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  • Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu speaks as he visits a naval base in in Gadzhiyevo, Russia, Tuesday, April 13, 2021. (Vadim Savitsky/Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP)
    2 US Navy ships to sail Black Sea amid Russian troop buildup near Ukraine

    Amid the recent tensions, the United States notified Turkey that two U.S. warships would sail to the Black Sea on April 14 and April 15 and stay there until May 4 and May 5.

    Vladimir Isachenkov, The Associated Press
    5 hours ago
  • U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin speaks to reporters at Israel's Nevatim air base Monday, with an Israeli F-35 fighter jet in the background, at Nevatim Israeli Air Force Base, Monday, April 12, 2021 in Israel. (Robert Burns/AP)
    Defense Secretary Austin orders review of deadly 2020 Manda Bay attack in Kenya

    Gen. Paul Funk, commander of Army Training and Doctrine Command, will conduct the review of the January 2020 attack that killed three Americans and wounded three others.

    Robert Burns and Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press
    1 day ago
  • In this photo provided by the National Task Force-West Philippine Sea, Chinese vessels are moored at Whitsun Reef, South China Sea on March 27, 2021. (National Task Force-West Philippine Sea via AP)
    US-Philippines defense officials discuss concerns over China’s ships

    Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Saturday discussed with his Philippine counterpart China’s recent positioning of “militia vessels” near the Philippines in the South China Sea.

    Robert Burns, The Associated Press
    2 days ago
  • Chief of Space Operations at U.S. Space Force Gen. John Raymond speaks at a ceremony to commemorate the first birthday of the U.S. Space Force at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House complex​ on Dec. 18, 2020, in Washington. (Andrew Harnik/AP)
    Space Force field command to be located at LA military base

    The military will establish the Space Systems Command at the base near Los Angeles International Airport, the governor said in a statement.

    4 days ago
  • (Plant Seeds Press)
    Marine vet pens children’s book to help military families cope with deployment separation

    "I Will Come Back" is for children experiencing the deployment of their parents.

    Lianna Brown
    5 days ago
  • Marc and Debra Tice, the parents of Austin Tice, who is missing in Syria, speak during a press conference at the Press Club, in Beirut, Lebanon, Dec. 4, 2018. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)
    Inside secret Syria talks aimed at freeing Marine vet Austin Tice and other US hostages

    Marine veteran and freelance journalist Austin Tice has been missing in Syria since August 2012.

    Ben Fox, The Associated Press, Eric Tucker, The Associated Press, Matthew Lee, The Associated Press
    5 days ago
  • In this Jan. 13, 2020, file photo, U.S. soldiers stand at a site of Iranian bombing at Ain al-Asad air base in Anbar, Iraq. (Qassim Abdul-Zahra/AP)
    No timetable for withdrawal of troops after US, Iraq talks

    Iraq had requested the latest round, partly in response to pressure from Shiite political factions and militias loyal to Iran that have lobbied for the remaining U.S. troops to leave Iraq

    Qassem Abdul-Zahra, The Associated Press and Samya Kullab, The Associated Press
    5 days ago
  • U.S. service members secure the perimeter at an undisclosed location in Afghanistan in support of Resolute Support, March 17, 2020. ORS is a NATO-led train, advise, and assist mission seeking reconciliation and peace for Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joel Pfiester)
    Biden seems ready to extend US troop presence in Afghanistan

    Biden has inched so close to the deadline that his indecision amounts almost to a decision to put off, at least for a number of months, a pullout of the remaining 2,500 troops.

    Robert Burns, The Associated Press
    5 days ago
  • Afghan interpreter Hakimi Quadratullah (left) and then-Marine Lt. Col. Ty Edwards in Afghanistan. (Photo courtesy of Ty Edwards).
    Marine vet & the interpreter who saved his life discuss CBS show ‘United States of Al’

    For Ty Edwards and Hakimi Quadratullah, "United States of Al" in many ways mirrors their own lives.

    Howard Altman
    6 days ago
  • Chinese navy sailors march in formation during a parade to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China at Tiananmen Square in 1949, on Oct. 1, 2019, in Beijing. (Kevin Frayer/Getty Images)
    US military cites rising risk of Chinese move against Taiwan

    The worry about Taiwan comes as China wields new strength from years of military buildup.

    Robert Burns, The Associated Press
    6 days ago
  • A Broward County, Florida, deputy found this inert Navy target mine on a beach. (Broward County Sheriff's Office).
    Navy target mine, which shut down Florida beach, is latest military device to wash ashore

    This time, it was a Navy training mine that washed ashore.

    Howard Altman
    April 5
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