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Select naval flight officers, aviators eligible for $120,000 retention bonus
The U.S. Navy seeks better retention among Training and Administration of the Reserve naval flight officers and naval aviators through a fiscal 2026 retention bonus program worth $40,000 per year for a total of $120,000 during the three-year program. The Training and Administration of the...
Ecuador readies major offensive on criminal groups with US support
QUITO, Ecuador — Ecuador will launch a major offensive against criminal organizations in three western provinces this weekend with logistical support from the United States, the interior minister said Wednesday. Speaking to a local radio station, Interior Minister John Reimberg urged citizens to observe an...
Engineer acquitted of charges in probe into fatal 2017 Marine plane crash
A former Air Force engineer who was charged with making false statements and obstructing justice during a criminal investigation into a 2017 military plane crash in Mississippi that killed 16 service members was acquitted Thursday. James Michael Fisher, a former Robins Air Force base employee,...
Former VA secretary to head national hunger relief organization
Former Veterans Affairs Secretary Denis McDonough has been named CEO of Feeding America, a non-profit network of more than 250 food banks, regional cooperatives, agencies and food bank associations. McDonough will take the helm of the organization April 14, according to a Feb. 25 announcement...
Iran war may force US to shift missile defenses from South Korea, Seoul says
South Korea’s president said this week that some U.S. air defense systems stationed on the Korean peninsula could be deployed overseas as the United States’ war with Iran intensifies, a move that highlights how the ongoing conflict could force Washington to shift scarce missile defense...
These are Ukraine’s $1,000 interceptor drones the Pentagon wants to buy
KYIV, Ukraine — Ukraine warned allied governments for years to prepare for a new kind of war, one in which cheap, mass-produced drones would overwhelm both the tactics and economics of traditional air defense. “You don’t have time,” Andrii Hrytseniuk, the CEO of Brave1, recalled...
US has destroyed entire class of Iranian warships, CENTCOM commander says
Since the United States and Israel began their joint offensive against Iran on Feb. 28, the U.S. has targeted and taken out more than 60 Iranian ships, weakening Iran’s naval combat power, according to U.S. Central Command Commander Adm. Brad Cooper. As the war enters...
Amid US military actions, White House struggles to explain how Iran war will end
Facing jittery global markets and drooping poll numbers since launching a war on Iran, President Donald Trump has cycled from calls for “unconditional surrender” to sounding amenable to an end state in which Iran trades one hard-line ayatollah for another. Shifting comments from the Republican...
Australia deploys early-warning aircraft to the Middle East amid Iran attacks
CHRISTCHUCH, New Zealand — The Australian government announced on March 10 it would send an E-7A Wedgetail early-warning aircraft to the Middle East and help replenish United Arab Emirates stocks of AIM-120 air-to-air missiles. Officials in Canberra said the Wedgetail from the Royal Australian Air...
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