Trump breaks precedent by announcing nuclear submarine repositioning
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! President Donald Trump recently broke with decades of strategic silence when he publicly revealed the repositioning of U.S. nuclear-powered submarines in a thinly veiled warning to Russia. The announcement — targeted at Russian Security Council Deputy Chairman...
VA to ease authorization rules for some outside care, raising concerns
Veterans Affairs officials will extend community care authorizations for up to one year for procedures related to 30 separate medical specialties, a move that critics charge could potentially put taxpayers on the hook for expensive and ineffective medical treatments. Department leaders on Monday said the...
One foot in the grave: MOH pilot bombed Nazis despite severed limb
It was June 5, 1944 — one day before Allied landings on the coast of German-occupied Normandy — and the American Eighth Air Force was setting out to bomb enemy coastal defenses from the Cherbourg Peninsula to the Pas de Calais. Among the participating bombers...
Pentagon awards $7.8 billion in missile contracts for US and allies
The Pentagon awarded $7.8 billion in contracts to Lockheed Martin and RTX Corporation at the end of July to produce thousands of new missiles for the Air Force and Navy, as well as a host of international allies. The contracts include $3.5 billion to RTX...
F-15E lands safely in Japan after wheel falls off
An F-15E Strike Eagle deployed to Kadena Air Base in Okinawa, Japan, landed safely despite a missing landing gear wheel, the Air Force’s 18th Wing said Monday morning. The two airmen flying the fighter were uninjured in the emergency landing, the Air Force said in...
Security forces airman dies in vehicle accident at RAF Lakenheath
A U.S. security forces airman at RAF Lakenheath in England died early Sunday morning in an on-base vehicle accident, the base said. A spokesman for the base said Airman 1st Class Immanuel Arrington Jr., 20, died in a crash that was not related to his...
The Marines now have an official drone-fighting handbook
On the heels of fielding the military’s first attack drone team, the U.S. Marine Corps added another weapon to their drone-fighting arsenal: a 90-page handbook all about employing small, unmanned aerial systems against the enemy and integrating them into formations. The 1st Marine Division Schools’...
Army plans to grow Patriot battalions, plus one for Guam
The Army is planning to grow its operational Patriot air-and-missile defense force from 15 to 18 battalions, plus a composite battalion which includes Patriot capability in Guam, an Army spokesperson told Defense News in a statement. In 2023 the service announced a plan to add...