US military boards third oil tanker in the Indian Ocean after tracking it from the Caribbean
Read full article: US military boards third oil tanker in the Indian Ocean after tracking it from the CaribbeanThe Pentagon says U.S. military forces have boarded a third sanctioned oil tanker in the Indian Ocean after tracking it from the Caribbean Sea in an effort to target illicit oil connected to Venezuela.
US military strikes another alleged drug boat in eastern Pacific, killing 3
Read full article: US military strikes another alleged drug boat in eastern Pacific, killing 3The U.S. military says it has carried out another deadly strike on a vessel accused of trafficking drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean.
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum rejects Trump's offer of military intervention against cartels
Read full article: Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum rejects Trump's offer of military intervention against cartelsMexico's President Claudia Sheinbaum has firmly rejected the possibility of U.S. intervention against drug cartels a day after President Donald Trump again said he would support it.
Navy loses two aircraft from USS Nimitz aircraft carrier within 30 minutes
Read full article: Navy loses two aircraft from USS Nimitz aircraft carrier within 30 minutesThe Navy's Pacific Fleet says a fighter jet and a helicopter based off the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz both crashed into the South China Sea within 30 minutes of each other.
News organizations, including Hegseth's former employer Fox, reject new Pentagon reporting rules
Read full article: News organizations, including Hegseth's former employer Fox, reject new Pentagon reporting rulesFox News, the former employer of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, has joined a near-unanimous outpouring of news organizations rejecting new rules for journalists based in the Pentagon.
Maine mass shooting survivors refile lawsuit after Pentagon watchdog report cites Army negligence
Read full article: Maine mass shooting survivors refile lawsuit after Pentagon watchdog report cites Army negligenceThe survivors and family members of victims of the deadliest mass shooting in Maine history have refiled their lawsuit against the U.S. government following a new U.S. Department of Defense watchdog report that faults the U.S. Army for a high rate of failure to report violent threats by service members.
Pentagon-funded research at colleges has aided the Chinese military, a House GOP report says
Read full article: Pentagon-funded research at colleges has aided the Chinese military, a House GOP report saysA congressional investigation finds the Pentagon has funded research involving collaboration with Chinese entities linked to China's defense sector.
The case against ending an essential NOAA hurricane satellite
Read full article: The case against ending an essential NOAA hurricane satelliteThe U.S. Department of Defense is planning to discontinue data from one of its satellites—data that plays a critical role in hurricane forecasting. Here’s why KPRC 2 Chief Meteorologist Anthony Yanez says it could set us back.
The case against ending an essential NOAA hurricane satellite
Read full article: The case against ending an essential NOAA hurricane satelliteThe U.S. Department of Defense is planning to discontinue data from one of its satellites—data that plays a critical role in hurricane forecasting. Here’s why KPRC 2 Chief Meteorologist Anthony Yanez says it could set us back.
Suspected Chinese spy arrested in Houston, accused of sending military information overseas
Read full article: Suspected Chinese spy arrested in Houston, accused of sending military information overseasCourt records claim Liren "Ryan" Lai worked with another resident from China who lives in California to do "dead drop" payments of cash to gather intelligence about U.S. Navy service members and bases."
Navy didn't understand well-documented risks posed by Hawaii fuel tanks, watchdog says
Read full article: Navy didn't understand well-documented risks posed by Hawaii fuel tanks, watchdog saysA U.S. military watchdog says Navy officials lacked sufficient understanding of the risks of maintaining massive fuel storage tanks on top of a drinking water well at Pearl Harbor where spilled jet fuel poisoned more than 6,000 people.
US pledges an additional $100M for a multinational force awaiting deployment to violence-hit Haiti
Read full article: US pledges an additional $100M for a multinational force awaiting deployment to violence-hit HaitiU.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has announced an additional $100 million to finance the deployment of a multinational force mission to Haiti following a meeting with Caribbean leaders in Jamaica to halt the country’s violent crisis.
Chinese technology company lashes back at US claims it has ties to military
Read full article: Chinese technology company lashes back at US claims it has ties to militaryA Nasdaq-listed Chinese technology company that makes parts for self-driving vehicles has threatened to sue the U.S. government after it was included in a list of companies the Pentagon says have links to the Chinese military.
Defense Department to again target 'forever chemicals' contamination near Michigan military base
Read full article: Defense Department to again target 'forever chemicals' contamination near Michigan military baseThe U.S. Department of Defense plans to install more groundwater treatment systems at a former Michigan military base to control contamination from so-called forever chemicals.
Chinese spy balloon gathered intelligence from sensitive U.S. military sites, despite U.S. efforts to block it, NBC News reports
Read full article: Chinese spy balloon gathered intelligence from sensitive U.S. military sites, despite U.S. efforts to block it, NBC News reportsThe Chinese spy balloon that flew across the U.S. was able to gather intelligence from several sensitive American military sites, despite the Biden administration’s efforts to block it from doing so, according to two current senior U.S. officials and one former senior administration official.
US officials: COVID, bomb cyclone won't slow Santa's travels
Read full article: US officials: COVID, bomb cyclone won't slow Santa's travelsThe U.S. military agency known for tracking Santa Claus doesn’t expect COVID-19 or the “bomb cyclone” hitting North America to affect Saint Nick’s Christmas Eve deliveries.
Fort Hood set to be renamed after Richard Cavazos, Texas’ first Hispanic four-star general
Read full article: Fort Hood set to be renamed after Richard Cavazos, Texas’ first Hispanic four-star generalDefense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin accepted the Naming Commission’s change and announced it would take place by Jan. 1, 2024.
Texas received 1,700 unused border wall panels from the federal government and plans to use them for Abbott’s border barrier
Read full article: Texas received 1,700 unused border wall panels from the federal government and plans to use them for Abbott’s border barrierTexas plans to repurpose the panels, left over when the Biden administration halted work on former President Donald Trump’s wall, to erect 1.3 miles of border barrier.
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US military eyes prototype mobile nuclear reactor in Idaho
Read full article: US military eyes prototype mobile nuclear reactor in IdahoThe U.S. Department of Defense is taking input on its plan to build an advanced mobile nuclear microreactor prototype at the Idaho National Laboratory in eastern Idaho.
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WWII pilot's remains found in Europe, to be buried in Maine
Read full article: WWII pilot's remains found in Europe, to be buried in MaineThe U.S. Department of Defense says the remains of a World War II pilot whose body was lost in Europe's Adriatic Sea have been recovered and will be buried in his home state of Maine.
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Pentagon plan on cyber split draws strong Hill criticism
Read full article: Pentagon plan on cyber split draws strong Hill criticismA U.S. official confirmed Saturday that the Pentagon has a plan for separating the National Security Agency and Cyber Command. In his letter to Miller, Smith said the Pentagon has not met conditions set by the 2017 defense bill for severing the NSA from Cyber Command. The notion of splitting NSA from Cyber Command goes back to the Obama administration, which proposed to elevate the status of Cyber Command by making it a unified military command, taking it from under the purview of U.S. Strategic Command. That move was approved by President Donald Trump in 2017, and it was foreseen that at some point Cyber Command would split away from the NSA, although such a move had strong opponents in Congress. It's not clear who the Trump administration might install as head of the NSA if it were split from Cyber Command before President-elect Joe Biden takes office Jan. 20.