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U.S. Army
Here's What To Expect at the Army's 250th Anniversary Parade
WASHINGTON (AP) — The tanks are staged and ready to roll. Fencing and barriers are up .
Defense Budget
Hegseth Directs 20% Cut to Top Military Leadership Positions
WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Monday directed the active duty military to shed 20% of its four-star general officers as the...
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
Hegseth Says Ukraine Should Abandon Joining NATO and Some Territory
BRUSSELS (AP) — U. S.
Air Warfare
U.S. Conducts Multiple Airstrikes on Islamic State in Somalia
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U. S.
U.S. Army
Trump Signs Order That Will Likely Ban Transgender Troops
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump signed an executive order Monday directing Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to revise the Pentagon’s policy on...
Military Personnel
Army National Guard Soldier Dies in Non-Combat Incident in Iraq
WASHINGTON (AP) — A 34-year-old soldier serving with the Indiana National Guard in Iraq has died in a non-combat incident, the Army said Monday. Capt.
Russo-Ukraine War
U.S. Will Send Ukraine $725 Million More in Aid to Ukraine
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U. S.
U.S. Marine Corps
Lawmakers Press Pentagon to Re-Ground Ospreys Over Safety Issues
NEW YORK (AP) — An Osprey being used to ferry White House staff and government officials from an event in New York on Monday was grounded due to a...
U.S. Air Force
The Osprey's Safety Issues Spiked Over Five Years
Osprey flight engineer Tech Sgt. Brett McGee sits on the back open ramp of the V-22 and holds the aircraft’s .
Air Warfare
U.S. Sending More Bombers, Fighters, Warships to Middle East
WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is sending bomber aircraft, fighter jets and more Navy warships to the Middle East to bolster the U....
In Pursuit of Nuclear Abolition
By Peter Huessy • RealClearDefense
Innovation Alone Won’t Prepare the U.S. for the Future Battlefield
By Joshua Segal • RealClearDefense
The sUAS Tactical Trifecta
By Bryan T. Woody • RealClearDefense
The Revolutionary War: When Strategic Options Share the Same Weakness
By Henry Yep • RealClearDefense
The Houthis Are Testing the Limits of Collective Defense
By Saima Afzal • RealClearDefense
Who Shoots Down the Drone Over the Shipyard?
By John Ferrari & Dillon Prochnicki • RealClearDefense
Northrop Grumman Breaks Out the Big Guns at AUSA
By Daniel Terrill, Defense News
Army Pursuing Diverse Array of New Anti-Air Interceptors
By Trevithick, The WarZoneWho Shoots Down the Drone Over the Shipyard?
By John Ferrari & Dillon Prochnicki, RCD
F-35C Lands for the First Time on a Ford-Class Aircraft Carrier
By The Aviationist
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