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Combatant commanders head to Capitol Hill to face budget questions
Defense and veterans hearings on Capitol Hill for the week of March 18, 2024.
Senate votes down bill to withdraw troops from Niger
The Senate struck down a bill from Sen. Rand Paul that would have required the U.S. to remove troops from Niger in the wake of a coup.
Coast Guard rescues man who was stranded for 3 days on an island
The U.S. Coast Guard says it rescued a 64-year-old man whose sailboat became disabled and who spent three days stranded on an island in the Bahamas.
US Navy ships shadowed Russian-Chinese flotilla off Alaskan islands
U.S. Northern Commands officials said Monday that the combined Russian-Chinese patrol didn't enter U.S. waters.
Lawmakers urge defense leaders to send Bowe Bergdahl to trial again
The former prisoner of war had his conviction thrown out by a federal judge last week.
With eyes on Trump, Senate votes to make NATO withdrawal harder
With Trump leading the Republican primary polls, the Senate approved an NDAA amendment that would require Congress to approve any NATO withdrawal.
Biden nominates Air Force general to lead NSA, Cyber Command
If confirmed, Air Force Lt. Gen. Timothy Haugh, the current deputy commander of Cyber Command, would replace Army Gen. Paul Nakasone.
By Lolita C. Baldor and Tara Copp, AP
US and allied naval commanders in Mideast transit Strait of Hormuz
The Mideast-based chiefs of the U.S., British and French navies have transited the Strait of Hormuz aboard an American warship.
By Jon Gambrell, AP
Death by dentures? John McCain Sr.’s WWII battles with teeth, toilets
The then-vice admiral suffered mightily, as had his forefather George Washington, in the dentistry department.
5 takeaways from what defense leaders told the Jan. 6 committee
A special congressional committee investigating the violence recently released more than 900 pages of testimony from military leaders on the attack.
‘Jack Ryan’ season 3 ushers show into its anti-hero era
Tom Clancy's "Jack Ryan" season 3 is fun if not an exercise in the familiar.
By Sarah Sicard