Trump names nominees to take over Middle East, Africa commands
If confirmed, Vice Adm. Brad Cooper would be the second Navy officer to lead U.S. Central Command.
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press
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How Iranian tech empowers Houthi drone, missile attacks in the Red Sea
Houthi militants "are in possession of some of the most sophisticated copies or variants of Iranian weapons,” said Behnam Ben Taleblu.
USS Carney shoots down drone launched from Yemen
A U.S. official told the Associated Press that the Navy destroyer deemed the drone to be a threat and shot it down over water.
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press
Meet the real WWII tanker who inspired Brad Pitt’s character in ‘Fury’
Lafayette G. Pool was the “ace of tankers.”
By Stephen L. Moore
US Navy official says Iran has ‘attention of everyone’
Vice Adm. Brad Cooper, the head of the U.S. Navy's 5th Fleet, discussed Iranian attacks in the waterways of the Middle East and elsewhere in the region.
By Jon Gambrell, The Associated Press
‘We need as much Stinger and anti-tank weapons as possible,’ says Ukraine’s defense minister
Ukraine’s defense minister made a direct plea to the U.S. Congress on Thursday to send his besieged nation anti-aircraft and anti-tank missiles through Poland to help it repel Russia’s military assault on Ukraine.
By Joe Gould