Pentagon reviewing plans to cut troops handling migrants at Guantanamo
Military officials are reviewing plans that would cut the number of U.S. troops deployed to the Guantanamo Bay naval base in Cuba to handle detained migrants by as much as half, because there are no detainees there now and the program has stumbled during legal challenges, The Associated...
Pentagon to appeal judge’s decision blocking transgender ban, Hegseth says
The Pentagon will appeal a federal judge’s decision to block the Trump administration’s ban on transgender troops, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Wednesday night. Biden-appointed Washington, D.C., Judge Ana Reyes ruled the ban unconstitutionally discriminates on the basis of sex, saying it was “soaked in...
Alaska plane that crashed and left 10 dead was over the weight limit, NTSB finds
The Bering Air flight that recently crashed in sea ice off Alaska, killing 10, was more than 1,000 pounds “over the maximum takeoff gross weight for flight into known or forecast icing conditions,” according to a new report by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). ...
GOP leaders warn Trump not to abandon NATO post, Pacific buildup plans
Key Republican defense leaders in Congress issued a rare rebuke Wednesday of President Donald Trump’s ongoing military reform efforts, voicing concerns about rumored changes to force posture overseas and department leadership reorganization. The statement from House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mike Rogers, R-Ala., and Senate...
CBS host Gayle King argues DEI means ‘definitely earned it’
CBS host Gayle King argued people didn’t understand what DEI, or diversity, equity and inclusion, really means during a Wednesday morning segment. “CBS Mornings” co-host Vladimir Duthiers introduced a recent report from the Washington Post that the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) had removed several...
Washington mayor shuts down LGBTQ activist who calls POW/MIA flag ‘political stunt’
A mayor in Washington state blew up on an LGBTQ activist after she described the city flying the Prisoner of War/Missing in Action flag as a “political stunt” during the public comment portion of the city council meeting on Tuesday. The exchange took place near...
U.S. Military trains service members to counter growing drone threat
FORT SILL, Okla. – As drones become an increasing threat on the battlefield, the U.S. Military is training service members to neutralize them before they can strike. At Fort Sill, service members from across the military are undergoing counter-drone training at the Joint C-sUAS (Counter small...
Air Force monitoring bases for compliance with DEI executive orders
The U.S. Air Force is sending teams to a number of bases to ensure compliance with President Donald Trump’s executive orders related to diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives, according to a Monday press release. The service will send teams consisting of approximately five reviewers to...
Judge blocks Trump order banning trans troops from military service
A federal judge blocked enforcement of President Donald Trump’s executive order banning transgender people from military service on Tuesday, the latest in a string of legal setbacks for his sweeping agenda. U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes in Washington, D.C., ruled that Trump’s order to exclude transgender troops...
Ukraine claims to have fielded a drone-killing laser weapon
THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Ukraine claims to be one of the first countries to have successfully developed a laser anti-aircraft weapon, according to a high-ranking military official. The secretive device has reportedly been employed on the battlefield against low-flying targets, likely unmanned aerial vehicles like...
