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The Pentagon is altering the promotion process to get to the rank of general in an effort to “cut bureaucracy and demand true meritocracy” across...
President Trump’s official nomination of Hung Cao to be Navy secretary is already in jeopardy after Democratic senators indicated they won’t vote...
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth will now oversee a new Pentagon advisory committee focused on homeland security and defense — the first such...
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The Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen have reportedly reassured the Trump administration that they won’t attack U.S. ships in the Red Sea. Senior...
Democratic and Republican lawmakers alike emerged Thursday from a closed-door briefing frustrated by what they said was a lack of clear answers from...
U.S. troops must prepare for combat around the moon in addition to Earth’s orbit, according to Joint Chiefs of Staff Chair Gen. Dan Caine. Speaking...
Iran on Thursday accused the U.S. of fabricating its account of how it rescued an Air Force colonel whose F-15E fighter jet was shot down over Iran in...
President Trump is taking a notably hands-off approach as Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen rapidly gain ground in their bid to secure a Red Sea...
The United States has launched a weapon into orbit that will be used to protect American troops, Air Force Secretary Troy Meink revealed Monday....
No two days are the same for Wyndee Parker. As national security adviser to House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries (N.Y.), Parker is responsible for...
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The Iranian-backed Houthi rebel group’s reported takeover of a Yemen port city is raising the stakes in Tehran’s war with the U.S. Saudi Arabia,...
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Former President George W. Bush on Thursday appeared to subtly critique President Trump’s handling of the Iran war by praising the Joint Chiefs of...
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Wednesday upgraded the valor awards of three Marines who guarded the Abbey Gate at the Hamid Karzai International...
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The United States canceled a large joint amphibious landing exercise between the Marine Corps and South Korean forces set for September over resource...
How much oil is actually getting through the Strait of Hormuz? And is the reward for the Pentagon worth the resources it is expending? Those are some...
President Trump’s rising anger with Oman over a pending deal with Iran concerning the Strait of Hormuz is spilling over into the public spotlight....
Five journalists and the two military members escorting them to an event at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., this week were briefly detained at...
Max Lederer, the publisher of Stars and Stripes for nearly 20 years, is retiring over issues related to how the Pentagon is directing coverage of the...
The Pentagon and South Korean military on Wednesday confirmed major joint exercises between the two would be cut in half after President Trump ordered...
South Korea’s president on Tuesday sought to highlight the more than 70-year alliance with the United States after President Trump over the weekend...
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A group of 15 senators said Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth owes Americans answers about the ongoing deployment of the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft...
Reports of low morale and poor conditions on the USS Abraham Lincoln have prompted new scrutiny from Congress and the families of those serving during...
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Thursday claimed that conditions aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier have been “completely...
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Navy leadership has reportedly met with the family members of sailors aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier over worries that the ongoing...
Former Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall is “gonna sue” the Trump administration after the Pentagon revoked his security clearance last week over...
A deal between Iran and Oman to reopen the Strait of Hormuz is teetering over steep demands from Tehran for the United States and vice versa. Iran on...
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A U.S. military investigation found that there was no white phosphorus leak at an American military base in South Korea late last month, an episode...
An emerging deal between Iran and Oman could reopen the Strait of Hormuz and give the countries joint control over its traffic, a major concession to...
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President Trump on Monday warned that it was Iran’s “last chance” to make a peace deal with the U.S. or face “decapitation” as he touted the...
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has yet to win any notable converts in the Trump administration's push for tens of billions of dollars to quickly...
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Iran on Thursday threatened to “punish” the United States following a “heavy wave of strikes” against Tehran overnight in retaliation against...
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Renewed fighting between the U.S. and Iran has expended more of America’s already dwindling stockpiles of advanced missile interceptors, potentially...
Boeing’s contract to replace two aging Air Force One planes, a program that is now four years behind schedule, lost the defense contractor $280...
The Pentagon will reportedly rename a South Carolina military base after the late Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), an Air Force veteran, citing his...
A reported white phosphorus leak at a U.S. military base in South Korea prompted local authorities to briefly order civilians to evacuate on Tuesday....