Kristi Noem warns DHS shutdown threatens airports and homeland security
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem warned Thursday that a lapse in funding for her department could disrupt airport security, disaster response and counterterrorism operations, escalating a partisan standoff in Congress over immigration policy. Senate...
Health care access a top complaint among troops, top enlisted leaders tell lawmakers
Top senior enlisted leaders for the Air Force, Army, Marine Corps, Navy and Space Force told lawmakers Wednesday that access to health care is the most substantive complaint they’re hearing lately from their troops. During a hearing on quality-of-life issues before the Senate Armed Services...
2027 defense budget could double 2026 ship requests, US Navy secretary says
SAN DIEGO — The fiscal 2027 defense budget could double the number of ships the Navy is set to procure under the fiscal 2026 defense budget, Navy Secretary John Phelan said during a keynote address at the WEST Conference in San Diego, California, on Thursday....
US Air Force’s CCA program advances with auto-flying software integration
The U.S. Air Force said Thursday that government-owned autonomous software programs have been successfully integrated into both of its prototype collaborative combat aircraft, in a major milestone. In a statement, the service said this shows a central pillar of its CCA strategy — that they...
Virginia Supreme Court rules US Marine’s adoption of Afghan war orphan will stand
The Virginia Supreme Court ruled Thursday that a U.S. Marine and his wife will keep an Afghan orphan they brought home in defiance of a U.S. government decision to reunite her with her Afghan family. The decision likely ends a bitter, yearslong legal battle over...
U.S. Marine declared dead after days-long search in the Caribbean
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A U.S. Marine who reportedly fell overboard and was lost at sea during operations in the Carribean has been declared dead after an unsuccessful search, officials said Thursday. Lance Cpl. Chukwuemeka E. Oforah, 21, of Florida, was...
Judge temporarily blocks Pentagon from punishing Kelly over unlawful orders video
A federal judge agreed Thursday to block the Pentagon from punishing Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly, a former Navy pilot, for participating in a video that called on troops to resist unlawful orders. U.S. District Judge Richard Leon ruled that Pentagon officials not only violated Kelly’s...
Boker Joins Modern Club Knife Club
Boker has once again renovated a traditional pocket knife for 2026. The Modern Club Knife is another historic jack knife pattern spruced up with all the modern EDC knife fixings. This “modernized traditional” concept has been an ongoing project for the prolific Solingen, Germany-based Boker....
A Medal of Honor recipient rescued a downed pilot in WWI. The airman’s identity remained a mystery — until now.
War has a way of changing the lives of its participants. Sometimes, it puts the main actor through a moment of decision that leads to an extraordinary feat. In the case of Ralyn Hill, it involved rushing where the average soldier would fear to tread,...
Two US Navy ships collide in Caribbean, leaving 2 sailors injured
Two Navy ships deployed as part of the Trump administration’s massive military buildup in the Caribbean Sea have collided, leaving two troops with minor injuries, U.S. Southern Command said Thursday. The destroyer USS Truxtun and the supply ship USNS Supply collided on Wednesday as the...
