US, Russia trade blame after American troops injured in Syria
The United States and Russia traded blame Thursday for an incident earlier in the week in Syria that injured several U.S. troops.In its first official statement on the issue, the Pentagon on Thursday...
View ArticlePentagon decries Beijing missile test in South China Sea
The Pentagon on Thursday called out China over test launches of ballistic missiles in the South China Sea, a move that the United States views as “counterproductive" to quelling tensions in the...
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View ArticleTom Cotton rips Biden on foreign policy in convention speech
Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) on Thursday evening ripped former Vice President Joe Biden’s record, invoking former Obama Defense Secretary Robert Gates’s claim that Biden has been “wrong on nearly every...
View ArticleFamily lawyer: Fort Hood soldier found dead was 'humiliated' after...
Sgt. Elder Fernandes, the Fort Hood soldier whose body was found in Temple, Texas, on Tuesday, was “humiliated” after reporting sexual abuse, his family attorney said.On Tuesday, Fernandes was found...
View ArticleAppeals court rules due process rights don't apply to Guantanamo detainees
A federal appeals court ruled on Friday that foreign detainees at Guantanamo Bay do not have the right to make due process claims in court.The decision from the three-judge panel on the D.C. Circuit...
View ArticleUS military intercepts 6 Russian jets off Alaska
The U.S. military intercepted six Russian military jets off the coast of Alaska on Thursday night, the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) said Friday.U.S. F-22 fighter jets, supported by...
View ArticleTop general: Military will play no role in resolving any electoral dispute
The U.S. military will play no role in resolving any dispute about the election, the country’s top general said in written testimony released Friday.“In the event of a dispute over some aspect of the...
View ArticleOvernight Defense: House chair announces contempt proceeding against Pompeo |...
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View ArticleKatyusha rocket lands in Baghdad 'Green Zone': report
A Katyusha rocket landed in Baghdad, Iraq's, Green Zone where the U.S. Embassy is located, sources told Reuters.Sirens reportedly blasted inside the U.S. Embassy and helicopters were hovering above as...
View Article2 US soldiers killed, 3 hurt in training crash
Two soldiers were killed in a crash during aviation training on San Clemente Island, Calif., the U.S. Army said in a statement on Saturday.The soldiers who died from injuries suffered in last...
View ArticleRussian aircraft cross within 100 feet of B-52 in international waters
U.S. Defense officials said two Russian planes conducted an “unsafe” intercept of a U.S. bomber over international waters Friday.U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa said the Russian...
View ArticleHouse Democrats threaten to subpoena Pentagon, State Dept. for Afghanistan...
Democrats on the House Oversight and Reform Committee are threatening to issue subpoenas if officials from the Pentagon and State Department do not testify at a hearing next month on the...
View ArticleOvernight Defense: White House says Trump doesn't want to use...
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View ArticleNavy crew bails out of plane before crash during training flight
Two Navy pilots and two crew members were forced to bail out of an E-2C Hawkeye plane before it crashed Monday during a training flight over the Virginia coast.No one was injured in the crash, which...
View ArticleArmy investigating officer who made Holocaust joke in viral video
The Army says it is investigating an officer who reportedly made a joke about Jews being killed in the Holocaust in a video posted to TikTok. The video was shared on Twitter showing a user with the...
View ArticlePentagon warns of Chinese aim to double nuclear arsenal
China is expected to double the roughly 200 nuclear warheads it currently has over the next decade, the Pentagon said in a report released Tuesday.“Over the next decade, China’s nuclear warhead...
View ArticleFort Hood commander loses position following string of deadly incidents
Army leadership on Tuesday removed the commander of Fort Hood from his role and barred him from a planned position at another Texas base following multiple high-profile deaths under his tenure.Maj....
View ArticleOvernight Defense: China aims to double nuclear arsenal | Fort Hood commander...
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View ArticleTrump administration imposes sanctions on ICC prosecutor investigating...
The Trump administration imposed sanctions Wednesday against the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) chief prosecutor and one of her top aides as the court continues to probe alleged war crimes...
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