U.S. military operation kills ISIS facilitator in Somalia
A special forces raid Wednesday night in northern Somalia resulted in the death of ISIS operator and facilitator Bilal al-Sudani and about 10 of his ISIS associates.
U.S. poised to send tanks to Ukraine
For months, the U.S. has been insisting the M1 Abrams, its top-of-the-line tank, was too complex to operate and maintain in Ukraine.
Next few months crucial for Ukraine's spring counteroffensive, Pentagon says
Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Mark Milley suggested Ukrainians could reclaim some Russian-occupied territory, depending on the training and equipment they receive in the next few months.
Pentagon commits another $2.5 billion in aid to Ukraine
The latest aid package includes for the first time Stryker vehicles for Ukraine as well as additional Bradley infantry fighting vehicles.
Germany facing pressure to approve leopard tanks for Ukraine
The Biden administration on Thursday announced a roughly $2.5 billion aid package for Ukraine, which included more armored vehicles, but no tanks.
Hundreds more UFO sightings included in latest report
The new annual report on UFOs, or unidentified aerial phenomena (UAP), contains 366 more reported sightings than included in the initial report in 2021.
Pentagon officially rescinds COVID-19 vaccine mandate
The Defense Department has rescinded its mandate for all troops to receive a COVID-19 vaccine as required by the recently passed annual defense bill.
Latest U.S. military package to Ukraine inclues Bradley armored vehicles
The Biden administration announced Friday a $2.85 billion drawdown package of current Defense Department military equipment, the largest of its kind sent to Ukraine to date.
Military to proceed with changing names of bases honoring Confederate generals
The Defense Department has until the end of the year to implement recommendations from an independent commission, including changing the names of nine bases and hundreds of smaller items.
Navy concludes suicides of three sailors assigned to USS GW were not connected
An investigation into three sailors' suicides found the living conditions on the USS George Washington in the shipyard were a "contributing factor" in at least one of the sailor's deaths.
Veterans Affairs Dept prepares for thousands of burn pit benefits claims
The department will begin processing claims related to the PACT Act, the new law that expands care and benefits for more than 3.5 million veterans.
Pentagon preparing plan to send Patriot missile defense system to Ukraine
The U.S. "is poised to" provide at least one Patriot missile battery to Ukraine once the plan is approved, according to a U.S. official.
Pentagon reviews say China is "pacing challenge" and Russia is "acute threat"
"In the coming years, for the first time, we will have to deter two major nuclear armed competitors, both Russia and China," said one senior defense official.
Russia has notified the U.S. its annual nuclear exercise has begun, U.S. officials say
The annual exercise has been described by U.S. officials as "routine" around this time of year.
Suicides in the military decreased by 15% in 2021, Pentagon report finds
The suicide among active duty service members decreased by over 15% in 2021, but there is still a gradually increasing trend in suicides in the military over a ten-year period.