Trump announces National Guard deployment to Memphis amid high violent crime rate
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! President Donald Trump said “deeply troubled” Memphis, Tenn., is next on the list for a potential deployment of National Guard troops after a decrease in crime following the federal law enforcement surge in Washington, D.C. Memphis has...
Utah Air Guard base to wind down tactical air control party squadron
A Utah Air National Guard base will receive two new squadrons for cyber operations airmen, while losing a tactical air control party squadron, as the service continues to shift away from its Global War on Terror posture. The Air Force said Thursday it has selected...
Trump says he’ll send National Guard troops to Memphis
Speaking on Fox News, Trump said “the mayor is happy” and “the governor is happy” about the pending deployment. The city is “deeply troubled,” he said, adding, “we’re going to fix that just like we did Washington,” where he’s sent the National Guard and surged...
Second B-21 Raider bomber completes first flight test for Air Force
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A second B-21 Raider bomber has flown for the first time in California, the Air Force announced Thursday — a milestone officials say will accelerate testing of America’s first new long-range bomber in more than three decades....
Troops in DC encounter few crises, but plenty of walking and yard work
Walking around the National Mall or nearby Washington Union Station, passersby are sure to see some of the more than 2,300 National Guard members deployed to the nation’s capital. For nearly a month, Guard members hailing from D.C., Louisiana, West Virginia, South Carolina, Mississippi, Tennessee,...
Navy officer pleads guilty to murdering wife at Japanese hotel
A senior U.S. Navy officer has pleaded guilty to killing his wife, nearly a year after her body was found in a Japanese hotel, and now faces decades in prison. Lt. Cmdr. Christopher Olsen pleaded guilty to the unpremeditated murder of his wife, Jessica Olsen,...
Rep. Cohen slams Trump’s National Guard deployment plan to Memphis
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A Tennessee congressman criticized President Donald Trump’s plan to send National Guard resources to Memphis, saying Friday that as a part-time Washingtonian, the city doesn’t feel any safer after its own anti-crime operation. “I had hoped the...
One man’s memory sparks search for US soldiers he saw executed in WWII
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 “POW Witness: He was forced to watch an execution of U.S. soldiers. 80 years after WWII, his story sparks a search...
Pentagon has ‘zero tolerance’ for celebration of Charlie Kirk assassination
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! In the wake of the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, the Pentagon has made clear that celebration and mockery of an American’s assassination will not be tolerated within its ranks. “It is unacceptable for military personnel...
