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Aranda President Biden announced pardons for former U.S. service members who were convicted under a military law, repealed in 2013, that banned gay sex.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
Jun 15 U.S. strikes Houthi radar sites after merchant sailor goes missing in Red Sea attack By Jon Gambrell, Associated Press The U.S. military unleashed a wave of attacks targeting radar sites operated by Yemen’s Houthi rebels after one merchant sailor went missing and the vessel he was on caught fire in the latest Houthi strike on shipping in the crucial Red Sea… Continue reading
Jun 14 Watch 7:20 Former CENTCOM head’s new book reflects on leading most active command in U.S. military By Nick Schifrin, Dan Sagalyn The United States military has divided the world into different regional commands and put a general or admiral in charge of planning and conducting military operations in that part of the world. For the past two and a half decades,… Continue watching
Jun 09 Aid delivery to Gaza from newly repaired floating pier has resumed, U.S. military says By Ellen Knickmeyer, Tara Copp, Associated Press The first aid from an American-built pier arrived in Gaza on Saturday since storm damage required repairs to the project, the U.S. military said, relaunching an effort to bring supplies to Palestinians by sea that had been plagued with problems. Continue reading
May 01 Watch 9:42 Outgoing U.S. Indo-Pacific commander urges more action to counter China’s military power By Nick Schifrin, Zeba Warsi The Biden administration calls the People’s Republic of China the only country with the will, intent and military strength to change the world order. The U.S. military officer responsible for China and the vast area from Hawaii to India is… Continue watching