US base in South Korea accidentally sounds emergency siren instead of taps:...
Officials confirmed that a U.S. Army base in South Korea accidentally blasted an emergency siren Thursday night instead of playing taps, The Washington Post reported.Taps was supposed to play on Camp...
View ArticleIraq rocket attack kills defense contractor, wounds troops
An American contractor was killed and several U.S. service members and Iraqi personnel were injured Friday in a rocket attack in northern Iraq, according the Pentagon. The Defense Department's...
View ArticleNavy proposes construction cutbacks, ship retirements, curtailing fleet goal
The U.S. Navy is considering accelerating ship retirements and cutbacks to construction, a move that could curtail the Navy’s plans for a larger fleet, according to The Associated Press.Under the...
View ArticleWH national security adviser on North Korean 'Christmas gift':...
White House national security adviser Robert O’Brien said Sunday that the U.S. is still monitoring for North Korea’s promised “Christmas gift,” saying, “We’ll have to wait and see.”O’Brien said on...
View ArticleTaliban agrees to temporary ceasefire in Afghanistan
The Taliban agreed to a temporary cease-fire in Afghanistan Sunday, giving the U.S. the opportunity to sign a peace deal with the group and pull troops out of the country.The Taliban chief still has to...
View ArticleUS launches airstrikes targeting Iran-backed militia in Iraq, Syria
The U.S. launched five airstrikes targeting Iran-backed militias in Iraq and Syria, the Trump administration announced Sunday. The U.S. launched F-15 Strike Eagles against five targets associated with...
View ArticleIraqi militia leader warns of strong response to US air strikes
An Iraqi militia leader reportedly warned of a strong response to the U.S. after five airstrikes targeting Iranian-backed militias hit Iraq and Syria. “The blood of the martyrs will not be in vain and...
View ArticleRussia warns Iran nuclear deal in danger of 'falling apart': report
Russia is warning that the Iran nuclear deal is in danger of “falling apart” without compliance from the United States and European Union, The Associated Press reports.Russian Foreign Minister Sergei...
View ArticleUS airstrikes take tensions with Iran to new level
Retaliatory U.S. airstrikes against an Iranian-backed militia in Iraq and Syria have injected a volatile new element into the already tense relations between Washington and Tehran.The strikes were in...
View ArticlePompeo speaks with Iraq's prime minister, president after protesters...
Iraqi leadership assured Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Tuesday they would “guarantee the safety and security of U.S. personnel and property,” the State Department said, after protesters breached...
View ArticleDefense chief: US sending additional troops to embassy in Baghdad
The U.S. military is sending additional forces to the U.S. Embassy compound in Baghdad after demonstrators breached the gates and set fire to the property Tuesday.“We have taken appropriate force...
View ArticleState Department: US ambassador to Iraq will return to Baghdad
The U.S. ambassador to Iraq will return to the embassy in Baghdad, a State Department official told The Hill on Tuesday, denying reports that the ambassador had been evacuated amid an attack by Iraqi...
View ArticleHanukkah stabbing suspect kicked out of Marines boot camp in 2002: report
The man charged with stabbing five people at a Hanukkah celebration in New York on Saturday was kicked out of Marine Corps boot camp in 2002 for “fraudulent enlistment,” The Associated Press reported...
View ArticleUS readies 4,000 troops for deployment to Middle East amid Baghdad unrest:...
As many as 4,000 U.S. troops are reportedly on standby for possible deployment to Kuwait after demonstrators, including members of an Iranian-backed militia, breached the walls of the U.S. Embassy...
View ArticleEsper says 750 troops to deploy 'immediately' in response to...
Defense Secretary Mark Esper said Tuesday that 750 U.S. soldiers will deploy "immediately" to the Middle East after violent protests at the U.S. Embassy in Iraq.In a series of tweets, Esper said that...
View ArticleU.S. combat deaths in Afghanistan highest in years
Seventeen service members died in Afghanistan in 2019, the highest number since 2015, according to a year-end tally compiled by the Department of Defense and reported by Army Times.Fourteen of the...
View ArticleArmy bans TikTok from being used on government-issued devices citing security...
The Army is banning soldiers from using the popular TikTok app on government-owned devices, citing a potential security risk.Army spokeswoman Lt. Col. Robin Ochoa told Military.com in an interview this...
View ArticleDefense chief: Iran, proxies could be planning more attacks
The United States has seen signs that Iran or its proxy forces could be planning additional attacks on U.S. interests, Defense Secretary Mark Esper said Thursday, adding that the U.S. is prepared to...
View ArticleTrump speaks with Erdoğan about Libya, Syria
President Trump spoke with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Thursday about the conflict in Libya and fighting in Syria’s Idlib province, according to the White House.“The leaders discussed...
View ArticleCongress reacts to US assassination of Iranian general
The Pentagon’s announcement that U.S. forces conducted a strike killing one of Iran’s top general sparked a firestorm on Capitol Hill, with many members of Congress praising the move and others warning...
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