Defense

Veterans Affairs Secretary Doug Collins gives a fist bump to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth during a ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier on National Veterans Day Observance at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va., Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2026.

Hegseth awards medal to Arlington Guard sentinel who shouted at his party to keep quiet at Tomb of the Unknown Soldier

Emily Hallas · November 12, 2026 2:34 pm

Sailors stand at attention on the USS Massachusetts.

House Democrats criticize Navy over private firing of USS South Dakota leadership

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy holds a press briefing in Copenhagen, Denmark.

SpaceX denies latest Zelensky Starshield claims

Navy Secretary John Phelan, speaks during a Senate Committee on Appropriations subcommittee on the Department of Defense, during a hearing on budget estimates for the Navy, Tuesday, June 24, 2025, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Former Navy Secretary John Phelan gives $1 million to group aiding sailors and Marines

U.S. War Secretary Pete Hegseth, right, and his wife Jennifer Rauchet stand alongside Gen. Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, during a ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier on National Veterans Day Observance at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia.

Arlington guard scolds Hegseth’s entourage for laughing near Tomb of the Unknown Soldier

Fire engulfs factory in Russia with ties to Russian military: Report

Victor I. Nava June 9, 2022 9:47 am

Fate of Donbas being decided in ‘fierce battle’ in Severodonetsk, Zelensky says

Victor I. Nava June 9, 2022 5:36 am

Fields peppered with artillery craters northwest of Slovyansk, Ukraine.

Satellite images show Ukraine peppered with artillery strike craters

Victor I. Nava June 8, 2022 9:58 am

Ukraine hopes to buy Iron Dome from Israel

Victor I. Nava June 8, 2022 7:46 am

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani, speaks during a press conference at the presidential palace in Kabul, Afghanistan.

Watchdog report concludes ousted Afghan president did not flee with $170M

Mike Brest June 8, 2022 4:01 am

Top EU diplomat blasts Putin for airstrike on massive grain terminal in Ukraine

Victor I. Nava June 7, 2022 5:22 am

A District police officer had to wait for an ambulance from Prince George's County to aid him after being struck by a vehicle in Southeast D.C. (Photo: Thinkstock)

Oregon Air National Guardsmen save two lives after motorcycle crash

Mike Brest June 2, 2022 3:04 pm

Desperately needed long-range artillery rockets still three weeks away from Ukraine battlefield

Jamie McIntyre June 2, 2022 11:12 am

Ukrainians shelter under chemical plant that may hold dangerous material: Report

Victor I. Nava June 2, 2022 7:38 am

Russian airstrike on chemical plant sends toxic smoke into the air: Reports

Victor I. Nava June 1, 2022 7:24 am

Students in this state might need to pass a self-defense class to graduate

Luke Gentile May 31, 2022 9:58 pm

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg talks to journalists during a press conference at the NATO headquarters in Brussels, Monday, Nov. 26, 2018.

NATO chief traveling to DC to meet with top Biden officials

Mike Brest May 31, 2022 9:22 pm