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DOD ‘slow rolling’ fair special pays for Guard, Reserve, advocates say
Pentagon officials fear such reforms could harm active duty retention.
By Davis Winkie
Veteran ‘We Build the Wall’ co-founder sentenced to 4 years in prison
Brian Kolfage, a decorated Air Force veteran, previously pleaded guilty for his role in siphoning donations from the We Build the Wall campaign.
By Jake Offenhartz, AP
Miramar Marine gets 12 years for cross-border drug smuggling
Roberto Salazar II even commissioned "a Mexican songwriter to write a drug ballad known as a ‘narcocorrido’ about him."
Here’s your first look at that Chinese spy balloon
An Air Force U-2 spy plane snapped a picture of what Pentagon officials said was a Chinese balloon.
Belarus says its Russian S-400, Iskander missiles enter ‘combat duty’
The move comes as analysts are seeing Moscow’s rising pressure on Minsk to increase the satellite nation’s involvement in the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Drone-killing Vampires due in Ukraine next year, Pentagon says
The U.S. is aiming to send Ukraine the “Vampire” counter-drone system by mid-2023, with a contract award expected within months, a Pentagon spokesman said.
By Joe Gould
Pentagon’s US-Mexico border mission extends for another year
Up to 2,500 troops are authorized through September 2023.
Iranian drone trainers in Crimea to help Russians, White House says
The White House accused Iran of sending its military personnel to Crimea to assist Russian pilots who bombarded Kyiv with Iranian kamikaze drone.
By Joe Gould
Divers find WWI Navy destroyer, the first to be sunk by enemy fire
The wreckage of the USS Jacob Jones was recently discovered off the southwest coast of England by a group of UK diving experts.
US holds fire on reports of Turkey’s second S-400 shipment
The U.S. warned against further engagement with Russia’s defense sector amid reports Turkey will move forward with a second S-400 batch.
5 officers censured for 2020 amphibious vehicle sinking that killed 8 Marines, 1 sailor
Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro said the punishment stemmed from the five officers’ “inadequate leadership and execution of their oversight duties."
By Todd South