Military and Defense
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Medal of Honor Monday: Navy Chief Commissary Stewart Daniel Atkins
Navy Chief Commissary Stewart Daniel John Atkins was serving on a ship near Cuba during the Spanish-American War when a…
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Pentagon On ‘Heightened Alert’ As Fourth Unidentified Aerial Object Shot Down Near Michigan, NORAD Commander Says
Heightened awareness of potential airborne threats could account for the uptick in objects identified as the military downed a fourth…
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US Conducts Nuclear Missile Test Launch
The U.S. launched an unarmed but nuclear-capable Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) Thursday night in what the Pentagon characterized as a…
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Pentagon Lobbying Congress To Reactivate Special Ops Programs In Ukraine
The Department of Defense (DOD) wants to restart special operations programs in Ukraine aimed at countering disinformation and spying on…
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US Provides Guidance To Ukraine For Precision Missile Targeting
U.S. military personnel stationed in countries near Ukraine provide detailed targeting information for a majority of rocket launches Ukrainian forces…
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AFN Airing Super Bowl LVII Overseas Service Members and Families
The Defense Media Activity (DMA) and the American Forces Network (AFN) invites its overseas audiences to enjoy the military network’s…
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North Korea Touts Massive Missile Buildup, Signals Major Nuke Advancements
North Korea showed off a massively expanded intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) arsenal capable of ferrying nuclear warheads to the U.S.…
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‘Unacceptable’: GOP Reps, Defense Experts Raise Red Flags Over Pentagon’s Reliance On China For Critical Minerals
Congress and defense experts warned that reliance on China, including for critical mineral processing, is undermining defense companies’ ability to…
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Pentagon Poised To Crackdown On Partnerships With Hollywood Films That Kowtow To China
Hollywood executives are bracing for increased scrutiny over how their films are censored on behalf of the Chinese government, as…
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Medal of Honor Monday: Army Sgt. 1st Class Eugene Ashley Jr.
Army Sgt. 1st Class Eugene Ashley Jr.’s bravery was integral in rescuing Special Forces troops during the Battle of Lang…
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Pentagon Reveals Why It Waited Days To Shoot Down Chinese Surveillance Balloon
The U.S. was able to collect valuable information on China’s surveillance capabilities while observing the spy balloon as it traversed…
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US (Finally) Downs Chinese Spy Balloon
The U.S. took down a Chinese spy balloon Saturday afternoon after the craft had traversed the continental U.S. over several…
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Pentagon Confirms Reports Of Second Chinese Spy Balloon
The Department of Defense acknowledged a second Chinese surveillance craft transiting airspace somewhere over Latin America late Friday. The second…
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Pentagon Tracking Suspected Chinese Spy Balloon Flying Over ‘Sensitive’ Sites On American Soil
The Department of Defense is tracking a suspected high-altitude Chinese surveillance balloon that appears to be collecting data on sensitive…
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Air Force May Have Let Unqualified Officers Issue Dishonorable Discharges To Unvaxxed Airmen
The Air Force’s updated discharge policy contains a discrepancy with Department of Defense policy, a government watchdog found in a…
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