Navy SEAL admiral on recent alleged misbehavior: 'We have a problem'
Rear Adm. Collin Green, the top U.S. Navy SEAL, wrote a letter calling out reports of recent alleged misbehavior and giving commanders until next week to outline problems and recommendations for...
View ArticleMarine charged with murder over New Year's Day shooting at barracks
A U.S. Marine lance corporal was charged with murder over the New Year's Day shooting death of a fellow Marine at the Washington, D.C., barracks.Marine Corps Times reported Wednesday that Lance Cpl....
View ArticleNavy says pilot in California fighter jet crash has died
A Navy fighter pilot that crashed his F/A-18E Super Hornet on Wednesday in California has died, the Navy confirmed on Thursday.The pilot, who was assigned to the “Vigilantes” Strike Fighter Squadron...
View ArticleLeader of al Qaeda has potentially serious 'heart complaint': report
Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri is reportedly suffering from a potentially debilitating heart condition and may be in poor health.A senior counterterrorism official told CNN that the U.S. believes...
View ArticleOvernight Defense: North Korea conducts new weapons test | Navy says pilot in...
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View ArticleTrump admin preparing to withdraw thousands of troops from Afghanistan under...
The Trump administration is reportedly planning to withdraw thousands of troops from Afghanistan in a new deal negotiated with the Taliban Thursday. The Washington Post reported that the number of U.S....
View ArticleUS officially withdraws from Cold War-era arms pact with Russia
The United States on Friday officially withdrew from the Intermediate-range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty, a decades-old arms pact with Russia credited with helping end the Cold War. Secretary of State...
View ArticleTop Navy SEAL warns commanders of 'order and discipline problem'
The head of the U.S. Navy SEALs recently sent a scathing letter to top commanders in the unit ordering them to detail issues with ethical behavior and conduct within the SEALs and to find a way to fix...
View ArticleAir Force orders units to stand down for one day to address rise in suicides
Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David Goldfein is ordering all units to stand down for one day in an effort to address the growing number of suicides by service members.In a letter to Air Force...
View ArticleOvernight Defense: US exits landmark arms control treaty with Russia |...
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View ArticleTrump defense chief sees rising support for US plan to counter Iran
SYDNEY — A U.S.-led plan to police the Persian Gulf and Strait of Hormuz against perceived Iranian aggression will soon gain the commitment of several ally and partner countries, Defense Secretary Mark...
View ArticlePentagon chief denies White House hand in 'war cloud' contract probe
SYDNEY — Defense Secretary Mark Esper said Saturday he ordered a review of the Pentagon’s “war cloud” contract after hearing concerns from lawmakers and the White House but maintained he was not...
View ArticlePentagon chief says US looking to put intermediate-range missiles in Asia
SYDNEY — Defense Secretary Mark Esper said Saturday that he hoped to soon place ground-launched, intermediate-range missiles in Asia, a day after the United States pulled itself from a Cold War-era...
View ArticleTrump told advisers he wants to pull US troops from Afghanistan by 2020...
President Trump has informed advisers that he wants to withdraw all U.S. troops from Afghanistan by the 2020 election, NBC News reported Friday, citing five current and former administration and...
View ArticleWarren's pledge to avoid first nuclear strike sparks intense pushback
Presidential candidate Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) is taking heat from all sides over her proposal to make it official U.S. policy not to be the first to use a nuclear weapon.Republicans slammed...
View ArticleNew Pentagon chief says China's 'destabilizing behavior' is...
Defense Secretary Mark Esper on Sunday warned of China’s “destabilizing” behavior in the Indo-Pacific region.The U.S. won’t “stand by idly while any one nation attempts to reshape the region to its...
View ArticleSouth Korea: Preparations underway for joint exercises with US despite...
South Korea announced on Monday that joint exercises with the U.S. will proceed as scheduled despite warnings from North Korea, The Associated Press reported.Choi Hyun-soo, spokeswoman of South Korea's...
View ArticlePrime minister says US won't deploy missiles in Australia
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said Monday that the U.S. will not deploy intermediate-range missiles in Australia, Reuters reported.“It’s not been asked to us, not being considered, not been...
View ArticlePutin calls for talks after Trump pulls out of nuclear arms agreement
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday called for arms talks with the U.S., saying Moscow would only deploy new intermediate-range missiles if Washington does as well.“If we receive reliable...
View ArticlePentagon chief: US would prevent 'unacceptable' Turkish invasion of...
TOKYO – Defense Secretary Mark Esper said Tuesday that the United States would find a Turkish incursion into northern Syria “unacceptable” and would seek to prevent such an operation.“Clearly, we...
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