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US Coast Guard shoots out migrant boat engine in high speed chase
As the Coast Guard response boat approached to establish contact, the migrant vessel accelerated in an attempt to evade.
By Zita Ballinger Fletcher
WWII ship accidentally sinks before US-Philippine ship-sinking drill
The BRP Miguel Malvar took on water while being towed ahead of a live-fire drill in the South China Sea.
White House budget plan gives 4% boost for VA amid other agency cuts
VA would be one of only a few federal departments to see a funding increase under the president's $1.7 trillion budget plan.
SecDef wields axe to brass, HQs, formations to fashion leaner Army
Hegseth ordered the Army secretary to cut programs, reduce the number of general officers in the ranks and consolidate offices, commands and headquarters.
By Jen Judson
House lawmakers expected to debate defense funding boosts this week
Defense and veterans hearings on Capitol Hill for the week of April 28, 2025.
US Navy warship on first deployment makes two drug busts in 72 hours
The ship’s crew intercepted 580 kilograms of cocaine and 2,480 pounds of marijuana through combined air-surface operations.
By Zita Ballinger Fletcher
How a Lloyd Austin aide became Pete Hegseth’s ‘only guy standing’
While Hegseth fired or reassigned several top advisers, a Marine colonel on his staff has ascended.
US, Philippines to simulate ‘full-scale battle’ in Balikatan drills
Thousands of allied American and Filipino forces have opened annual combat drills that will include simulating the defense of the Philippines.
Two troops killed, one seriously injured in vehicle accident at border
The service members were deployed in support of ongoing security operations at the southern border.
By Tara Copp, AP
Pentagon inspector general report rehashes Space Command HQ debate
Meanwhile, the chairman of the House Armed Services Committee claims the White House will soon name Huntsville, Alabama, as Space Command's permanent home.
USS Carl Vinson in Mideast ahead of Iran-US nuclear talks
The operation comes as U.S. officials have linked the U.S.′ monthlong campaign against the Houthis as a means to pressure Iran in the negotiations.
By Jon Gambrell, The Associated Press