CENTCOM strike kills ISIS leader in Syria amid U.S. troop drawdown
American military forces killed a senior Islamic State leader and his two adult sons during an operation in Aleppo, Syria, on Friday morning, U.S. Central Command officials said. The strike comes just a few weeks after White House officials ordered a drawdown of the U.S....
Under new Trump rules, US troops sound the alarm on border crossings
NOGALES, Ariz. — Inside an armored vehicle, an Army scout uses a joystick to direct a long-range optical scope toward a man perched atop the U.S.-Mexico border wall cutting across the hills of this Arizona frontier community. The man lowers himself toward U.S. soil between...
Mexican national married to Marine vet seeks release from ICE custody
BATON ROUGE, La. — A woman detained at a citizenship appointment in May will not be deported following a judge’s ruling this week barring her removal, but her Marine Corps veteran husband said she remains in custody at immigration detention center in Louisiana. For two...
ICYMI: Opinel Implements New Opiflex Mechanism on the Néo6
This is a bit of international knife news from earlier this year that we missed covering at the time, but want to highlight now: Opinel released the Néo6, a fresh take on their classic folder format sporting an all-new blade-retaining mechanism called Opiflex. Opinel is...
Woman sues Blue Angels after Instagram block over noise complaints for cat
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A Seattle woman is suing the U.S. Navy’s Blue Angels, the military’s most famous flight demonstration squadron, after she was blocked from commenting on its Instagram account to complain about the “state-sanctioned acoustic torture” from the group’s...
Anti-’woke’ former officer confirmed as Air Force undersecretary
Matthew Lohmeier, the former Space Force lieutenant colonel who was relieved of command after publicly blasting the military’s diversity programs and alleged Marxist ideology, was confirmed by the Senate on Thursday as the Air Force’s next undersecretary. The 52-46 vote to approve Lohmeier was along...
Defense official disputes Iranian report of encounter with US warship
A U.S. Navy warship had a “safe and professional interaction” with Iranian naval forces on Wednesday, disputing claims in an Iranian state media report, according to a U.S. defense official. “At 10:50 a.m. [Wednesday], USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62) had a safe and professional interaction with...
DOD trying to head off problems with troops’ household goods moves
In a peak moving season fraught with problems, a new Defense Department task force is trying to proactively identify and correct problems service members may be having with their household goods shipment, the task force commander said Wednesday. About 450 service members’ household goods shipments...
Air Force suspends use of M18 pistols after airman’s death
Air Force Global Strike Command has pulled Sig Sauer M18 pistols from use following the July 20 death of an airman at F.E. Warren Air Force Base in Wyoming. The airman was active-duty and assigned to the 90th Security Forces Squadron at the time of...
Trump pick to lead VA health care reopens fight over ‘choice’ for vets
The comments from John Bartrum, nominee to be Veterans Affairs Under Secretary for Health, at his confirmation hearing Wednesday afternoon, add a new chapter to the ongoing fight over whether efforts to loosen rules regarding taxpayer-funded medical care for veterans represents more choice for patients...
