Trump says he now thinks Ukraine can win back all land lost to Russia
Trump posted on social media soon after meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly gathering of world leaders. “I think Ukraine, with the support of the European Union, is in a position to fight and WIN all...
USS Stockdale arrives in Caribbean to support counter-narcotics effort
The USS Stockdale arrived in the Caribbean after traveling through the Panama Canal on Monday to support U.S. anti-narcotics operations, a U.S. defense official confirmed to Military Times. The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer replaced the USS Sampson and assumes its mission of helping monitor, detect...
Army Secretary in ‘holy war’ with Congress over budget flexibility
Army Secretary Daniel Driscoll says he is locked in a “holy war” on Capitol Hill as he works to convince lawmakers to grant the service more flexible funding authority for electronic warfare, unmanned aerial systems and counter-drone efforts. The resistance Driscoll has encountered in his...
Pete Hegseth terminates Defense Advisory Committee on Women in the Services
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The Department of War on Tuesday announced Secretary Pete Hegseth has decided to terminate the Defense Advisory Committee on Women in the Services (DACOWITS), a civilian advisory group that provides recommendations on policies affecting women in the...
Navy CNO emphasizes better career training in newest message to fleet
The U.S. Navy’s senior military officer provided updates Monday on how he will leverage the service’s personnel and infrastructure for a war-fighting advantage. Adm. Daryl Caudle, who became the 34th chief of naval operations on Aug. 25, framed his expectations for the enhanced technical competence...
CENTCOM forms task force to speed delivery of drones, tech to troops
U.S. Central Command announced a new task force Tuesday that it hopes will speed up and simplify the process of equipping units with combat-ready technology. The new organization, the Rapid Employment Joint Task Force, will be led by CENTCOM’s chief technology officer, Joy Shanaberger, and...
Hegseth terminates women’s advisory group, slams ‘divisive agenda’
The Pentagon has announced plans to terminate a 75-year-old advisory committee serving female service members, citing a “divisive” and harmful agenda — days after a previous memo established plans for reactivating it. A Sept. 17 memo signed by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and reviewed by...
Who is John Frum? Inside the ‘cargo cult’ that worships American GIs
A bell rings. Men carrying thick bamboo poles as “rifles” with U.S.A. painted on their bare chests begin to march, in lockstep, toward a clearing in the forest. The man-made clearing is a rough opening meant to be a landing strip. Awaiting the “soldiers” is...