Tara Copp
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White House defends giving cluster bombs to Ukraine
Biden is likely to face questions from NATO allies on why he would send a weapon into Ukraine that more than two-thirds of alliance members have banned. → Read More
Why the US is willing to send Ukraine cluster munitions now
Here is a look at what cluster munitions are, where they have been used and why the U.S. plans to provide them to Ukraine now. → Read More
Milley: tanks, F-16s coming, but not in time for Ukraine offensive
Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Mark Milley says Ukrainian forces are training on Abrams tanks and US is working on agreements to train them on F-16s. → Read More
Austin hopes F-16 training for Ukrainian pilots will begin in weeks
F-16 jets will bolster Ukraine in the long run but not necessarily as part of a spring counteroffensive against Russia. → Read More
Biden nominates Air Force general to lead NSA, Cyber Command
If confirmed, Air Force Lt. Gen. Timothy Haugh, the current deputy commander of Cyber Command, would replace Army Gen. Paul Nakasone. → Read More
Minot firings due to failed nuclear safety inspection
A defense official said the dismissals resulted from not following safety regulations for vehicles and equipment. → Read More
Air Force relieves 6 officers at nuclear base after lapses
WASHINGTON (AP) — Six Air Force officers who were in charge of caring for the infrastructure, fuel and logistics support for a North Dakota nuclear missile base were relieved of command due to a loss... → Read More
Pentagon releases pilot's close-up photo of Chinese balloon
A U-2 pilot flying high above the Chinese spy balloon took a close-up photo of the large white orb just a day before the Air Force shot it down off the South Ca → Read More
Military finishes recovering Chinese balloon debris from off Carolina coast
The U.S. has finished efforts to recover the remnants of the large balloon that was shot down off the coast of South Carolina. → Read More
Military Finishes Recovering Chinese Balloon Debris, Says Analysis Supports Spy Theory
Key equipment now in U.S. possession could reveal what information the ballon was able to monitor and collect. → Read More
1st missile strike at aerial object over Lake Huron missed
BRUSSELS (AP) — The first U.S. missile fired at an unidentified aerial object over Lake Huron missed the target and “landed harmlessly” in the water before a second one successfully hit, the cha... → Read More
China has conducted spy balloon program for years, Pentagon says
A U.S. military fighter jet shot down a Chinese balloon off the South Carolina coast on Saturday. → Read More
As jets closed in on China balloon, hobbyists were listening
The extraordinary scene of U.S. fighter jets getting ready to strike a Chinese balloon had many people along the Carolina coast straining their necks and pointing their smartphones to the sky to capture the moment of impact. → Read More
As fighter jets closed in on Chinese balloon, hobbyists were listening
A group of aviation enthusiasts was scanning radio frequencies for the exchanges between the pilots as an F-22 fired a missile and downed the balloon. → Read More
Navy releases first photos of Chinese balloon recovery
WASHINGTON (AP) — Using underwater drones, warships and inflatable vessels, the Navy is carrying out an extensive operation to gather all of the pieces of the massive Chinese spy balloon a U.S. fighte... → Read More
Intruder breaches base of Air Force One, shot fired
WASHINGTON (AP) — Another intruder has breached the home of Air Force One, one of the nation’s most sensitive military bases, and this time a resident opened fire on the trespasser, Joint Base A... → Read More
US to send Ukraine longer-range bombs in latest turnaround
WASHINGTON (AP) — After months of agonizing, the U.S has agreed to send longer-range bombs to Ukraine as it prepares to launch a spring offensive to retake territory Russia captured last year, U.S. of... → Read More
Nuclear strike chief seeks cancer review of launch officers
Reports of blood cancer diagnoses spurred an official investigation. → Read More
Military probing whether cancers linked to nuclear silo work
Nine military officers who had worked decades ago at a nuclear missile base in Montana have been diagnosed with blood cancer. → Read More
Military probing whether cancers linked to nuclear silo work
Nine military officers who had worked decades ago at a nuclear missile base in Montana have been diagnosed with blood cancer. → Read More