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Destroyer McCain conducts FONOP in Sea of Japan; Russia claims it led to a tussle with one of its destroyers

“The Russian Federation's statement about this mission is false. USS John S. McCain was not ‘expelled’ from any nation's territory," the 7th Fleet said.

By Diana Stancy

4 years ago

Utah National Guard soldiers line the street as demonstrators gather to protest the death of George Floyd, Wednesday, June 3, 2020, near the White House in Washington.

The military is supposed to stay out of politics, but it keeps getting dragged in

President Trump's enthusiastic support of sending troops in to tamp down on protests has put the Defense Department in an uncomfortable position.

By Meghann Myers

5 years ago

Trump offers ‘domination’ of DC protests as model for states

Claiming he is backed by a “silent majority,” President Donald Trump turned the nation’s capital into a model for the overwhelming force he believes critical to stop sometimes-violent protests that have spread across the country in a time of racial unrest.

By Zeke Miller, The Associated Press and Jonathan Lemire, The Associated Press

5 years ago

Op-ed: When it comes to China, let’s not become alarmists

The author rebuts a recent opinion piece by asking readers to look at Beijing as it is, not as we fear it will become.

By Lt. Cmdr. James Boyle

5 years ago

US attorney: Man convicted in Alaska Coast Guard killings

The U.S. attorney for Alaska says a jury has convicted a former U.S. Coast Guard civilian technician of murder and weapons charges in the 2012 shooting deaths of two co-workers.

6 years ago

Airline sued after chartered jet skids into Florida river at NAS Jacksonville

A passenger on a chartered jet that skidded into a river at a Florida military base is suing the airline.

6 years ago