Pentagon approves transfer of $1.5B to Trump border wall from Afghan forces,...
Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan has approved the transfer of $1.5 billion from Pentagon coffers — including more than $600 million from an Afghan security forces account — to build more than...
View ArticleIranian cleric claims US fleet 'can be destroyed with one missile'
A high-ranking cleric in the Iranian government claimed Friday that a U.S. carrier strike group headed to the Persian Gulf could be destroyed by a single missile fired by Iran's military, the latest...
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View ArticleGates: 'Real risk' Taliban can retake Afghanistan if US troops...
Former Defense Secretary Robert Gates said there was “real risk” that the Taliban can take over Afghanistan if U.S. troops are pulled out of the country. The Obama-era Pentagon chief said that the...
View ArticleActing Pentagon chief: military is 'not going to leave until the border...
Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan said Saturday that he intends to speed up plans to secure the border while visiting a Texas border city. Shanahan also said Pentagon officials would remain at...
View ArticleCongress readies for battle over nuclear policy
A key annual defense bill is poised to serve as a battleground over President Trump’s nuclear weapons policy.On issues ranging from the size of the U.S. nuclear arsenal to whether to leave open the...
View ArticleDHS asks Pentagon for help amid influx of migrants
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has asked the Department of Defense (DOD) for more assistance, including providing tents, to handle a surge of migrants coming across the border with Mexico, a...
View ArticleIranian commander: US forces in gulf a target, not a threat
A senior Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps commander said on Sunday the U.S. carrier strike group in the Persian Gulf represents a target more than a threat, Reuters reported.The U.S. military earlier...
View ArticleAt least 6 killed in church shooting Burkina Faso
Gunmen killed at least six people, including a priest, at a Catholic church in Burkina Faso on Sunday, according to multiple news outlets.The attack in northern Burkina Faso is the second such incident...
View ArticlePompeo heading to Brussels before Russia trip
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo canceled his planned trip to Moscow Monday and headed to Brussels to meet with European allies to discuss "threatening actions and statements by the Islamic Republic of...
View ArticleB-52s conduct first mission of counter-Iran deployment
The B-52H Stratofortress bombers deployed to the Middle East to deter Iran conducted their first mission Sunday, U.S. Air Forces Central Command said Monday.“This was the first mission of the Bomber...
View ArticlePentagon's $1.5B wall transfer to include pulls from intercontinental...
The Pentagon’s move last week to transfer $1.5 billion from defense accounts to President Trump’s promised border wall will pull from funds including those meant to upgrade Air Force surveillance...
View ArticleRubio asks Barr to investigate Kerry over Iran meetings
Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) is asking Attorney General William Barr to investigate if former Secretary of State John Kerry broke federal law over his talks with Iranian officials. Rubio sent a letter to...
View ArticleOvernight Defense: Pentagon dipping into missile, spy plane funds for border...
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View ArticleOldest Medal of Honor recipient dies at 98 in Oregon
Bob Maxwell, the nation’s oldest recipient of the Medal of Honor, died this weekend at 98 in Bend, Ore., according to local newspaper The Bulletin.Maxwell received the nation's highest military...
View ArticleWhite House reviews plan to deploy 120,000 troops to Middle East: NYT
Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan last week presented the White House with a plan to send up to 120,000 troops to the Middle East in the event that Iran escalates tensions, according to a New...
View ArticleInitial US military assessment points to Iran in sabotage of oil tankers: report
A U.S. military assessment of explosions that damaged four oil tankers off the coast of the United Arab Emirates were bound for the U.S. reportedly points to Iranian sabotage.A U.S. official said...
View ArticleDefense spending bill would limit Pentagon's ability to shift money...
A defense spending bill released Tuesday by House Democrats would limit the amount of money the Pentagon is allowed to transfer between accounts after it unilaterally shifted money for President...
View ArticleTrump says no plan to send 120,000 troops to Middle East, but would send more...
President Trump on Tuesday dismissed a report that his administration is crafting a plan to send up to 120,000 troops to the Middle East as "fake news," but said that if it came to it, "we'd send a...
View ArticleIran says there will be no war with US despite tensions
Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said Tuesday that his country would not go to war with the United States despite increased tension."There won't be any war. The Iranian nation has chosen...
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