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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
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.
Republicans push Biden to seek more Taiwan military aid in next budget
GOP lawmakers want to see $2 billion in military aid for Taiwan in the forthcoming budget request.
U.S. troops providing medical aid to earthquake victims in Turkey
U.S. troops are staged at Incirlik Air Base for the ongoing relief mission.
US government begins sending earthquake aid to Turkey
The U.S. government is working to provide aid to earthquake victims in the Middle East.
By Sarah Sicard
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.
US military resumes joint patrols in north Syria
U.S. officials had said the patrols that resumed Saturday are not to counter Islamic State group militants.
US military halts patrols against Islamic State in Syria
Turkish threats of a ground invasion have stymied the missions with Kurdish forces.
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press
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
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