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Air Force Reserve staff sergeant arrested for role in Jan. 6 riot

Kyle Douglas McMahan was arrested on felony charges related to the Jan. 6, 2021, riot.

4 days ago

US to announce fresh weapons aid for Ukraine as Congress is stalled

The latest weapons package will be provided through presidential drawdown authority, or PDA, which pulls weapons from existing U.S. stockpiles.

5 days ago

In this handout photo released by Armed Forces of the Philippines, Philippines BRP Jose Rizal, right, and USS Gabrielle Giffords during a tactical exercise between Philippines and the United States in the West Philippine Sea on Thursday Nov. 23, 2023.

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US Navy ship ‘intruded’ in South China Sea waters, China says

The U.S. Navy said the ship “was conducting routine operations in international waters ... consistent with international law.”

Marine veteran killed in Ukraine was ‘fearless,’ his commander says

Veteran Marine Lance Cpl. Joel David Beal was hit by a mortar round while attempting to destroy a Russian infantry vehicle, his commander said.

9 days ago

Iranian drone ‘took unsafe action’ near carrier Dwight D. Eisenhower

Tuesday's "unsafe and unprofessional" action comes as Navy warships continue to intercept drones in the region.

11 days ago

Pentagon: USS Mason likely not target of Houthi missile

Pentagon officials said the Navy destroyer Mason and a commercial vessel "were not the intended targets.”

12 days ago

CENTCOM: Yemen-based ballistic missiles fired near USS Mason

The incident is the latest incident where Navy ships have encountered drones and missiles that U.S. officials attributed to Iran-backed rebels in Yemen.

13 days ago

Ike carrier strike group enters Persian Gulf

It is the first carrier to transit the Strait of Hormuz since the Nimitz carrier strike group operated there in September 2020.

13 days ago

Critics bash Minot AFB after airmen told to avoid conservative rally

“All Air Force airmen have a constitutional right to freedom of assembly,” the base said on Facebook.

14 days ago

USS Thomas Hudner shoots down ‘one-way attack drones’ in the Red Sea

Thursday's intercept was the second time the warship had shot down drones in eight days.

2 weeks ago

New military simulations for shooting, trench war, drones unveiled

The shooting system could replace the 1980s-era MILES system.

3 weeks ago

U.S. Army soldiers conduct preflight checks and load cargo onto CH-47 Chinooks Aug. 27, 2023, at al-Asad air base, Iraq.

Iranian-backed group vows to expand conflict if US airstrikes continue

U.S. fighter jets struck a Kataib Hezbollah operations center and a command-and-control node south of Baghdad on Tuesday, two defense officials said.

3 weeks ago

US, Philippines conduct joint patrols in South China Sea near Taiwan

The patrols come days after Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. called the situation in the South China Sea increasingly “dire.”

3 weeks ago

This photo provided by the North Korean government, shows what it says a launch of the newly developed Chollima-1 rocket carrying the Malligyong-1 satellite at the Sohae Satellite Launching Ground, on May 31, 2023.

North Korea claims it successfully put spy satellite into orbit

North Korea claimed Wednesday to have successfully placed a spy satellite into orbit with its third launch attempt this year.

3 weeks ago

When will the USS Gerald R. Ford carrier strike group come home?

The carrier and its armada left the East Coast in May.

3 weeks ago

In this photo provided by the Ukrainian Presidential Press Office, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, left, shakes hands with U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin in Kyiv, Ukraine, Monday, Nov. 20, 2023.

Defense Secretary Austin meets with Zelenskyy in Ukraine

U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin made an unannounced visit to Kyiv to make a high-profile push to keep money and weapons flowing to Ukraine.

3 weeks ago

The Treasury Building is viewed in Washington, May 4, 2021. The U.S. on Thursday imposed sanctions on a group of individuals, firms and vessels connected to an oil smuggling outfit said to benefit the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah and Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

Treasury sanctions Iran-backed militia members attacking US forces

Six people affiliated with the Iranian-backed Iraqi militia Kataeb Hezbollah were sanctioned.

3 weeks ago

Romania inaugurates an F-16 pilot training center for NATO, Ukraine

The training facility, situated at an air base in Fetesti in southeast Romania, will aim to increase interoperability between NATO allies.

4 weeks ago

President Joe Biden and China's President President Xi Jinping walk in the gardens at the Filoli Estate in Woodside, Calif., Wednesday, Nov, 15, 2023, on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperative conference.

Biden, Xi agree to restart military communications

President Joe Biden and China’s Xi Jinping left their first meeting in a year showcasing modest agreements to re-establish military communications.

4 weeks ago

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Kyle Douglas McMahan was arrested on felony charges related to the Jan. 6, 2021, riot.

The latest weapons package will be provided through presidential drawdown authority, or PDA, which pulls weapons from existing U.S. stockpiles.

The U.S. Navy said the ship “was conducting routine operations in international waters ... consistent with international law.”

Veteran Marine Lance Cpl. Joel David Beal was hit by a mortar round while attempting to destroy a Russian infantry vehicle, his commander said.

Tuesday's "unsafe and unprofessional" action comes as Navy warships continue to intercept drones in the region.

Pentagon officials said the Navy destroyer Mason and a commercial vessel "were not the intended targets.”

The incident is the latest incident where Navy ships have encountered drones and missiles that U.S. officials attributed to Iran-backed rebels in Yemen.

It is the first carrier to transit the Strait of Hormuz since the Nimitz carrier strike group operated there in September 2020.

“All Air Force airmen have a constitutional right to freedom of assembly,” the base said on Facebook.

Thursday's intercept was the second time the warship had shot down drones in eight days.

The shooting system could replace the 1980s-era MILES system.

U.S. fighter jets struck a Kataib Hezbollah operations center and a command-and-control node south of Baghdad on Tuesday, two defense officials said.

The patrols come days after Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. called the situation in the South China Sea increasingly “dire.”

North Korea claimed Wednesday to have successfully placed a spy satellite into orbit with its third launch attempt this year.

The carrier and its armada left the East Coast in May.

U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin made an unannounced visit to Kyiv to make a high-profile push to keep money and weapons flowing to Ukraine.

Six people affiliated with the Iranian-backed Iraqi militia Kataeb Hezbollah were sanctioned.

The training facility, situated at an air base in Fetesti in southeast Romania, will aim to increase interoperability between NATO allies.

President Joe Biden and China’s Xi Jinping left their first meeting in a year showcasing modest agreements to re-establish military communications.