Five minutes of chaos: How the Navy shot down its own jet
“Bittersweet.” That’s the shorthand the Navy uses to indicate a potential friendly fire situation. But in the minutes before midnight Zulu time on Dec. 21, 2024, it was already too late to make the call and avert the disaster by the time commanders saw it...
Troops to get 3.8% pay raise under proposed defense bill
U.S. service members will receive a 3.8% pay increase beginning Jan. 1 under the final version of the annual defense bill announced by the House and Senate on Sunday night. The proposed fiscal 2026 National Defense Authorization Act makes several changes to Defense Department personnel...
Wolfe sworn in as Air Force’s top enlisted leader
Chief Master Sgt. David Wolfe was sworn in as chief master sergeant of the U.S. Air Force during an assumption of responsibility ceremony Monday, after the service announced the pick in early November. Wolfe is the service’s 21st top enlisted leader, replacing Chief Master Sgt....
Trump DC Guard deployment didn’t fuel violence — Biden’s Afghan vetting breakdown did
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Afghan national Rahmanullah Lakanwal was formally charged last week in the horrific shooting of National Guardsmen Andrew Wolfe and Sarah Beckstrom in front of a Washington, D.C. metro stop. Lakanwal allegedly murdered Beckstrom in the shooting, while...
Proposed defense bill would fund Golden Dome, next-gen fighters
Congress’ proposed compromise National Defense Authorization Act would authorize $900.6 billion in discretionary defense spending in fiscal 2026, which would be an $8 billion increase over the Pentagon’s budget request this summer. The NDAA language, which lawmakers released Sunday night, would earmark $162 billion for...
FBI faces new investigation transparency rules in Congress’ defense bill
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A Republican-backed measure in this year’s annual defense policy bill is aimed at significantly expanding FBI transparency in American elections. A provision in the 3,000-page National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) would force the bureau to disclose the...
Jurors say laughter permeated trial of DC sandwich thrower Sean Dunn
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Jurors who deliberated on the case of a man who threw a sub sandwich at a U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer in Washington, D.C., said the courtroom was often filled with giggles as witnesses testified and...
Soon no Pearl Harbor survivors will be alive
HONOLULU — Survivors of the 1941 Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor have long been the center of a remembrance ceremony held each year on the military base’s waterfront. But today only 12 are still alive — all centenarians — and this year none were able...
