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Gaetz grilled Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on military wokeness, prompting a fiery exchange between the two during a hearing on Tuesday.

Military leaders claimed that the August 26, 2021, attack in Afghanistan that killed 13 American service members at the Hamid Karzai International Airport’s Abbey Gate was “not preventable.” However, sources who were on the ground, as well as a recently released Army investigative report, say that President Joe Biden’s order to evacuate as many people as possible contributed to the attack.

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.

Defense stocks have outperformed the market in the wake of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, according to a recently published report.

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

Johnson asked Unissant for answers on alleged errors showing a rise in medical conditions of troops in 2021 compared to previous years.

The Pentagon on Tuesday evening shot down a Polish proposal to transfer their MiG-29 fighter aircraft to Ukraine.

The Russian Defense Ministry on Wednesday offered its first official estimate of casualties suffered in the attack on Ukraine, claiming 498 Russian troops have been killed and 1,597 injured.

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

The Biden administration announced Saturday it is providing an additional $350 million in military assistance to Ukraine.

North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)’s Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR) Air Force Gen. Tod Wolters announced Friday that NATO has activated its Response Force, setting off a request for its members to supply forces as the alliance seeks to defend itself against any Russian attack.

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has ordered the deployment of approximately 7,000 additional troops to Europe amid a Russian war with Ukraine.

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

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.

Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) called the military’s religious accommodation process for the coronavirus vaccine mandate a “sham” after the Marine Corps revealed to him they only approved three accommodations, for Marines already leaving the service.

Nearly 1,000 service members have been discharged over the Biden administration’s vaccine mandate, according to recently released numbers.

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.

Pro-Trump conservative Katie Arrington will on Tuesday formally launch a congressional bid in South Carolina’s first congressional district, she told Breitbart News exclusively on Monday evening. The race will pit Arrington against establishment GOP Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) — a major proxy battle for the future of the party in South Carolina’s low country.

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.

The White House and Pentagon made spirited attempts on Wednesday to blame ongoing tensions between America and Ukraine – triggered by repeated, panicked assertions in Washington that Russia would soon invade the country again – on the definition of one word: “imminent.”

Trump called for the rehiring of all troops discharged from the military for not complying with the Biden administration’s vaccine mandate.

Pentagon leaders insisted it would be prepared for an evacuation of Americans out of Ukraine if called to do so.

The U.S. Navy announced Wednesday it has discharged 45 service members who refused to accept inoculation with the coronavirus vaccine.

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

Marine Corps Commandant Gen. David Berger has tested positive for the coronavirus, his spokesperson said in a statement on Monday afternoon.

The nation’s top military officer, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Army Gen. Mark Milley, tested positive for the coronavirus on Sunday. He is now isolating at a remote location, his spokesperson said Monday morning.

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.

A U.S. Navy ship is moored alongside in Guantanamo Bay after an outbreak of the coronavirus, despite its crew being “100% immunized,” the navy announced on Christmas Eve.

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

A year-long Pentagon effort to identify extremists in the military found “fewer than 100” service members out of a 2.1 million force.

The military services have begun discharging troops who have refused to comply with the Biden administration’s vaccine mandate.