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Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy answers media questions before his meeting with Finnish Prime Minister Petteri Orpo in Kyiv, Ukraine, Thursday Oct. 22, 2026.

Zelensky: US, Ukraine, and Russia will hold trilateral talks in early November but it ‘all depends on the Russians’

Mike Brest · October 23, 2026 2:53 pm

A U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning II assigned to the 35th Fighter Wing taxis towards the runway in support of Beverly Sunrise 27-01 at Misawa Air Base, Japan.

Pentagon and Lockheed Martin finalize framework for 10-year deal for 850 F-35 aircraft

President Donald Trump listens as Elon Musk speaks outside the West Wing of the White House, Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2026, in Washington.

The Trump administration’s evolving Starshield deflection

An F-35A Lightning II assigned to the 115th Fighter Wing, Wisconsin Air National Guard, operates out of Pituffik Space Base, Greenland, Sept. 10, 2026. The Arctic Region is an austere and demanding environment that tests the operational abilities of USNORTHCOM; iterations of Operation ARCTIC VANGUARD aid in developing resiliency and consistency in these environments. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Mary Greenwood)

US military looking to expand Greenland base presence next year

Side shot of Secretary of War Pete Hegseth.

Hegseth points to Starshield ‘terms of service’ in Ukraine speed cap dispute

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Tensions rise as US aircraft carrier strike group nears waters near Venezuela

Jamie McIntyre November 12, 2025 7:06 am

U.S. Army soldiers

Catholic Church retaliates against US Army for canceling support for chapels

Pedro Rodriguez November 11, 2025 5:58 pm

In this March 18, 2020, file photo, Defense Secretary Mark Esper speaks as President Donald Trump listens during press briefing (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

Trump’s former defense chief Esper: Military not the ‘best tool’ to stop drug interdictions

Mike Brest November 11, 2025 5:19 pm

USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier refuels from the underway replenishment oiler USNS Laramie in the eastern Mediterranean Sea, Oct. 11, 2023. (U.S. Navy photo via AP)

Ford aircraft carrier strike group reaches Caribbean, increasing already overwhelming US force

Mike Brest November 11, 2025 1:39 pm

A screenshot from the White House of an attack on a purported drug vessel heading to the United States.

Here are all the details of the US strikes targeting alleged drug vessels

Mike Brest November 11, 2025 5:00 am

Pete Hegseth attends the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)-United States Defence Ministers' High Tea, as part of the ASEAN Defense Ministers' meeting, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Saturday, Nov. 1, 2025. (Hasnoor Hussainl/Pool Photo via AP)

Hegseth acquisition reform makes room for nontraditional defense contractors

Mike Brest November 10, 2025 2:22 pm

Screenshot of a purported U.S. military strike targeting an alleged drug smuggling vessel.

US kills six in strikes on two reported drug boats over weekend

Mike Brest November 10, 2025 10:26 am

U.S. War Secretary Pete Hegseth.

Hegseth announces weapons acquisitions overhaul ‘to operate on a wartime footing’

Mike Brest November 7, 2025 5:00 pm

U.S. military strike on suspected "narco-terrorist" boat in Caribbean Sea.

Trump’s strikes against ‘narco-terrorist’ drug vessels threaten Maduro regime’s stability

Brady Knox November 7, 2025 9:50 am

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The battle for Pokrovsk: Key Ukrainian city in danger of falling to Russia

Jamie McIntyre November 7, 2025 7:33 am

Seized sacks containing illegal drugs and plastic barrels containing fuel.

Drug boat strikes are tied to Venezuela. That’s not where the fentanyl comes from

Mike Brest November 7, 2025 6:00 am

A mushroom cloud rises from a test blast at the Nevada Test Site on June 24, 1957. (U.S. Energy Department via AP, File)

A dynamite debate: What if deterrence fails to prevent a future Armageddon?

Jamie McIntyre November 7, 2025 5:38 am