US Army tests counter-drone tech at Mexican border as cartel drone use rises
The service is seeking to sharpen its defenses against the growing threat of drone use by cartels.
By Mike Blake, Reuters
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Marines now eligible for Mexican Border Defense Medal
Marines who participate in missions along the U.S.-Mexico border are now eligible for a newly issued medal.
By Eve Sampson
The border wall funding fight likely won’t impact Tyndall, but what about Air Force readiness?
The shifting of funds to rebuild Tyndall AFB has lawmakers concerned that Air Force readiness and other projects may be impacted down the line.
By Kyle Rempfer
This is what Saudi Arabia is doing to Osama bin Laden’s son
He's believed to have been born in 1989, the year of the Soviet withdrawal from Afghanistan, where his father became known among mujahedeen fighters.
By Jon Gambrell, The Associated Press
Border wall casts long shadow over FY20 defense budget — and that’s not all
Even before it arrives, the defense budget proposal is already taking flak from lawmakers over the bookkeeping gimmickry that’s likely to accompany it.
By Joe Gould
China denies having troops in Afghanistan’s Wakhan Corridor
China's defense ministry defended military cooperation with Tajikistan Thursday following a report of a sizable Chinese troop presence at a base in the Central Asian state.
Frustrated lawmakers press Pentagon to reveal its plan for border wall funding
DoD officials detailed how they may redirect military construction funds to build President Trump's border wall.
By Joe Gould
Northern border along Arctic, not southern, is what worries NORAD leaders
The top officer at U.S. Northern Command and North American Aerospace Defense Command warned lawmakers about growing Russian and Chinese interest in the Arctic.
By Kyle Rempfer
US Northern Command leader says no military threat on southern border
Under pointed questioning from senators, the top U.S. general for homeland defense said Tuesday that he sees no military threat coming from the southern border with Mexico, but his focus is on “very real” threats from China and Russia.
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press
As border deployment grows, lawmakers demand details
U.S. lawmakers want the acting defense secretary to explain the long-term plans for troops at the southern border, and how much those deployments cost.
By Joe Gould
Wisconsin governor orders National Guard troops to leave US-Mexico border
Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers ordered the state’s National Guard troops to withdraw from the border with Mexico Monday, drawing the ire of a Republican congressman from Illinois who says he serves in the Wisconsin National Guard and the border mission is honorable.
Congressman, an officer back from an Air Guard mission on the border, now backs Trump’s emergency declaration
Illinois Rep. Adam Kinzinger is back from his two-week Air National Guard deployment flying surveillance missions over the Arizona border and the experienced shored up his support for the president’s national emergency declaration.
By Kyle Rempfer