US launches operation to ‘eliminate’ ISIS fighters in Syria: Hegseth
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has announced the start of an operation to “eliminate ISIS fighters, infrastructure and weapons sites” in Syria following the deaths of three U.S. citizens. “This is not the beginning of a war — it is a declaration of vengeance. The United...
U.S. launches ISIS strikes in Syria after Iowa guardsmen are killed
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The U.S. conducted military strikes against the Islamic State in Syria on Friday, following on a promise by President Donald Trump to avenge the deaths of two Iowa National Guard soldiers killed in a terrorist attack in...
US military to stop shooting pigs and goats for medic training
The U.S. military will stop its practice of shooting pigs and goats to help prepare medics for treating wounded troops in a combat zone, ending an exercise made obsolete by simulators that mimic battlefield injuries. The prohibition on “live fire” training that includes animals is...
Coasties to get $2,000 one-time ‘devotion to duty’ payment
Members of the U.S. Coast Guard will receive their own version of President Donald Trump’s “Warrior Dividend” this month, a $2,000 holiday bonus that Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem describes as a “Devotion to Duty” payment. Service officials announced Thursday that Coasties warrant the payment...
Radar, other upgrades planned for experimental US Air Force AI fighter
The Air Force is upgrading its experimental, autonomous X-62 VISTA aircraft with new radar and other mission systems to expand its ability to conduct complicated tests of artificial intelligence technology. The X-62 VISTA, which stands for Variable Stability In-flight Simulator Test Aircraft, is now undergoing...
Military lawyer swiftly fired after defying Trump deportation push
A U.S. Army Reserve lawyer detailed as a federal immigration judge has been fired barely a month into the job after granting asylum at a high rate out of step with the Trump administration’s mass deportation goals, The Associated Press has learned. Christopher Day began...
Raw sewage, broken AC, bugs: Report reveals squalor at border mission
Raw, dried sewage streaked the floor around the toilets used by soldiers deployed to the border between Mexico and the United States, a Pentagon watchdog found during a summer visit that documented a host of substandard housing conditions. In a management advisory released this week,...
US Navy to develop new class of smaller, more ‘agile’ combatant ships
The U.S. Navy is pursuing a new class of smaller, more agile combatant ships that the service says will become a “critical component of the Navy’s fleet of the future.” The first hull of the future FF(X) class, which will be based on the U.S....
Navy launches suicide drone from ship at sea for first time
The U.S. Navy launched a one-way attack drone this week from a littoral combat ship, marking the first time a suicide drone was deployed from a U.S. vessel at sea. A Low-cost Unmanned Combat Attack System drone, known as a LUCAS drone, was launched from...
