Courtney Kube
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U.S. officials believe China may be providing Russia non-lethal military assistance in Ukraine war
While China has provided some help to Russia, including parroting Russian disinformation campaigns about the war, this is more tangible assistance for use by Russian troops in Ukraine. → Read More
U.S. military has shot down an unidentified object over Lake Huron
The object went down in the lake Sunday and there were no indications of any collateral damage, a congressional source briefed on the matter and two U.S. officials told NBC News. → Read More
Suspected Chinese spy balloon found over northern U.S.
“The United States government ... is tracking a high-altitude surveillance balloon that is over the continental United States right now," said a Pentagon spokesperson. → Read More
Biden administration transfers Guantanamo detainee Majid Khan to Belize
Majid Khan, a Pakistani citizen and Guantanamo’s only known legal U.S. resident, arrived in Belize on Thursday. Two more detainees could leave the facility in Cuba soon. → Read More
Air Force general predicts war with China in 2025, tells officers to prep by firing 'a clip' at a target, and 'aim for the head'
“I hope I am wrong. My gut tells me will fight in 2025," said Gen. Mike Minihan in a memo sent to the officers he commands and obtained by NBC News. → Read More
U.S. and Israel launch a massive joint military exercise to send a message to Iran and others
A senior U.S. defense official said that the exercise is not oriented around a particular threat, but that regional adversaries like Iran will take notice. → Read More
Syrian rebels say anti-ISIS operations with the U.S. have stopped and ISIS fighters may escape from prisons and a refugee camp
Syrian rebels says joint operations with the U.S. against ISIS have stopped because of the threat of Turkish attack, and ISIS fighters may escape from prison. → Read More
Ashton Carter, former Obama secretary of defense, dies at 68
He died after a "sudden cardiac event," his family said. → Read More
Republicans plan to grill Gen. Mark Milley if they take back the House
The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff has been cast in books about the Trump administration as a critic of the ex-president. He has received death threats from Trump supporters. → Read More
U.S. drone strike kills Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri in Afghanistan
President Joe Biden, speaking from the White House, detailed both the strike and the terrorist attacks that al-Zawahiri was involved in over the years. → Read More
Navy’s famed Blue Angels aerial acrobatics team selects first female pilot
For the first time in its 76-year history, the Navy’s famed Blue Angels aerial demonstration team will feature a female pilot. The Navy on Monday named Lt. → Read More
Months of intense lobbying persuaded Biden to go to Saudi Arabia, sources say
The president, who campaigned on making the kingdom a "pariah," initially didn't want to travel there but was convinced it would improve stability in the region. → Read More
U.S. says airstrike kills ISIS leader in Syria
“The removal of these ISIS leaders will disrupt the terrorist organization’s ability to further plot and carry out attacks,” a CENTCOM spokesman said. → Read More
Biden to announce extension of U.S. troop presence in Poland
During a NATO summit in Europe, Biden also plans to announce changes to deployments in several Baltic countries that he authorized ahead of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. → Read More
ISIS bomb maker captured in Syria raid, U.S military says
A person described as one of the Islamic State group’s top leaders in Syria was detained in the operation, which took place Thursday, local time, the U.S. military said. → Read More
U.S. service member in Germany is military's first known case of monkeypox
“We can confirm that a duty service member from the Stuttgart military community recently tested positive for monkeypox,” the U.S. European Command said. → Read More
Inside a Biden White House adrift
Amid a rolling series of calamities and sinking approval ratings, the president’s feeling lately is that he just can’t catch a break — and that angst is rippling through his party. → Read More
U.S. watchdog report details cause of Afghan army’s collapse
Afghan forces fell apart because of low morale, internal distrust and the loss of U.S. airstrikes, according to the special inspector general for Afghanistan reconstruction. → Read More
U.S. intel helped Ukraine sink Russian flagship Moskva, officials say
The flagship of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet sank on April 14 after being struck by two Ukrainian Neptune anti-ship missiles, according to U.S. officials. → Read More
Biden admin preparing to announce another military aid package for Ukraine
Two officials said the package is expected to include more artillery and tens of thousands more artillery rounds, critical to action in Ukraine’s eastern Donbas region. → Read More