The US is moving quickly to boost Israel’s military. A look at what...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Within hours of the horrific attack by Hamas, the U.S. began moving warships and aircraft to the region to be ready to provide Israel with whatever it needed to respond. A second U.S....
View ArticleGaza’s desperate civilians flee or huddle in hopes of safety, as warnings of...
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Desperate Palestinians scrambled for escape from northern Gaza on Saturday or huddled by the thousands at a hospital in the target zone in hopes it would be spared, as...
View ArticleMore US ships head toward Israel and 2,000 troops are on heightened alert. A...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Within hours of the horrific Oct. 7 attack by Hamas, the U.S. began moving warships and aircraft to the region to be ready to provide Israel with whatever it needed to respond. On...
View ArticleHundreds mourn as Israeli family of 5 that was slain together is laid to rest
GAN YAVNE, Israel (AP) — An Israeli family of five whose bodies were discovered in each other’s arms after being killed by Hamas militants were buried together in a funeral attended by hundreds of...
View ArticleTroops hurt after three drones attack US bases in Iraq as tensions flare...
BEIRUT (AP) — Coalition forces were slightly injured in Iraq in a spate of drone attacks over the last 24 hours at U.S. bases in Iraq as regional tensions flare following the deadly explosion at a...
View ArticleIsrael will let Egypt deliver some aid to Gaza, as doctors struggle to treat...
KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel said Wednesday that it will allow Egypt to deliver limited humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip. The first crack in a punishing 10-day siege on the territory came...
View ArticleOn ‘Enlisted,’ country star Craig Morgan gets a little help from his friends...
LOS ANGELES (AP) — In July, country music star Craig Morgan reenlisted in the Army Reserves on the historic Grand Ole Opry stage. At age 59, the process required a waiver and an extensive physical...
View ArticleColombian president’s statements on Gaza jeopardize close military ties with...
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Escalating tensions between Colombia and Israel over the Gaza war could undo decades of close military ties between them and hamper Colombia’s ability to fight drug traffickers...
View ArticleSouth Korea, US and Japan hold first-ever trilateral aerial exercise in face...
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The South Korean, U.S. and Japanese militaries conducted their first-ever trilateral aerial exercise on Sunday in response to evolving North Korean nuclear threats, South...
View ArticleSydney court postpones extradition hearing of former US military pilot until May
SYDNEY (AP) — A Sydney court on Monday postponed an extradition hearing for a former U.S. military pilot accused of illegally training Chinese aviators until May as his lawyers attempt to further build...
View ArticleIs Israel’s Iron Dome missile defense system ironclad?
JERUSALEM (AP) — Since Israel activated the Iron Dome in 2011, the cutting-edge rocket-defense system has intercepted thousands of rockets fired from the Gaza Strip. The system has given residents a...
View ArticleThe number of military suicides dipped in 2022 as the Pentagon works on new...
WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of suicides among U.S. military members and their families dipped slightly in 2022, compared with the previous year, as the Defense Department tries to build prevention and...
View ArticleAir Force disciplines 15 as IG finds that security failures led to massive...
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Air Force has disciplined 15 personnel in connection with the massive classified documents leak by an airman earlier this year, concluding that multiple officials intentionally...
View ArticleSpace Development Agency looking into alternatives for GPS
The Space Development Agency is working with the Army to provide alternative positioning, navigation and timing (PNT) capabilities that are not dependent on GPS through its Proliferated Warfighter...
View ArticleBig pay raise for troops in defense bill sent to Biden. Conservatives stymied...
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House passed a defense policy bill Thursday that authorizes the biggest pay raise for troops in more than two decades, overcoming objections from some conservatives concerned the...
View ArticleUS military may put armed troops on commercial ships in Strait of Hormuz to...
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The U.S. military is considering putting armed personnel on commercial ships traveling through the Strait of Hormuz, in what would be an unheard of action aimed at...
View ArticlePentagon warns of disruptions as Army, Marines both lack confirmed leaders...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin warned that troop readiness and retention is at risk as the Army’s chief stepped down Friday, leaving the military’s two ground combat forces without...
View ArticleVeterans see historic expansion of benefits for toxic exposure as new law...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Nicole Leger always thought of the burn pits at military bases in Afghanistan as more like campfires than health hazards. Ordered to dispose of sensitive documents, she would toss the...
View ArticlePentagon review calls for reforms to reverse spike in sexual misconduct at...
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. military academies must improve their leadership, stop toxic practices such as hazing and shift behavior training into the classrooms, according to a Pentagon study aimed at...
View ArticleUkraine will get F-16 fighter jets from the Dutch and Danes after the US...
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The United States has given its approval for the Netherlands and Denmark to deliver F-16s to Ukraine, officials in Washington and Europe said Friday, in a major gain for...
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