U.S. military

Vessels in the Strait of Hormuz near Bandar Abbas, Iran

U.S. launches strikes against Iran after ships hit in Strait of Hormuz

By Associated Press

Vessels at the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam

U.S. strikes Iran in response to drone attack on cargo ship that Trump says violated ceasefire

The strikes came shortly after Trump told reporters, “You’ll find out,” whether the U.S. would respond to a drone attack a day earlier on a cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz.

By Collin Binkley, Jon Gambrell, Associated Press

Another top military commander resigns following clash with Hegseth

The Army confirmed that one of its most prominent generals would soon be retiring, ending his career and leaving his current job long before expected. It is the latest example of senior officers leaving the military early, or being fired,…

By Nick Schifrin, Zeba Warsi

U.S. 'anti-narcotics' operations spread anxiety for Colombian fishing communities

U.S. strike on an alleged drug boat kills 2, leaves 6 survivors, in the Caribbean

The U.S. military has conducted another strike Sunday against a boat accused of smuggling drugs in the Caribbean on Sunday, immediately killing two people and leaving six survivors amid an ongoing campaign against alleged traffickers in Latin America.

By Konstantin Toropin, Associated Press

8 people presumed dead after B-52 bomber crashes at U.S. Air Force base in Southern California

The plane crashed at around 11:20 a.m., the military said on the social platform X.

By Christopher Weber, Konstantin Toropin, Associated Press

U.S. military says it has begun striking 'multiple targets' in Iran in latest escalation of tensions

By Associated Press

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the military would strike Iran “hard” Wednesday night following threats for more strikes from Trump earlier in the day.

U.S.-Iran exchange of fire in Gulf tests fragile ceasefire

By Samy Magdy, Michelle L. Price, Associated Press

Iran fired ballistic missiles and drones toward Bahrain and Kuwait that were intercepted early Saturday, Bahrain’s government said, and called on Tehran to halt attacks on Gulf neighbors that test a fragile ceasefire in the Middle East conflict.

Trump's troop reversals in Europe could cost taxpayers millions, officials say

By Emma Burrows, Ben Finley, Konstantin Toropin, Associated Press

The U.S. military is waiting for clarity from the Pentagon following President Donald Trump's back-and-forth on troop levels in Europe, upending the lives of military personnel and potentially costing taxpayers millions of dollars, two U.S. defense officials told The Associated Press.

Fact-checking U.S. military boat strikes in the Caribbean and Pacific as death toll passes 200

By Maria Briceño, PolitiFact

The U.S. military on May 30 struck another boat it said was engaged in "narco-trafficking operations" in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing three men and increasing the total death toll to 205 people.

Appeals court panel rules that transgender troops were illegally barred from U.S. military service

By Michael Kunzelman, Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press

A Trump administration policy illegally banned transgender troops from military service, a divided panel of federal appeal court judges ruled on Monday.