Defense and veterans hearings on Capitol Hill for the week of May 13, 2024. Two Air Force fighter jets recently squared off in a dogfight in California. One was flown by a pilot — the other wasn’t. By Tara Copp, AP
6 days ago Roger Fortson's supporters, family say the fatal shooting of Fortson was unjustified, while authorities say it was done in self-defense. The destroyer passed through the waterway between mainland China and Taiwan on Wednesday, less than two weeks before Taiwan's new president takes office. Whistleblowers told lawmakers that fewer than one-third of VA law enforcement personnel completed mandatory suicide prevention training last year. The drills come a year after the Philippines approved a wider U.S. military presence in the archipelago, which China opposed. U.S. Marines and their Filipino counterparts have staged joint combat drills near southern Taiwan, a flashpoint in the Washington-Beijing military rivalry. The combatant command oversees more than 380,000 U.S troops and civilians and is at the center of American efforts to counter China's military ascent. With an aging fleet of aircraft facing formidable storms, the Air Force's Hurricane Hunters are figuring out how to weather the future. Defense and veterans hearings on Capitol Hill for the week of May 6, 2024. Load More