Top Pence aide Alyssa Farah to become Pentagon press secretary
Alyssa Farah, who served for two years as a top aide to Vice President Pence, is leaving her post in the White House to serve as press secretary at the Department of Defense, she announced...
View ArticleNATO official accuses Russian fighter jet of acting in 'unsafe...
A NATO official said Wednesday that a Russian fighter jet acted in an "unsafe" manner a day earlier when it forced a NATO aircraft to maneuver to avoid any danger.The official told CNN that two Russian...
View ArticleOvernight Defense: US, Russia tensions grow over nuclear arms | Highlights...
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View ArticleGibraltar releases Iranian tanker despite US move to block it
Gibraltar is releasing an Iranian oil tanker it detained in July despite a last-minute effort by the United States to block the release.Gibraltar’s chief minister said Thursday that the release of the...
View ArticleTrump to meet with national security team on Afghanistan peace plan
President Trump will meet with his national security team Friday afternoon to discuss a pending peace agreement with the Taliban, according to multiple reports.A senior administration official...
View ArticleTrump moves forward with F-16 sale to Taiwan opposed by China
Leading lawmakers are commending the Trump administration for moving forward with a proposed sale of F-16V fighter jets to Taiwan after the administration informally notified Congress of the sale, to...
View ArticlePentagon underscores strong US relationship with Greenland
The Pentagon sought to underscore the existing defense relationship between the U.S. and Greenland amid reports that President Trump has inquired about purchasing the Danish territory.A Department of...
View ArticleAir Force probe finds no corroboration of sexual assault allegations against...
The Air Force said in a report Friday that it was unable to verify sexual assault allegations levied against a top Trump nominee by a former subordinate.A redacted copy of an Office of Special...
View ArticleUS issues warrant for Iranian tanker released by Gibraltar
The Justice Department unsealed a warrant Friday for the seizure of an Iranian tanker accused of smuggling oil to Syria.The tanker, called the Grace 1, had been held in Gibraltar since early July on...
View ArticleLawmakers demand VA fix emergency claims after report shows vets wrongly paid...
Lawmakers are demanding answers in the wake of a Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) watchdog report report that found $53 million in veterans' medical claims were wrongly denied over just a six-month...
View ArticleIdaho woman becomes first female Marine to pilot F-35 fighter jet
U.S. Marine Capt. Anneliese Satz recently made history, becoming the first female Marine to pilot a F-35B fighter jet. The Marine Corps announced in a press release last week that Satz, 29, of Boise,...
View ArticleGibraltar refuses Trump administration request to seize Iranian tanker
Gibraltar on Sunday reportedly refused a U.S. request to seize an Iranian tanker accused of smuggling oil to Syria.Gibraltar said it couldn't comply with the U.S. Justice Department warrant issued...
View ArticleSeized Iranian tanker leaves Gibraltar
An Iranian tanker accused of smuggling oil to Syria left Gibraltar Sunday after being detained for a month, the Associated Press reported.The trail left by GPS data on Marinetraffic.com, a...
View ArticleIranian supertanker detained by UK headed toward Greece: reports
The Iranian supertanker accused of smuggling oil to Syria and sought by U.S. officials has reportedly left Gibraltar and is heading toward Greece. The tanker, Adrian Darya 1 — previously named Grace 1...
View ArticlePentagon tests previously banned cruise missile
The U.S. military conducted a flight test Sunday of a nonnuclear cruise missile that was previously banned under a treaty President Trump withdrew from this month.“On Sunday, August 18, 2019 at 2:30...
View ArticleArmy IDs soldier killed in noncombat-related incident in Saudi Arabia
The Pentagon on Monday identified a soldier killed in Saudi Arabia over the weekend.Specialist Clayton James Horne of Atlanta, La., died Saturday in Riyadh “as a result of wounds sustained by a...
View ArticleBahrain joins US-led coalition to protect Gulf shipping
Bahrain will join the U.S.-led effort to protect shipping lanes in the Gulf region, the kingdom announced Monday.King Hamad bin Isa Al-Khalifa “confirmed the Kingdom of Bahrain’s participation in the...
View ArticleHouse committee heads demand Coast Guard Academy explain handling of...
Two House committee chairmen on Monday requested that two Coast Guard officials appear for interviews regarding the handling of complaints of racially motivated harassment and retaliation at the Coast...
View ArticlePompeo acknowledges 'places where ISIS is more powerful today'
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo acknowledged Tuesday that ISIS has regained strength in some areas, but argued the terrorist group’s ability to carry out attacks outside its core region is greatly...
View ArticleRussia accuses US of 'escalating military tensions' with missile test
Russia on Tuesday accused the United States of escalating military tensions by testing a missile that was restricted by a treaty until last month, Reuters reports.Washington has “obviously taken the...
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