Houthi rebels claim they shot down another US MQ-9 Reaper droneBrig. Gen. Yahya Saree, a Houthi military spokesperson, claimed it was the third MQ-9 drone downed by the group in a week.By Jon Gambrell, The Associated Press3 days ago
Nearly $6B in Ukraine aid at risk if Congress doesn’t act by month-endThe Biden administration has asked Congress to include the funding authority in any continuing resolution lawmakers may manage to pass by Sept. 30.By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press5 days ago
US to boost military presence in Middle East amid growing tensionsThe U.S. Defense Department will move a fighter jet squadron to the Middle East and maintain an aircraft carrier in the region.By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press and Tara Copp, AP7 weeks ago
Navy forward-deploys F-35s, Ospreys to Iwakuni, JapanThe F-35s and Ospreys are slated to replace F/A-18 Super Hornets and C-2A Greyhounds, respectively.By Riley Ceder7 weeks ago
18th Airborne at center of major Pacific exercise for the first timeA Hawaii headquarters will run a simulated battle with the North Carolina-based unit as its lead.By Todd South7 weeks ago
First F-16 fighter jets arrive in Ukraine, officials sayPresident Joe Biden gave the go-ahead in August 2023 for F-16s to be sent to Ukraine, though the U.S. will not be providing any fighter jets directly.By Linus Höller7 weeks ago
Marines hit operational status with second carrier-capable F35-C unitA West Coast Marine F-35C Lightning II squadron has achieved initial operational capability.By Todd South7 weeks ago
William Calley, leader of notorious My Lai massacre, dead at 80He was the only U.S. soldier convicted for his role in the Vietnam War atrocity in which U.S. troops killed hundreds of Vietnamese civilians.7 weeks ago
Navy christens destroyer for Marine who jumped on grenade in VietnamThe family of a fallen Navy Cross recipient christened the future guided-missile destroyer Patrick Gallagher at a ceremony in Maine.7 weeks ago
WATCH: US, Canadian jets intercept Chinese, Russian planes near AlaskaA joint U.S.-Canada aerospace command says two Chinese and two Russian military planes were tracked flying over international waters near Alaska.8 weeks ago
Biden’s withdrawal injects uncertainty into wars, foreign policyThe scope of foreign policy challenges facing the next U.S. president highlights how consequential what happens in Washington is for the rest of the world.8 weeks ago
US-built Gaza aid pier will be dismantled after troubled missionOver 1,000 U.S. soldiers and sailors worked on detaching, repairing and reinstalling the pier in a mission fraught with weather and security problems.By Lolita C. Baldor and Tara Copp2 months ago