Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin claimed there was no break in the chain of command when he was hospitalized in January for days without telling President Biden, but admitted on Thursday it was his aides who decided to transfer his authorities to his deputy when he could not be reached and blamed his staff for not telling the president sooner.
Democrats on Thursday during a congressional hearing with Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin defended his failure to inform President Joe Biden that he was in the hospital for three full days amid two wars and troops being under attack in Iraq and Syria.
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin testified to Congress on Thursday that it is common for him to go for “days” without speaking to President Joe Biden.
A 25-year-old member of the United States Air Force self-immolated in front of the Israeli Embassy in Washington, DC, yelling “Free Palestine!” according to reports.
Texas will install a military base in the border city of Eagle Pass to curb the flow of illegal migrants, Gov. Greg Abbott said Friday.
Speculation on what former President Donald Trump may do with NATO should he be reelected this November is running rampant as he appears poised to become the Republican nominee, and as President Joe Biden’s poll numbers hit record lows.
At least three dozen service members have been killed in military aviation mishaps in one year — a concerning trend.
Former Gov. Nikki Haley (R-SC), a candidate for the GOP presidential nomination, said Monday on CNN’s “The Lead” that she believed former President Donald Trump was lowering recruitment numbers when he “mocks it or makes fun” of military service.
One of the five marines killed in a Thursday helicopter crash in California has been identified as 23-year-old newlywed Sgt. Alec Langen.
Pakistan’s elections were marked by a government shutdown of mobile Internet services and bloody terrorist attacks.
South Korea and Saudi Arabia signed a memorandum of understanding to jointly research and develop new weapons technology.
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) warned that U.S. troops will be sent to eastern Europe “in a few years” if the Senate border bill that gives Ukraine $60 billion in aid is not passed.
Members of the military who were forced to reveal to commanders their COVID-19 vaccination status in order to keep their jobs see a double standard in Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin hiding his hospitalization from his boss, colleagues, and the American public for nearly a week and facing no consequences.
On Friday’s “CBS Evening News,” CBS News National Security Correspondent David Martin reported that the U.S. military “was perplexed by the degree to which” the Biden administration “telegraphed these strikes” in response to the fatal drone attack on U.S. soldiers, because
The Indian Defense Ministry announced this week that it had begun a joint army exercise alongside Saudi Arabia named “Sada Tanseeq,” or “Forever in Coordination,” expected to run through February 10.
With the news of three American soldiers killed and at least 25 injured in Jordan on Sunday, President Joe Biden now finds himself in a worse position than the one he criticized his predecessor, former President Donald Trump, for in 2020.
The United States and the United Kingdom struck more Houthi targets in Yemen on Monday in an eighth round of strikes, just days after President Joe Biden admitted airstrikes were not working to deter the militia group from attacking ships in the Red Sea.
Citing his book, “A Savage Republic,” Michael Savage offered advice to Trump, insisting, “We can no longer play defense against the left.”
An aide to Lloyd Austin, who made the 911 call to request an ambulance on January 1, asked that the dispatchers be “subtle” when arriving.
Two Navy SEALs went missing after a ship-boarding operation went awry near Somalia last week, as they were looking for suspected Iranian weapons bound for Yemen, according to reports.
The plot highlights the extent to which the establishment fears Donald Trump’s potential return to the White House.
President Joe Biden admitted the Iran-backed Houthis are “terrorists,” after revoking former President Donald Trump’s designation of the group as terrorists early on in his administration.
Former President Donald Trump criticized President Joe Biden for his handling of the Middle East and growing conflict in the region under his watch, as the former president prepares to run against him in 2024.
All six crew members survived a U.S. Navy helicopter crash into the San Diego Bay during an exercise on Thursday night.
President Joe Biden said in a statement Thursday he ordered direct strikes against a number of targets in Yemen used by Houthi rebels to attack commercial vessels in the Red Sea for the last few months.
Rep. Chris Deluzio (PA) became the first Democrat to call on Defense Secretary LLoyd Austin to resign after he was hospitalized on January 1 but did not tell President Biden.
The Department of Defense (DOD) inspector general (IG) is investigating Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s hospitalization.
All Republican members of the House Armed Services Committee on Wednesday demanded Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin respond to the committee chairman’s launching a formal inquiry into his disappearance.
A U.S. sailor was sentenced to 27 months in prison and ordered to pay a $5,500 fine for passing U.S. military secrets to China in exchange for bribes, the Justice Department announced Tuesday.
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s office is investigating itself for breakdowns in notifying Joe Biden and others about his hospitalization.
White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said Joe Biden “continues to have complete confidence” in Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin.
More than half of Germans of all ages – with one key cohort excepted – want to restore compulsory military service, a survey released Thursday reveals, as war on the European continent between Russia and Ukraine drags on into another year.
Argentine President Javier Milei signed a decree significantly restructuring the nation’s military, prompting numerous retirements.
A recently released independent study showed that there was no extremism problem in the United States military, despite the Biden Pentagon making it a top priority to root out alleged extremists.
A Missouri man who is the vice president of a nonprofit that assists veterans allegedly embezzled over $36,000.
Deployed U.S. Army soldiers will no longer be able to store their belongings free of charge while they are away from home.
Argentine Defense Minister Luis Petri announced the administration of President Javier Milei will ban woke “inclusive” language in the military.
Fighting the DOD’s vaccine mandate galvanized Nick Kupper to run for office in Arizona’s 25th legislative district for an open seat in 2024.
Iran-proxy group attacks on American troops stationed in Iraq and Syria have reached nearly 100 since the Israel-Hamas War began, according to a U.S. military official on Friday.
The U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) intercepted more than 18,000 pounds of cocaine in six drug busts in November, officials announced Wednesday.
