Eleanor Watson
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U.S. strikes Iran-linked facility after attacks on U.S. forces in Iraq and Syria continued
The Pentagon announced the U.S. military carried out retaliatory strikes against an Iran-linked facility in eastern Syria after rocket and drone attacks against U.S. forces continued. → Read More
U.S. MQ-9 Drone shot down off the coast of Yemen
A defense official said the MQ-9 Reaper drone was operating in international airspace off of the coast of Yemen. → Read More
U.S. strikes Iranian-backed militias in eastern Syria to retaliate for attacks on U.S. troops
U.S. and coalition forces in Iraq and Syria have come under attack at least 16 times in the past ten days via drones and rockets. → Read More
U.S. tracking high-altitude balloon first spotted off Hawaii coast
A U.S. official said the object did not pose a military or physical threat to people on the ground. → Read More
Alleged Pentagon leaker's intelligence unit "not currently doing its mission"
The intelligence unit where Air National Guardsman Jack Teixeira worked has paused operations while the Air Force conducts an inspector general review into the unit's processes. → Read More
Biden administration doesn't know extent of classified Pentagon document leak
NSC spokesman John Kirby said the administration doesn't know whether the national security threat has been contained. → Read More
Jill Biden's plane diverted after windshield cracks
"Everyone is safe," press secretary Vanessa Valdivia told CBS News. Biden was on her way to Michigan from Colorado. → Read More
Instances of sexual assault at military service academies highest since at least 2006, DOD says
A Defense Department official said, "We've had a number of prior indicators that tell us that this problem may be getting worse." → Read More
Slowing down access to firearms could prevent more suicides in the military, panel finds
The final findings of a committee formed by the defense secretary included 127 recommendations. Several were deemed "high priority" in relation to accessing firearms. → Read More
Another sailor assigned to the USS George Washington has died by suicide, police said.
This is the fourth sailor assigned to the USS George Washington who has died by suicide in less than a year. → Read More
U.S. military operation kills ISIS facilitator Bilal al-Sudani in Somalia
A special forces raid Wednesday night in northern Somalia resulted in the death of ISIS operator and facilitator Bilal al-Sudani and about 10 of his ISIS associates. → Read More
Next few months crucial for Ukraine's spring counteroffensive, top Pentagon officials say
Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Mark Milley suggested Ukrainians could reclaim some Russian-occupied territory, depending on the training and equipment they receive in the next few months. → Read More
Pentagon commits another $2.5 billion in aid to Ukraine
The latest aid package includes for the first time Stryker vehicles for Ukraine as well as additional Bradley infantry fighting vehicles. → Read More
Germany facing pressure to approve leopard tanks for Ukraine
The Biden administration on Thursday announced a roughly $2.5 billion aid package for Ukraine, which included more armored vehicles, but no tanks. → Read More
Hundreds more UFO sightings included in latest report
The new annual report on UFOs, or unidentified aerial phenomena (UAP), contains 366 more reported sightings than included in the initial report in 2021. → Read More
Pentagon officially rescinds COVID-19 vaccine mandate
The Defense Department has rescinded its mandate for all troops to receive a COVID-19 vaccine as required by the recently passed annual defense bill. → Read More
Veterans Affairs Dept braces for hundreds of thousands of claims related to toxic exposure illnesses
The department will begin processing claims related to the PACT Act, the new law that expands care and benefits for more than 3.5 million veterans. → Read More
Pentagon reviews say China poses greatest security challenge to U.S., while Russia is "acute threat"
"In the coming years, for the first time, we will have to deter two major nuclear armed competitors, both Russia and China," said one senior defense official. → Read More
Russia has notified the U.S. its annual nuclear exercise has begun, U.S. officials say
The annual exercise has been described by U.S. officials as "routine" around this time of year. → Read More
Pentagon to pay for service members' travel across state lines to access abortion
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin issued a memo Thursday to ensure reproductive health care for service members and their families regardless of where they are stationed. → Read More