Mike Waltz pledges to make UN ‘great again’ in confirmation hearing
Tuesday was the first time Waltz faced lawmakers since mistakenly adding a journalist to a private Signal chat used to discuss sensitive military plans.
By Matt Brown
Latest ""
Pentagon yanks speakers from Aspen Security Forum, blasts its values
Nearly a dozen top generals and defense officials were scheduled to speak at the forum, which begins Tuesday.
How multiple leadership failures contributed to a patient’s suicide at Florida VA hospital
Investigators found inadequate safety checks, missing security cameras and ignored warnings.
Top US Marine acknowledges worries on Japan-Korean ties
Gen. David Berger, the new U.S. Marines commandant, acknowledged Wednesday that he is concerned about deteriorating relations between Japan and South Korea, both key regional allies, but expressed hopes politicians would work out a resolution.
Coasties rescue 2 after plane ditches in ocean near San Francisco
The single-engine Beechcraft Bonanza propeller plane went down Tuesday evening in Half Moon Bay.
Sailors, Marines and Coast Guardsmen hit with new pot, CBD rules
The new directives are designed to guide service members in an era of evolving state and federal rules on cannabis products.
By Carl Prine
Coasties’ Catalina cannabis catch valued at $1 million
Baywatch was there with the assist, too.
By Navy Times staff
Ex-Blackwater contractor sentenced to life in Iraq shootings
A former Blackwater security contractor was sentenced Wednesday to life in prison for his role in the 2007 shooting of unarmed civilians in Iraq that left 14 people dead.
Pentagon walks back enemy fire statement as mystery still surrounds death of Marine Raider in Iraq
All possibilities are being considered in the death of the Marine Raider Gunnery Sgt. Koppenhafer, a military official said.
By Shawn Snow
Navy identifies sailor shot by base security
The sailor led security on a high-speed chase before a physical altercation turned fatal, officials said.
UK joins US in Strait of Hormuz naval security mission
Britain said Monday that it would join a U.S.-led naval security mission in the Strait of Hormuz, where Iran’s seizure of merchant vessels has raised tensions with the West. Earlier, Iran’s foreign minister lambasted recent U.S. financial sanctions against him, calling the move a “failure” for diplomacy.
Navy security forces shoot, kill junior sailor after high-speed chase
One suspect is dead and two base Naval Security Forces personnel were injured in the incident, according to the Navy.
By Carl Prine