Canada releases image of UFO downed by US fighter jet
An image of a UFO that was shot down by a U.S. fighter jet over Canada last year was released Wednesday. The blurry photo, which appears to be a photocopy of an email printout, of the unidentified cylindrical object was captured as it hovered in...
US Army Pacific commander confirmed after senator drops objections
The Senate has confirmed a new commander of U.S. Army forces in the Pacific after Alabama Sen. Tommy Tuberville dropped his objections and allowed a quick vote on the nomination. Tuberville had blocked Lt. Gen. Ronald Clark’s nomination for months over concerns that the top...
US missile system will remain in Philippines despite China’s alarm
MANILA, Philippines — American and Filipino security officials have agreed to keep a U.S. mid-range missile system in the northern Philippines indefinitely to boost deterrence despite China’s expressions of alarm, two Philippine officials said Wednesday. The U.S. Army transported the Typhon missile system, a land-based...
Meet the Afghan general who wants to take on the Taliban
In rural Mason Neck, Virginia, among homes with Confederate flags hanging out front and towering pickup trucks occupying driveways, a stately brick mansion makes for an unexpected neighbor. In the home’s front lawn, sitting amid manicured shrubs, rises an even more unusual sight: the flag...
Lawyer who crashed snowmobile into Black Hawk helicopter is awarded $3.3 million in damages
A federal court ruled this week that the U.S. government must pay a Massachusetts lawyer $3.3 million in damages following a March 2019 snowmobiling crash in which he collided into a Black Hawk helicopter that had been parked on a trail at night. U.S. District...
Army enlists AI to identify prospective new recruits
Army recruiters may soon be relieved from the dreaded “cold calls” to high school students in their frustrated fishing expedition for new recruits. The service recently introduced an artificial intelligence component, dubbed “Recruit 360,” along with several other changes, to revitalize its struggling recruiting efforts...
Senate confirms new National Guard chief, other command leaders
Senate members late Tuesday confirmed Air Force Lt. Gen. Steven Nordhaus as the next chief of the National Guard Bureau, filling the key leadership role after a nearly two-month vacancy. Nordhaus’ promotion was accompanied by the confirmation of three other senior military posts: Navy Vice...
Here’s what the Navy is doing to improve women’s uniforms
The Navy is rolling out a five-year program aimed at “improving the design, form, fit, and function” of uniforms for women in the fleet, according to the service. The program, known as the Size Modernization Program, seeks to standardize the fit and sizing of all...
VA to research link between PFAS chemicals and kidney cancer
Veterans Affairs officials will research the link between kidney cancer and exposure to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, at military bases, a move that could eventually provide presumptive benefits to thousands of veterans suffering from the illness. If a link is established, the move...
What will the surge of US forces to the Middle East cost the military?
SUBIC BAY, PHILIPPINES — The day the Middle East almost erupted into a full regional war this summer, Lloyd Austin was touring an Asian shipyard. Just before the defense secretary visited Subic Bay, Philippines, the former site of a massive U.S. Navy base, Israel killed...
