Adm. Sam Paparo Takes Charge of Indo-Pacific Command as China Extends Influence in the Region Navy Adm. Sam Paparo on Friday took over for Adm. John Aquilino as commander of all U.S. forces in the Indo-Pacific Command...
US Troop Levels in Pacific Take Center Stage as Defense Secretary Huddles with Allied Defense Leaders Amid a gathering of top defense leaders from across the Pacific in Hawaii, Pentagon officials said Thursday that the U.S. not...
Marine General Issues 'Call to Action' Against China Hackers Lurking in US Computer Systems A Chinese, state-sponsored hacking group has embedded itself in critical U.S. infrastructure and is waiting to "foment terror...
Army Planning Big Boost to Pacific Operations Next Year with More Training, Deployments and Equipment The Army is seeking to better prepare itself for a potential conflict in the Pacific, with increased spending on regional...
China-Made Batteries Eliminated from Navy, Marine Corps Infrastructure After Camp Lejeune Incident The Department of the Navy said it has taken a "proactive approach" to procure American or allied-supplied batteries for its...
With Eyes on China, US Special Operators Are Back to Battling the Jungle Decades of desert ops have dulled jungle warfare skills, requiring more specialized training in this environment.
US Military Doesn't Have the Icebreakers to Compete in the Arctic, NORAD Commander Warns U.S. Air Force Gen. Gregory M. Guillot said the U.S. has only one heavy icebreaker ship for Arctic operations while Russia...
A Chinese Snowden? China’s Ministry of State Security, its premier spy agency, occasionally makes a splash in the news with bungled spy...
Air Force Says Its New China-Focused Reorganization 'Not Best Optimized' for Middle East The Air Force has already started adjusting some of its Middle East-focused aircraft and jobs to confront China.
Why Taiwan Will Be at the Center of the China-US Rivalry "Taiwan may well play a role in the growing Sino-American rivalry similar to Europe's during the Soviet-American Cold War."
Federal Government Shutdown Grinds into a Second Week as Tempers Flare at the Capitol As the federal government shutdown enters a second week, there’s no discernible endgame in sight.
Trump Targets Blumenthal, Calling for Investigation into Senator's Vietnam Service Claims President Donald Trump is targeting U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal again after Connecticut’s senior U.S. senator grilled U.S...
At 50, He Survived Marine Boot Camp — Then Fought at Peleliu and Okinawa When 50-year-old Paul Douglas showed up at Marine Corps boot camp in 1942, the white-haired economics professor looked more...
Ukrainian Drones Attack Russian Cavalry Troops in Rare 21st-Century Encounter A short video circulating online this month appears to show a Russian mounted patrol being struck by a Ukrainian drone near...
When The Government Can Afford Everything Except The Essentials Every shutdown forces the government to decide what counts as “essential.” Air traffic controllers and TSA agents fall into...
