Military recruiting off to ‘strong start’ for fiscal 2026, DOD says
The signs appear positive for military recruiting in fiscal 2026, following the services’ success last year in meeting or exceeding their recruiting goals, defense officials said Monday. Since the beginning of fiscal 2026 in October, recruiting efforts are “already off to a strong and promising...
At least 2 killed in Mexican Navy plane crash near Galveston, Texas
A small Mexican Navy plane transporting a 1-year-old medical patient along with seven others crashed Monday near Galveston, killing at least two people, officials said. Emergency officials rescued four people and were searching for two that were inside the aircraft, Mexico’s Navy said in a...
How did the US patrol the Caribbean for drug smuggling before strikes?
Editor’s note: This article first appeared on The War Horse, an award-winning nonprofit news organization educating the public on military service, under the headline “Q&A: How Did the U.S. Patrol the Caribbean for Drug Smuggling Before It Started Blowing Up Boats?” Subscribe to their newsletter....
JD Vance trains with Navy SEALs in intense 90-minute workout session
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! EXCLUSIVE: New photos obtained by Fox News Digital show Vice President JD Vance training with U.S. Navy SEALs in California — a 90-minute workout the vice president later said left him feeling like he’d been “hit by...
Navy to begin constructing 2 ‘Trump class’ battleships
President Donald Trump announced Monday the U.S. will build a new generation of “Trump class” battleships, in an effort to advance his vision of building a “Golden Fleet.” Trump, flanked by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Navy Secretary John Phelan and Secretary of State Marco Rubio,...
DOD needs more consistent Indo-Pacific deterrence funding, GAO says
As the U.S. military continues to build up forces to deter China in the increasingly contested Indo-Pacific region, a recent Government Accountability Office report claims that clear guidance on how it funds those deterrence efforts has yet to be provided. Each year, the Defense Department...
Trump makes major shipbuilding announcement
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! President Donald Trump announced a new fleet of ships Monday, known as the “Golden Fleet,” as he revealed he approved plans for two new “very large battleships.” “As you know, we’re desperately in need of ships. Our...
Trump nominates new head of SOUTHCOM to lead strikes near Venezuela
President Donald Trump has nominated Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Francis L. Donovan to head the U.S. Southern Command after the previous commander, Adm. Alvin Holsey, retired after 13 months, the Defense Department said Friday. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced that Donovan — currently the vice...
Airmen to stay enrolled in EPME after failed fitness tests
Airmen enrolled in enlisted professional military education will stay in the course, regardless of whether they have passed the school’s internal fitness test starting in January, a change from current practice. The Thomas N. Barnes Center for Enlisted Education, which created and provides the program,...
