President Joe Biden and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin — the two officials with National Command Authority, or the authority to give military orders — were both out of office on New Year’s Day, raising questions as to who exactly would be in charge in the case of a military emergency.
Washington remained in collective shock on Sunday, as more information trickled out about Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s failure to disclose that he was admitted to the hospital’s intensive care unit for days without telling the president, the national security adviser, members of Congress, and the public.
The top Republican on the Senate Armed Services Committee, Sen. Roger Wicker, slammed the Pentagon for its “shocking defiance of the law” after it failed to disclose Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s hospitalization to the president, the National Security Council, and Congress for several days, and called for a briefing from the administration “immediately.”
On Friday’s broadcast of NewsNation’s “Morning in America,” Pentagon Press Secretary Maj. Gen. Patrick Ryder stated that the U.S. has started Operation Prosperity Guardian to try to stop Houthi attacks on international shipping in the Red Sea, but “We have no
The Pentagon on Friday evening revealed that Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin was admitted to the hospital four days earlier, on New Year’s Day, January 1.
Threats to shipping continued to escalate on Thursday, as an explosive-packed drone boat launched by the Houthi terrorists of Yemen exploded in the Red Sea, while a group of as-yet unidentified but possibly Somali pirates stormed a Liberian-flagged merchant ship near the coast of Somalia.
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.
The Pentagon said more than 20 countries have signed up to protect Red Sea shipping against the Iran-backed Houthis, but it only named 12.
Mara Macie — whose husband is being investigated by the Navy for questioning the COVID-19 vaccine’s effect on troop health — is running as a Republican candidate for a U.S. House seat in 2024 in Florida’s 5th district, in part because her husband is being silenced.
Young members of the U.S. Army are throwing a TikTok “mutiny” to complain about “sh*tty food,” being pushed to stay in shape, their freedoms being “suppressed,” and more.
NewsGuard, a for-profit company that rates news websites and works closely with government agencies and major corporate advertisers, demands news websites follow government narratives, according to investigative reporter Lee Fang.
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.
House Republicans succeeded in getting provisions in the 2024 National Defense Authorization Act to pre-emptively ban millions in the Pentagon’s budget from bolstering NewsGuard, a tech company that seeks to throttle conservative news outlets by labeling them “disinformation” and starving them of advertising revenue.
U.S. defense leaders fawned over Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Monday during his visit to the Pentagon’s National Defense University, as he pitched for more U.S. taxpayer aid to Ukraine.
CARACAS, Venezuela – The United States Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) conducted joint military flight drill operations with Guyana on Thursday, the first such operations since socialist Venezuela declared it would annex most of Guyana.
A whistleblower has reportedly brought to light startling revelations about the Pentagon’s involvement in a domestic censorship program, as detailed in newly disclosed files from the Cyber Threat Intelligence League (CTIL).
Elon Musk’s SpaceX Starlink satellite internet service has successfully completed a rigorous nine-month testing period with the U.S. military in the Arctic. Passing the military trials opens the door to Pentagon contracts for the billionaire’s space company.
Iran is demanding former President Donald Trump, Mike Pompeo, and others pay nearly $50 billion for killing Qasem Soleimani.
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin warned Congress on Tuesday during a private briefing that if they do not pass more aid to Ukraine, it would “very likely” lead to U.S. troops fighting a war in Europe.
Tommy Tuberville has relented in his almost year-long fight against the Pentagon policy to subsidize abortions widely viewed to be illegal.
On Wednesday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Your World,” Pentagon Press Secretary Brig. Gen. Patrick Ryder responded to claims that American strikes aren’t keeping Iranian proxies from attacking American forces by stating that “this is not the first time
The Pentagon on Tuesday announced it has delivered more than 54,000 pounds of United Nations aid to Egypt for delivery into Gaza.
A Pentagon official who oversaw military schools was arrested during a recent human trafficking sting alongside multiple other suspects in Georgia, according to the Coweta County Sheriff’s office.
Republican lawmakers this week slammed President Joe Biden’s request to spend $114 million on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) at the Pentagon — which just recently failed its sixth audit — for the 2024 fiscal year.
On Monday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Hannity,” Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) reacted to a Washington Post report about frustration within the Pentagon over President Joe Biden’s response to Iranian proxy attacks on American soldiers, with one official saying that
Former troops are suing the U.S. government for lost pay and benefits due to the Biden administration’s military vaccine mandate.
Xi Jinping reportedly agreed to allow talks between U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and the non-existent Defense Minister of China.
The office at the Pentagon tasked with overseeing its artificial intelligence strategy is so plagued with incompetence and mismanagement that it has hired an outside consulting firm to help figure out how to fix it.
The Pentagon on Tuesday said there were nearly 60 American troops injured by attacks conducted by Iran-backed groups in Iraq and Syria in the last month.
Tuberville said it would be “devastating” to the Republican Party if Republican senators crossed the fence and sided with Democrats to take away Republican’s ability to put a hold on Biden nominees.
Marine Corps Central Command in the Middle East announced Friday it was canceling its annual Marine Corps Ball due to the situation in the region.
Five Senate Republican defense hawks turned on Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) on Thursday, publicly slamming him on the Senate floor for his hold on military promotions over the Pentagon’s refusal to negotiate on its pro-abortion policy.
The Pentagon on Tuesday announced it was deploying an additional 300 troops to the Middle East region, amid an increasing number of attacks against U.S. bases and the beginning of a new war between Israel and Hamas.
On Friday’s broadcast of NewsNation’s “Morning In America,” Pentagon Press Secretary Brig. Gen. Patrick Ryder reacted to Chinese fighter jets buzzing American jets in international airspace over the Pacific Ocean by stating that the incident is part of “a pattern
The Pentagon on Friday evening confirmed there were no casualties resulting from U.S. strikes in Syria in response to nearly two dozen attacks against American troops based in Iraq and Syria.
Large swaths of the National Security Agency went from normal shifts to 24 hour watches earlier this month amid preparation for Israel’s ground offensive in Gaza, a source told Breitbart News.
Twenty-one American forces were injured in drone attacks against U.S. bases in Iraq and Syria in just two days last week, the Pentagon said Wednesday.
CENTCOM reports two dozen U.S. personnel were injured during drone attacks by Iran-backed militia groups in Iraq and Syria last week.
During an interview with ABC on Tuesday, Pentagon Spokeswoman Sabrina Singh acknowledged that due to Iran’s continued equipping, training, and funding of proxy groups that have attacked American troops, “we feel confident that these Iran proxy groups are going to
On Tuesday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “America’s Newsroom,” Pentagon Spokeswoman Sabrina Singh responded to questions on Qatar allowing Hamas leadership to live in the country by stating that “we work with Qatar on a range of issues. They
