US arms deal still up in the air after Hegseth visit to Vietnam
Despite U.S. interest in deeper military ties with Vietnam, the Nov. 2 visit by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth did not yield an arms sales announcement.
By Military Times Staff
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Marines deploy Reaper drone unit to South China Sea
The U.S. Marine Corps has deployed a unit equipped with MQ-9A Reaper drones to the South China Sea to provide support to Philippine forces there.
By Zita Ballinger Fletcher
Army pumps out training exercises on Korean Peninsula, despite suspension of major drills
The U.S. and South Korea have been conducting newly designed drills and revised field training programs to replace large drills.
By Kyle Rempfer
Acting US defense chief: Major military drills with South Korea still on hold
Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan said Sunday that so far he sees no need to restore large-scale military exercises with South Korea that have been curtailed over the past year as a diplomatic olive branch to North Korea.
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press
Defense secretary nominee focuses on China despite Mideast tensions
Tensions may be high in the Middle East, but the man chosen by President Donald Trump to run the Pentagon is turning his focus to China.
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press
More US troops from Korean War identified from 55 boxes of remains returned by North Korea
The U.S. military says it has identified the remains of three more Americans killed during the Korean War, even as efforts to recover additional remains have stalled amid souring relations with North Korea.
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press
On North Korea, Trump seems to undermine a senior adviser
Seemingly contradicting his national security adviser, President Donald Trump on Sunday played down North Korea’s recent missile tests and said they were not a concern for him.
By Jill Colvin, The Associated Press
Senate panel advances Trump’s military budget boost with tough road ahead
Senate Armed Services Committee members have unveiled details of their $750 billion budget plan.
‘This is a meme’: Pundits don’t understand Korea strategy, says top US commander
Replacing large-scale exercises in South Korea with smaller training iterations was a prudent action to support diplomacy, the top U.S. commander in South Korea said Wednesday.
By Kyle Rempfer