Dec 03 Watch 3:24 News Wrap: Israel declares major city in southern Gaza a ‘dangerous combat zone’ In our news wrap Sunday, Israel ordered more evacuations in southern Gaza and said it has expanded ground operations to include every part of the Gaza Strip, a U.S. warship shot down a drone during a Houthi attack on commercial… Continue watching
Dec 03 Houthis claim attacks on ships in Red Sea as U.S. Navy destroyer fired in self-defense, officials say By Jon Gambrell, Associated Press Three commercial ships in the Red Sea were struck by ballistic missiles fired from Houthi-controlled Yemen on Sunday and a U.S. warship shot down three drones in self-defense during the hourslong assault, the U.S. military said. Responsibility for the attack… Continue reading
Nov 12 Watch 3:12 The story of John Herrington, the 1st Native American in space By John Yang, Satvi Sunkara For Native American Heritage Month, as part of our “Hidden Histories” series, we bring you the story of John Herrington, a decorated naval officer and trailblazing astronaut. Continue watching
Oct 19 WATCH: Pentagon holds news briefing after U.S. warship intercepts missiles in Red Sea By Tara Copp, Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press A U.S. Navy warship on Thursday took out three missiles and several drones that had been fired from Yemen and were heading north, the Pentagon said. Continue reading
Jun 04 China defends its actions in warship incident involving U.S., Canada in Taiwan Strait By David Rising, Associated Press China's defense minister defended sailing a warship across the path of an American destroyer and Canadian frigate transiting the Taiwan Strait, telling some of the world's top defense officials on Sunday that such patrols are a provocation to China. Continue reading
Apr 30 Watch 3:15 News Wrap: U.S. evacuates more private citizens from Sudan clashes In our news wrap Sunday, the U.S. continued evacuating private American citizens from Khartoum to Port Sudan, police are still searching for a Texas man who allegedly shot and killed five of his neighbors, General Mills is recalling some flour… Continue watching
Apr 08 Amid tensions with Iran, U.S. deploys guided-missile submarine to Middle East By Associated Press The U.S. Navy has deployed a guided-missile submarine capable of carrying up to 154 Tomahawk missiles to the Middle East, a spokesman said Saturday, in what appeared to be a show of force toward Iran following recent tensions. Continue reading
Mar 24 China threatens ‘ serious consequences’ over U.S. warship actions near disputed island By David Rising, Associated Press China is threatening "serious consequences" after the United States Navy sailed a destroyer around the disputed Paracel Islands in the South China Sea for the second day in a row. Continue reading
Dec 15 Watch 9:49 Indo-Pacific Commander discusses rising tensions with China, future of the region By Nick Schifrin, Dan Sagalyn The U.S. government labels China as one of its greatest challenges, even more so now as Beijing flexes its military prowess with an unprecedented build-up. Admiral John Aquilino is the Commander of the United States Indo-Pacific Command. Nick Schifrin traveled… Continue watching
Dec 11 Watch 5:18 Mental health workers find ‘rampant’ hopelessness, exhaustion in Navy Four sailors in the same Navy command in Norfolk, Virginia appeared to have died by suicide in less than a month. It’s the second time in a year that the Navy has been confronted with a rash of suicide deaths. Continue watching