Is carrier Wi-Fi distracting sailors? Jet mishap probe raises concerns
A package of investigations released this week about the carrier Harry S. Truman’s loss of three F/A-18 Super Hornets and collision with a merchant vessel in four separate mishaps on its last deployment to the Middle East is raising grave concerns about training gaps and...
Senate Republicans probe Biden immigration parole after National Guard shooting
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! FIRST ON FOX: Senate Republicans are teeing up an investigation into former President Joe Biden’s immigration parole programs, which they argue are what allowed the alleged D.C. National Guard shooter into the country. Sens. John Cornyn, R-Texas,...
Lawmakers move to block effort to privatize military commissaries
Lawmakers have moved to prevent the Defense Department from privatizing military commissaries as part of Congress’ proposed compromise defense policy bill. In the proposed fiscal 2026 National Defense Authorization Act released Sunday night, lawmakers reinforced previous restrictions on privatizing commissaries under law. The proposed legislation...
Five minutes of chaos: How the Navy shot down its own jet
“Bittersweet.” That’s the shorthand the Navy uses to indicate a potential friendly fire situation. But in the minutes before midnight Zulu time on Dec. 21, 2024, it was already too late to make the call and avert the disaster by the time commanders saw it...
Boker Lands a Dace This Winter
Something’s fishy about this knife – and it’s the name. The Dace is a new Boker Plus flipper from returning design collaborator Joe Mangiafico, hitting a sub-$100 price point and delivering a solid suite of everyday carry specs. This is not the first time a...
Troops to get 3.8% pay raise under proposed defense bill
U.S. service members will receive a 3.8% pay increase beginning Jan. 1 under the final version of the annual defense bill announced by the House and Senate on Sunday night. The proposed fiscal 2026 National Defense Authorization Act makes several changes to Defense Department personnel...
Wolfe sworn in as Air Force’s top enlisted leader
Chief Master Sgt. David Wolfe was sworn in as chief master sergeant of the U.S. Air Force during an assumption of responsibility ceremony Monday, after the service announced the pick in early November. Wolfe is the service’s 21st top enlisted leader, replacing Chief Master Sgt....
Trump DC Guard deployment didn’t fuel violence — Biden’s Afghan vetting breakdown did
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Afghan national Rahmanullah Lakanwal was formally charged last week in the horrific shooting of National Guardsmen Andrew Wolfe and Sarah Beckstrom in front of a Washington, D.C. metro stop. Lakanwal allegedly murdered Beckstrom in the shooting, while...
Proposed defense bill would fund Golden Dome, next-gen fighters
Congress’ proposed compromise National Defense Authorization Act would authorize $900.6 billion in discretionary defense spending in fiscal 2026, which would be an $8 billion increase over the Pentagon’s budget request this summer. The NDAA language, which lawmakers released Sunday night, would earmark $162 billion for...
FBI faces new investigation transparency rules in Congress’ defense bill
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A Republican-backed measure in this year’s annual defense policy bill is aimed at significantly expanding FBI transparency in American elections. A provision in the 3,000-page National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) would force the bureau to disclose the...
