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Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin did not say whether rooting out “extremism” in the military is still a top priority for him under questioning at a hearing this week.

A federal district courtgranted a motion that would treat all sailors with religious objections to Biden’s Pentagon vaccine mandate as part of a single class in a lawsuit brought against the agency by First Liberty on behalf of 35 Navy SEALs.

Although top Pentagon officials recognized that China and North Korea have become more aggressive than ever in recent years, they refused to say it is tied to the Biden administration’s time in office during a House Armed Services Committee hearing on Thursday.

The Pentagon pushed back against the idea of a no-fly zone over Ukraine, as some lawmakers call for the U.S. to intervene.

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin approved the extension of the mobilization of the National Guard in the nation’s capital amid a trucker convoy circling the district.

A court denied a Navy petition to stay an injunction preventing the DOD from punishing SEALs for their objections to the vaccine mandate.

Ukrainian Deputy Defense Minister Hanna Maliar claimed on Monday that roughly 5,300 Russian troops have been killed since the Russian invasion began on February 24.

A senior defense official told reporters Thursday that Russia has “every intention of basically decapitating” Ukraine’s government.

Unvetted Afghans allowed entry into the United States as part of President Joe Biden’s massive resettlement operation out of Afghanistan must be immediately deported, Rep. Matt Rosendale (R-MT) says.

NOAA, now under the control of the Biden administration, is stepping up its effort to advance the threat of “so-called” climate change.

Rep. Mo Brooks (R-AL), running for the United States Senate, is calling out “weak-kneed, debt junkie … America Last” Republicans who helped fund President Joe Biden’s limitless Afghan resettlement operation that has brought unvetted Afghans to the U.S. who pose “significant security risks,” according to the Defense Department.

The military spent nearly six million man-hours on an extremism stand-down and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion training under Biden.

The National Defense University is planning to host a lecture on how the West should adopt socialism in response to the challenge from China.

Austin has ordered an additional 3,000 American troops to Poland amid a potential Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) has slammed the Department of Defense for ignoring his letters regarding a military health database that allegedly showed an increase in troop illnesses after the Biden administration’s military vaccine mandate began in August, detailing his concerns in a letter exclusively obtained by Breitbart News on Wednesday.

U.S. Marine veteran and top Republican on the Armed Services Subcommittee on Military Personnel Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-WI) called out the military’s woke “diversity, equity, and inclusion” (DEI) agenda at a recent speech obtained first by Breitbart News.

Six rockets hit Baghdad International Airport on Friday in an assault that damaged runways and one civilian plane. The U.S. blamed hostile Iran-linked terrorist militias for the attack.

Austin has put 8,500 American troops on “heightened alert” in case they need to deploy as part of a NATO readiness force.

Rep. Michael Waltz (R-FL) said the “swamp is lighting up” to defeat a proposed ban on government contracting with Beijing Olympics sponsors.

A military watchdog warned the U.S. Department of Defense that pulling out of Afghanistan would decimate the local domestic air force – a full seven months before Joe Biden ordered the exit.

Republicans are asking the Biden Pentagon where its report is on the status of American-funded military equipment left in Afghanistan.

Roy warned on Monday that the military may face difficulties recruiting people of faith if it maintains its coronavirus vaccine mandate.

The Pentagon is discussing “options” with the Department of Justice after a court ordered an injunction against its vaccine mandate.

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin announced on Sunday evening he tested positive for the coronavirus earlier that day, despite receiving two vaccine doses and a booster shot.

In an exclusive interview with Breitbart News, Rep. Mike Waltz (R-FL) blasted the Biden administration, claiming the world now “sees weakness in the White House,” while calling Biden the “worst president for human rights in modern American history” and warning “trend lines” suggest the U.S. may cede its superpower status to China.

Shields of Strength is suing the Pentagon after it blocked it from continuing to produce replica dog tags with Bible verses on them.

President Joe Biden awarded three soldiers the Medal of Honor during a ceremony at the White House on Thursday.

Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) sent a letter to Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, slamming him for discharging service members who have not obeyed his “ambiguous” vaccine mandate.

The Department of Defense sent a survey to service members that asks about attitudes towards women that some find “inappropriate.”

China on Monday submitted a paper to the United Nations calling for global regulations on the military use of artificial intelligence (A.I.).

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin this week pointed to “various websites” as a reason the military has become more partisan.

Austin said earlier this week in an interview that if Russia invaded Ukraine, it should be concerned about its reputation.

Conservatives flexed their muscles to kill progressive provisions in the defense bill authorizing the Pentagon’s budget and activities.

Two provisions staunchly opposed by a group of House Republicans have been scrapped from the 2022 National Defense Authorization Act.

Americans with a “great deal of confidence” in the U.S. military dropped a staggering 11 percent from February under Joe Biden.

GOP senators sought information on the Countering Extremism Working Group and assurances it is not aimed at opponents of woke orthodoxy.