Nov 05 Ex-military defense contractor behind Navy bribery scandal sentenced to 15 years By Associated Press Leonard “Fat Leonard” Francis was sentenced Tuesday to 15 years in prison for masterminding a decade-long bribery scheme that swept up dozens of U.S. Navy officers, federal prosecutors said. Continue reading
Oct 13 Trump suggests he'll use the military on 'the enemy from within' the U.S. if he's reelected By Stephen Groves, Associated Press During his first term as president, Donald Trump tested the limits of how he could use the military to achieve policy goals. If given a second term, the Republican and his allies are preparing to go much further, reimagining the… Continue reading
Sep 27 U.S. troops will leave some bases in Iraq under deal to end mission fighting Islamic State By Qassim Abdul-Zahra, Associated Press The U.S. announced an agreement with the Iraqi government Friday to wrap up the military mission in Iraq of an American-led coalition fighting the Islamic State group by next year, with U.S. troops departing some bases that they have long occupied during… Continue reading
Aug 08 WATCH: Pentagon holds briefing as U.S. F-22s arrive in Middle East amid heightened tensions By Associated Press On Monday, several U.S. personnel were injured in a suspected rocket attack at a military base in Iraq, in what has been a recent uptick in strikes on American forces by Iranian-backed militias. Continue reading
Aug 02 U.S. is sending fighter jets to boost military presence in Middle East as tensions soar By Lolita C. Baldor, Tara Copp, Associated Press The U.S. Defense Department will move a fighter jet squadron to the Middle East and maintain an aircraft carrier in the region, the Pentagon said Friday, as leaders worry about escalating violence in response to recent attacks by Israel on… Continue reading
Jul 05 U.S. troops leaving Niger bases this weekend and in August after coup, commander says By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press The U.S. will remove all its forces and equipment from a small base in Niger this weekend and fewer than 500 remaining troops will leave a critical drone base in the West African country in August, ahead of a Sept. 15… Continue reading
Jun 28 U.S. removes Gaza pier due to weather. It may not return unless aid flow resumes, officials say By Tara Copp, Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press 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… Continue reading
Jun 26 Watch 5:43 Biden pardons veterans convicted under military's former ban on gay sex By Geoff Bennett, Teresa Cebrián Aranda President Biden announced pardons for former U.S. service members who were convicted under a military law, repealed in 2013, that banned gay sex. The move would potentially cover thousands of veterans who were forced out of the military because of… Continue watching
Jun 22 U.S. aircraft carrier arrives in South Korea for drills amid elevated North Korean threat By Kim Tong-Hyung, Associated Press A nuclear-powered U.S. aircraft carrier arrived Saturday in South Korea for a three-way exercise involving Japan as they step up military training to cope with North Korean threats, which have escalated following a security pact with Russia. Continue reading
Jun 17 U.S. carrier captain says Houthis are trying to 'inspire themselves through misinformation' with false claims of hitting his ship By Jon Gambrell, Associated Press The USS Dwight D. Eisenhower may be one of the oldest aircraft carriers in the U.S. Navy, but it’s still fighting — despite repeated false claims by Yemen’s Houthi rebels. Continue reading