New Army unit seeks to disrupt ‘malign influence’ in Indo-Pacific
The U.S. Army earlier this month activated a new unit aimed at “disrupting malign influence” in the Indo-Pacific region, bringing information operations into the conventional battlespace. Headquartered on Fort Shafter, Hawaii, the 1st Theater Information Advantage Detachment, or 1st TIAD, was officially launched Nov. 7,...
First Lady warns AI will redefine warfare during Marine Corps visit
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! In her first joint visit with Second Lady Usha Vance, First Lady Melania Trump met with troops and military families, praising the Marine Corps’ 250 years of service while warning that artificial intelligence (AI) will redefine modern...
Army leaders ordered to check in daily with soldiers over the holidays
Editor’s note: This report contains discussion of suicide. Troops, veterans and family members experiencing suicidal thoughts can call the 24-hour Suicide and Crisis Lifeline at 988 and dial 1, text 838255 or visit VeteransCrisisLine.net. Soldiers in the Army will receive a check-in from their leadership...
Melania Trump, Usha Vance visit military families in North Carolina
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! First lady Melania Trump and second lady Usha Vance made their first joint visit Wednesday to meet with military families in North Carolina, thanking them for their service ahead of the holidays. The wives of President Donald...
Check out these commissary deals on turkey and trimmings
As Thanksgiving approaches, commissary shoppers can stretch their dollars even further with some deals on turkeys and all the trimmings. Military grocery stores are offering whole, frozen turkeys at extra discounts in all regions until Dec. 1, according to the Defense Commissary Agency. There are...
Army Secretary Dan Driscoll arrives in Kyiv for Russia-Ukraine peace talks
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Army Secretary Dan Driscoll arrived in Kyiv Wednesday as the U.S. moves to jump-start talks to end the Russia–Ukraine war. Driscoll, accompanied by Army Chief of Staff Gen. Randy George, visited the war-torn country ahead of War...
How a Nazi trial ended the just-following-orders defense for US troops
They started calling it the “Nuremberg defense” when lawyers for Lt. William Calley at his court martial argued that he was only following orders in the March 1968 slaughter of hundreds of Vietnamese in what became known as the My Lai Massacre. George Latimer, Calley’s...
Blackburn slams Democrats’ video telling military to defy ‘illegal orders’
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Democratic lawmakers released a video urging service members to defy “illegal” orders. It’s a message Republicans are not taking lightly. Sen. Marsha Blackburn blasted the clip as “inconceivable,” saying it stems from Democrats’ hatred of President Donald...
US and NATO troops practice drone-on-drone combat using a pickup truck
A U.S. Army exercise with NATO allies saw soldiers take out attacking drones by launching small interceptor drones from the back of a pickup truck. Soldiers of the U.S. Army’s 1st Battalion, 57th Air Defense Artillery Regiment conducted the exercise with Polish and Romanian allies...
US approves sale of Patriot launcher upgrades to Ukraine
The U.S. government said this week it has approved Ukraine’s potential purchase of equipment to upgrade its Patriot air defense launchers to the latest configuration. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency announced State Department approval of the possible foreign military sale, which could be worth up...
