The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) released two videos of airstrikes conducted by U.S. forces on Iranian proxy fighters in Syria, which took place over the weekend. On Sunday, a senior U.S. defense official said at least six Iranian proxy fighters were killed in the U.S.’s attacks on Islamic Revolutionary …
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U.S. forces on Monday conducted a test of the Missile Defense Agency’s upgraded Ground-Based Interceptor for its homeland missile defense system that intercepted an Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile (IRBM). The launch at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California occurred around 6:48 a.m. from the northern part of the military installation. …
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President Donald Trump announced a name change is likely “going to be made over the next week or so” for the Department of Defense. The president said at the White House that Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth “has been incredible with the, as I call it, the Department of War.” …
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U.S. military fighter jets were scrambled on Tuesday to track a Russian spy plane detected flying near Alaska, the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) said. It was the fourth time in less than a week that the military command has detected and tracked a Russian IL-20 COOT, a Cold …
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War SecretaryPete Hegseth delivered a blunt message to military leaders from around the globe this week: Get fit, get on board with the Trump agenda or get out. It marked the first time generals from around the world had been summoned to convene with the secretary, and many had expected …
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U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi got into a heated exchange Tuesday with Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., accusing him of lying about his military record after he questioned her about the lobbying activities of her former law firm. The confrontation took place during a Senate Judiciary Committee oversight hearing when Blumenthal …
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Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., appeared to rule out bringing the House of Representatives back to Washington for a standalone vote on ensuring military service members get paid on time during the government shutdown. Johnson pointed out to reporters at a Wednesday news conference that the House passed a federal funding …
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FIRST ON FOX: A Republican member of the House of Representatives is sounding the alarm over the consequences that a government shutdown could have on the military. Rep. Brian Mast, R-Fla., sent a letter to the Secretary of War Pete Hegseth on Wednesday describing concerns raised to him about servicemen …
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The United States has significantly increased its military presence across the Caribbean under U.S. Southern Command, deploying bombers, warships and Marines as part of an expanded campaign targeting drug-trafficking and so-called “narco-terrorist” networks operating near Venezuela. In addition to seven strikes on boats believed to be carrying narcotics, the Trump …
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Three alleged narco-terrorists were killed in a U.S. strike on a drug smuggling vessel affiliated with Colombia’s National Liberation Army, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth announced Sunday. The “lethal kinetic strike” happened Friday in international waters at the direction of President Donald Trump, Hegseth wrote in a post on X. …
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