Tag: Military

Biden selects next Air Force chief amid Tuberville blockade

Mike Brest · July 26, 2023 6:51 pm

House overcomes first hurdle for military spending bill despite threats from hard-line conservatives

Cami Mondeaux, Reese Gorman · July 26, 2023 6:22 pm

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin speaks to reporters during a news conference at the State Department, Tuesday, April 11, 2023, in Washington.

Austin becomes first defense secretary to visit Papua New Guinea

Mike Brest · July 26, 2023 3:00 pm

A poster photo of U.S. Marine Corps veteran and Russian prisoner Trevor Reed stands in Lafayette Park near the White House on March 30, 2022, in Washington.

Once wrongfully detained in Russia, Trevor Reed injured fighting alongside Ukrainians

Mike Brest · July 25, 2023 8:29 pm

Biden administration announces new $400 million round of aid for Ukraine

Mike Brest · July 25, 2023 6:23 pm

House Republicans are targeting these Biden administration Veterans Affairs policies

Julia Johnson · July 25, 2023 1:19 pm

Senate Democrats implore McConnell to step in to end Tuberville military holds

Samantha-Jo Roth · July 24, 2023 9:52 pm

A group of tourists stand near a border station at Panmunjom in the Demilitarized Zone in Paju, South Korea, Tuesday, July 18, 2023. Not long after this photo was taken, Travis King, a U.S. soldier, pictured with a dark blue shirt and dark cap, fourth left, bolted across the border and became the first known American detained in the North in nearly five years.

UN now communicating with North Korea about detained US soldier

Mike Brest · July 24, 2023 4:03 pm

The Pentagon is seen in Virginia.

National Security

Air Force general says ‘Judeo-Christian’ roots will help the U.S. military’s ethical use of AI

Meghann Dyke · July 23, 2023 5:11 am

A U.S. Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey aircraft takes off. A report predicts the U.S. is on track to match or surpass last year's $43B in sales to foreign militaries. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)

Aircraft crash that killed five Marines occurred due to ‘catastrophic’ mechanical failure

Mike Brest · July 22, 2023 12:02 am

In this image provided by the U.S. Navy, Vice Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Lisa Franchetti meets with leadership at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Nov. 17, 2022 in Kittery, Maine. A senior administration official says President Joe Biden has chosen Franchetti to lead the Navy. If confirmed, she would be the first woman to be a U.S. military service chief.

Biden navy chief nominee would be first woman on Joint Chiefs of Staff

Mike Brest · July 21, 2023 7:23 pm

A picture taken on Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2012 shows, plane captains pass by F-18 fighter jets on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) in the Strait of Hurmuz. The USS Abraham Lincoln sailed from the Persian Gulf through the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

US sending more Navy ships and Marines to Middle East over Iranian threats

Mike Brest · July 21, 2023 2:29 pm