US Southern Command leader visits Venezuela following Maduro capture
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The head of the U.S. Southern Command traveled to Venezuela to meet with the country’s acting president just weeks after U.S. forces captured former leader Nicolás Maduro. The trip on Wednesday, described as a surprise visit, was...
NATO country warns citizens to flee Iran over ‘very real’ risk of conflict
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! NATO country and U.S. ally Poland warned its citizens Thursday to immediately flee Iran, with its prime minister saying the “possibility of a conflict is very real.” The remarks from Donald Tusk come as the U.S. has...
US military assets flock to Middle East amid Iran standoff
President Donald Trump recently dispatched the world’s largest aircraft carrier to the Middle East amid diplomatic talks with Iran — with a warning that, should the Islamic Republic refuse a nuclear deal, a U.S. assault “far worse” than last June’s Operation Midnight Hammer will be...
Coast Guard ‘collateral damage’ in DHS shutdown over border dispute
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! EXCLUSIVE: Republican lawmakers tasked with oversight of the Coast Guard said the lone military branch not under Pentagon authority is being wrongly hurt by Democrats holding up funding for the Department of Homeland Security. Senate Minority Leader...
Russia calls for Iran, ‘all parties’ to show restraint amid US military buildup
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Russia warned Iran and “all parties in the region to exercise restraint and caution” Thursday amid a U.S. military buildup in the Middle East. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov made the remark as the world’s largest aircraft carrier, the USS...
Navy seeks new anti-radar missile compatible with F-18, F-35 aircraft
The U.S. Navy wants to a new anti-radiation missile with a longer range than existing weapons. The Advanced Emission Suppression Missile, or AESM, “must be compatible with existing launch platforms (e.g. F-18, F-35) and infrastructure currently supporting the Navy and Air Force’s existing inventory of...
US Army lets soldiers flaunt their drone skills in first-ever competition
HUNTSVILLE, Alabama — Soldiers from across the U.S. Army showcased drone warfare skills and ideas in the service’s first annual Best Drone Warfighter Competition held here this week. The competition, launched on Tuesday, is an Army event sponsored by the Army Aviation Association of America....
The Medal of Honor recipient who became a ‘One-Man Regiment of Iwo Jima’
It had been one week since roughly 60,000 service members rushed ashore the sulfurous outcropping that was Iwo Jima. Despite the island being barely 10 square miles in area, “assault troops,” writes the Naval History and Heritage Command, “were to be subjected to a step-by-step...
US-led artillery drill combines NATO nations’ firepower for mass effect
MILAN – NATO artillery units linked up their guns across European training grounds, testing their abilities to strike targets and repel a deluge of drones and missiles in an exercise scenario reminiscent of combat in Ukraine. The multi-national drill was part of the U.S.-led exercise...
Air Force One will be painted red, white and blue as Trump has hinted, US military says
A red, white and blue color scheme championed by President Donald Trump will become the new look for Air Force One, the U.S. military said Thursday. The Air Force said a “red, white, gold and dark blue paint scheme” will be used for the updated...
