USS Oscar Austin crew accepts combat award for Red Sea deployment
The destroyer provided combat support to the Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group in the Red Sea.
By Riley Ceder
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USS Harry S. Truman returns to US after months of battling Houthis
The Truman saw continuous action for over 50 days, conducting precision airstrikes and launching missiles while under constant fire from Houthi militants.
By Zita Ballinger Fletcher
US strikes Iran-linked sites in Syria after attacks on US troops
The strikes come in retaliation for a slew of drone and missile attacks against U.S. bases and personnel in the region that began early last week.
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press
Blinken, Austin say US ready to protect American troops in Middle East
The two men say the United States is ready to protect American forces or personnel in the Middle East should the Israel-Hamas war escalate.
USS Mount Whitney heading to Eastern Mediterranean
The ship is underway to support operations in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea, U.S. 6th Fleet said Wednesday.
By Diana Stancy
Blinken and Austin bolster US support for Israel
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is assuring Israel that “we have your back” as he and America’s top diplomat met with Israeli and Arab leaders.
By Lolita C. Baldor
Ukraine president seeks more support at NATO defense ministers meeting
This was also the first Ukraine Defense Contact Group meeting for U.S. Joint Chiefs chairman Gen. CQ Brown.
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press
‘Move decisively’ to fix troops’ barracks, lawmakers tell Austin
"This is a failure of leadership that cannot be ignored," lawmakers wrote to Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin.
By Karen Jowers
Defense Secretary Austin’s salary cut to $1 under GOP budget plan
Democratic lawmakers decried the move as a childish political attack.
US and Kenya sign defense agreement ahead of planned Haiti deployment
Kenya is poised to lead a multi-national peacekeeping mission to Haiti to combat gang violence.
Austin urges nations to dig deep, give Ukraine more air-defense kits
The U.S. defense chief said the 31 M1 Abrams tanks promised months ago will soon begin arriving in Ukraine, as has been expected.
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press