Topline Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin made an unannounced visit to the Iraqi capital of Baghdad on Tuesday, moving to bolster U.S. ties just days before the 20th anniversary of the U.S.-led invasion ...
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Senate holds first hearing on the suspected Chinese spy balloon
(The stream is slated to start at 10:15 a.m. ET. Please refresh the page if you do not see a video above at that time.) The Senate on Thursday is holding its first hearing on the Chinese spy balloon t...
After the Reagan National Defense Forum and Survey
U.S. Secretary of Defense, Lloyd Austin, addresses the crowd at the Reagan National Defense Forum in … [+] Simi Valley, CA. Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation & Institute A few days after...
North Korea Says Recent Missile Tests Were Practice To Hit U.S. And South Korean Targets
Topline North Korea announced its recent string of missile tests, which resulted in evacuation alarms in parts of South Korea and Japan last week, was practice to strike South Korean and U.S. targets,...
Pentagon Will Pay For Military Members To Get Abortions Out Of State
Topline Members of the U.S. military who travel out of state to obtain an abortion will now have their travel fees covered by the Pentagon, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin announced in a memo Thursday,...
Leadership Actions On Drones Put Lives At Risk And Undermine U.S. Security
MQ-1 Predator A Tail 3034, first to fire a Hellfire in combat. Photo by Eric Long, Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum. Exactly 21 years ago today U.S. military commanders first employed a weapo...
Chinese Invasion Of Taiwan Not ‘Imminent’
Topline Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Sunday he does not believe a Chinese invasion of Taiwan is imminent, while declaring the U.S. was committed to “helping Taiwan develop the capability to def...
New Scandal Reveals Pattern Of U.S. Navy Disregard For Junior Sailors
Enlisted personnel are the heart of the Navy Getty Images In the space of three months, the U.S. Navy has experienced two major scandals concerning the Service’s poor treatment of junior sailors. Comp...
Zelensky Will Meet With U.S Officials Blinken, Austin In Kyiv
Topline Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin will meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Sunday in Kyiv, Ukraine’s president announced at a news conference...
U.S. Defense Secretary Cites Russian ‘Missteps’ For Stalled Ukraine Invasion
Topline Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said Friday the Russian military has made a “number of missteps” in its invasion of Ukraine, suggesting Russia’s inability to rapidly take over the Ukrainian ...
Pentagon Chief Lloyd Austin Reports Breakthrough Covid Infection, Has Mild Symptoms
Topline U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Sunday said he has tested positive for Covid-19, a development that comes just days after the Pentagon moved to tighten restrictions as the highly infect...