Hegseth asks Army’s top general to retire immediately as Iran war rages
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Thursday asked U.S. Army Chief of Staff Gen. Randy George to step down and retire effective immediately, a Pentagon official told Military Times. The abrupt move cuts short George’s tenure, which began in September 2023, well before the end of...
Bipartisan group of senators vow to keep US in NATO despite Trump threats
A bipartisan group of senators on Thursday reaffirmed America’s commitment to NATO, just a day after President Donald Trump threatened to abandon the transatlantic alliance amid a standoff over the Strait of Hormuz. Trump said he viewed U.S. membership in the defense pact as not...
USS Gerald R. Ford returns to see after brief stop in Croatia
The aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford returned to sea Thursday after a five-day port call in Split, Croatia, the service announced. The stop, which followed a brief visit to Naval Support Activity Souda Bay in Crete, comes as the Navy’s largest carrier has been...
‘Prepare your family’: Marine Reserve commander gives warlike safety brief
In a weekend address to his troops as news headlines trumpeted the possibility of upcoming combat deployments, the three-star head of Marine Corps Reserve command had a message: Get your cammies ready. In a March 26 message on his official letterhead, Lt. Gen. Leonard F....
Golden Dome, ships and missiles top Trump’s $1.5 trillion defense wish list
President Donald Trump is set to unveil a $1.5 trillion defense budget request for the next fiscal year on Friday, by far the largest year-over-year increase in defense spending in the post-World War Two era. Funding for Trump’s marquee but controversial $185 billion “Golden Dome”...
US carried out nearly 50 strikes in Somalia so far this year
U.S. forces have carried out 49 airstrikes in Somalia so far in 2026, a pace that puts this year on track to rival or exceed last year’s operations against Islamic militant groups. The attacks, conducted in coordination with the Somali government, come after U.S. Africa...
Trump threatens to walk away from NATO
President Donald Trump assailed NATO on Wednesday, threatening to walk away from the 32-nation defense bloc over its response to the war in Iran. Asked in an interview with The Telegraph whether he would consider ending U.S. membership in the alliance after Operation Epic Fury,...
