Marine Corps F-35C notches first overseas combat strike
Marine F-35C pilots hit Houthi positions being used to target military and civilian vessels in the Red Sea area.
By Todd South
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Could a fighter jet software upgrade have saved this pilot’s life?
The Navy has declined to answer questions about a fatal Super Hornet crash, and whether a safety system could have saved the pilot's life.
By Diana Stancy
UK’s newest carrier ― with Marine Corps F-35s onboard ― joins Islamic State fight, stirs Russian interest
The carrier has 10 U.S. F-35 jets from the Marine Corps’ Fighter Attack Squadron 211 aboard that carry out operations under British command.
By Menelaos Hadjicostis
Best pics of the week: June 20, 2021
USS Lassen steams in the Atlantic, CH-53E maintenance at Fallon, fast-rope from a CH-47 at the African Lion exercise, and more in this week's Frontline Photos.
These 37 Army bases are providing all privatized housing tenant rights
Tenants at all 44 Army bases with privatized housing are expected to have their 18 tenant rights by end of July.
By Karen Jowers
Best pics of the week: June 13, 2021
The East Africa Response Force trains in Kenya, U.S. Marines drill Down Under, USS Kearsarge sailors on deck, and more in this week's Frontline Photos.
Biden and Erdogan to meet at a tense moment for Turkish-US ties
The list of disagreements is unusually long for the two NATO allies: There's U.S. support for Kurdish fighters in Syria, as well as Turkey’s purchase of a Russian weapons system.
Drone attack suspected on Baghdad facility housing US troops, some personnel suffer smoke inhalation: officials
Three rockets hit Balad Air Base without causing any casualties or damage, an Iraqi military statement said. The base houses foreign contractors.
By Howard Altman
Lawmakers champion China deterrence fund, but not Biden’s version
Fifteen House lawmakers are calling on appropriators to fully fund a $4.7 billion request for the Pacific Deterrence Initiative amid criticism President Joe Biden’s new defense budget submission has missed the mark.
By Joe Gould
As Russia tensions simmer, NATO conducts massive war games
The war games, dubbed Steadfast Defender 21, are aimed at simulating the 30-nation military organization’s response to an attack on any one of its members.
Liz Cheney: Republicans have a ‘red line’ on Biden’s defense budget
How will Democrats and Republicans come together on defense?
By Joe Gould
Bernie Sanders wants to cut defense spending. Not all Democrats agree.
The left-leaning chairman of the Senate Budget Committee is once again asking you to think about cuts to defense spending.
By Joe Gould