Top general: Iran threat 'remains very high' after US strikes on...
The top U.S. commander for the Middle East said Friday the threat from Iran remains high even as he touted the success of retaliatory U.S. airstrikes on an Iran-backed militia in Iraq that officials...
View ArticlePentagon 'fairly certain' North Korea has coronavirus cases
The top U.S. general in South Korea said Friday he is “fairly certain” North Korea has coronavirus infections, despite public claims from the isolated nation that it has been spared from the outbreak...
View ArticleNational Guard activated in six states to help fight coronavirus
Roughly 400 National Guard personnel have been activated in six states to help curtail the spread of the coronavirus, with another 600 expected to join them within 24 hours, the National Guard Bureau...
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View ArticleRockets hit Iraqi base housing US troops: report
A salvo of rockets hit an Iraqi base on Saturday outside Baghdad that houses American troops, Iraqi officials told The Associated Press.Officials told the wire service that more than a dozen rockets...
View ArticlePentagon confronts coronavirus as global conflicts rage
The Pentagon worked overtime this week to shield troops from the coronavirus outbreak, limiting troop movement, restricting the Pentagon and canceled war games.Yet at the same time, it had to respond...
View ArticleBiden says he would mobilize the military to address coronavirus
Former Vice President Joe Biden said Sunday he would mobilize the military to respond to the coronavirus outbreak, calling it a “national emergency” that requires the U.S. to react as if it is a time...
View ArticleFirst US sailor on ship diagnosed with virus
A U.S. Navy sailor assigned to a ship at port in San Diego tested positive for COVID-19, marking the first case of its kind, the Navy said late Sunday. The sailor who tested positive is at home in...
View ArticleRecord percentage of Americans says defense spending 'about right':...
The portion of Americans who believe the nation’s defense spending is “about right” has reached a record high, at 50 percent, compared to 31 percent who say it is too much and 17 percent who say it is...
View ArticleMilitary sees surge in sites with 'forever chemical' contamination
The military now has at least 651 sites that have been contaminated with cancer-linked “forever chemicals,” a more than 50 percent jump from its last tally.The information was released Friday in a...
View ArticlePompeo warns US will act in self-defense in Iraq after attacks on troops
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told the Iraqi prime minister that the U.S. is prepared to act in self-defense if attacked in Iraq, according to a readout of a call between the two officials released on...
View ArticlePentagon cancels military exercise in Africa amid virus fears
The Pentagon has canceled a multinational military exercise in Africa after initially announcing that the drill would be scaled back due to coronavirus concerns.U.S. Africa Command (Africom) announced...
View ArticlePentagon pushes back on reports troops in Afghanistan don't have...
Pentagon officials on Monday pushed back on reports that troops based in Afghanistan did not have access to coronavirus testing.Instead, they explained tests were readily available but that they do not...
View ArticleOvernight Defense: Pentagon cancels more exercises | Defense secretary,...
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View ArticleCoronavirus adds new element to rising US-Iran tensions
Tensions between the U.S. and Iran are escalating in a pattern similar to the one that brought the two sides to the brink of war earlier this year — but with one key difference.This time around, both...
View ArticleUS military commander tests negative for coronavirus after meeting with...
The head of U.S. military forces in Central and South America has tested negative for coronavirus after meeting with Brazilian officials who later tested positive for the virus, U.S. Southern Command...
View ArticleSecond military exercise in Africa canceled within week over coronavirus
U.S. Africa Command for the second time in a week canceled a multinational military exercise on the continent after initially announcing that the drill would be scaled back due to coronavirus...
View ArticleNew York lawmakers call for deployment of Navy hospital ship to NYC amid...
A quartet of House lawmakers from New York is asking President Trump to deploy a Navy hospital ship to New York City to treat noncoronavirus patients as hospitals become slammed with patients suffering...
View ArticlePentagon to give 5M respirator masks, 2,000 ventilators to HHS in response to...
The Pentagon will give 5 million respirator masks and up to 2,000 deployable ventilators to Health and Human Services (HHS) in response to the coronavirus pandemic, Defense Secretary Mark Esper said on...
View ArticleOvernight Defense: Pentagon steps up response to coronavirus | HHS to receive...
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