reading