Defense

n this Jan. 13, 2020, photo, U.S. Soldiers stand while bulldozers clear rubble and debris at Ain al-Asad air base in Anbar, Iraq.

US Army conducted rare test of mass burial capabilities, not used since Korean War, at Fort Bragg

Brady Knox · October 30, 2026 2:23 pm

A woman walks past empty fresh-food refrigerators

Military investigating refrigerator and freezer outages affecting commissaries as possible cyber attack

U.S. Airmen conduct preflight operations prior to a B-2 Spirit stealth bomber departing base in the U.S. Strategic Command area of responsibility in support of Operation Epic Fury, March 29, 2026.

Air Force adds two ‘nonhostile’ fatalities to Middle East tally since start of Iran war

President Donald Trump walks by to answer reporters' questions before he boards Air Force One.

Trump mistakenly refers to ousted Lt. Gen. Sylvia as a woman when questioned by press: ‘She’s got problems’

War Secretary Pete Hegseth.

Leak investigation led to firing of Joint Staff member and DOJ referral: Pentagon

Pete Hegseth sexual assault investigation emerges amid questions over Trump team’s vetting

Mike Brest November 15, 2024 12:06 pm

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Birds, balloons, and other ‘prosaic objects’: Annual UFO report fuels allegations of cover-up

Jamie McIntyre November 15, 2024 7:23 am

Pete Hegseth, Trump’s anti-woke defense secretary pick, is ready to roil the Pentagon

Jamie McIntyre November 15, 2024 5:20 am

Trump and Hegseth on collision course with senior military leaders

Mike Brest November 14, 2024 2:15 pm

Cory Mills calls Hegseth an outsider: ‘Exactly what we want’

Jenny Goldsberry November 14, 2024 1:51 pm

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Joint Chiefs Chairman tops hit list if Hegseth confirmed as Pentagon chief

Jamie McIntyre November 14, 2024 7:15 am

US reaches trilateral agreement to increase production of polar icebreakers

Washington Examiner Staff November 14, 2024 4:15 am

The View calls Trump defense pick Pete Hegseth ‘alarming’

Heather Hunter November 13, 2024 6:05 pm

Pete Hegseth Pentagon pick is controversial, but his resume is more than just Fox News host

Mike Brest November 13, 2024 3:43 pm

Trump taps Tulsi Gabbard as director of national intelligence

Mike Brest November 13, 2024 3:26 pm

Congressman Dan Goldman is seen wearing a pin of American and Israeli flag during a press conference by families of American hostages in Gaza and elected officials, Friday, April. 5, 2024, in New York.

Dan Goldman says Trump defense secretary nominee Hegseth is an ‘unqualified loyalist’

Jenny Goldsberry November 13, 2024 10:34 am

US Navy commissions destroyer named after World War II hero

Washington Examiner Staff November 13, 2024 7:49 am