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FY25 defense budget work to ramp up after security supplemental finish
Defense and veterans hearings on Capitol Hill for the week of April 30, 2024.
The US military will begin plans to withdraw troops from Niger
U.S. officials said that they will begin to withdraw troops from Niger but there is no timeline.
US Naval Community College launches health science program
The Navy’s community college is partnering with Western Governors University to provide sailors with an associate degree in health science.
By Diana Stancy
Airman dies while deployed to Andersen Air Force Base
The Air Force is investigating the death of a 28-year-old airman found unresponsive on Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, on Wednesday.
Senators push VA to fix problems with vets’ toxic exposure claims
A group of Senate Democrats wants quicker action from VA leaders on solutions to some problematic toxic exposure disability claims.
Annual defense authorization work to ramp up in the next few weeks
Defense and veterans hearings on Capitol Hill for the week of April 15, 2024.
Here’s the air-defense system that protected Israel from Iran’s drones
The system shot down the vast majority of about 350 drones and missiles Iran launched over the weekend.
20 years later, Abu Ghraib detainees get their day in US court
A trial scheduled for April 15, 2024, will mark the first time survivors of Iraq’s Abu Ghraib prison will bring claims of torture to a U.S. jury.
Defense, VA budget work begins on Capitol Hill as Congress returns
Defense and veterans hearings on Capitol Hill for the week of April 8, 2024.
US braces for retaliation after attack on Iran consulate
Shortly after a strike widely attributed to Israel destroyed an Iranian consulate in Syria, the U.S. had a message for Iran: We had nothing to do with it.
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press
Texas Guardsman charged with human smuggling after high-speed chase
Authorities said the Guardsman turned around at a Border Patrol checkpoint and fled, leading to a 15-mile chase at speeds of more than 100 miles per hour.
By Alejandro Serrano, The Texas Tribune