Hegseth Urges Latin American Allies to Go On Offense Against Drug Cartels Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is urging Latin American countries to take a more aggressive approach against drug cartels.
US and Ecuador Launch Military Operation Against Organized Crime Groups The Pentagon says that the United States and Ecuador have launched a joint military operation against organized crime groups...
Maduro's Lawyer Says US Is Blocking Venezuela Government from Paying Deposed Leader's Drug Defense The lawyer for deposed Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro says the United States is blocking funding for the cost of defending...
25 Mexican National Guard Troops Killed in Jalisco After Cartel Leader’s Capture, Official Says Mexico Security Secretary Omar García Harfuch says 25 members of the National Guard were killed in Jalisco in six separate...
Mexico and El Salvador Make Big Cocaine Seizures at Sea as US Continues Lethal Strikes El Salvador and Mexico have reported major cocaine seizures at sea this week, as U.S. strikes on suspected drug boats leave...
US Military Boat Strikes Kill 11 in Operation Southern Spear U.S. forces struck three suspected drug-trafficking boats in international waters, killing 11 people under Operation Southern...
Strikes on 3 More Alleged Drug Boats Kill 11 People, US Military Says The U.S. military said that it carried out strikes on three boats accused of smuggling drugs in Latin American waters...
Pentagon-FAA Dispute Over Lasers to Thwart Cartel Drones Led to Airspace Closure The sudden and surprising airspace closure over El Paso, Texas, stemmed from the Pentagon’s plans to test a laser for use in...
Coast Guard Seizes 200,000 Pounds of Cocaine in Six Months in Pacific Ocean Operation Pacific Viper, which began in August, is getting rave reviews from federal officials.
US Strikes Another Alleged Drug-Trafficking Boat in Eastern Pacific The U.S. military said Thursday that it has carried out another deadly strike on a vessel accused of trafficking drugs in the...
Which Americans Will Be Automatically Registered for Military Draft, and When? Last year's defense bill passed by Congress paved the way for the new automatic registration process.
A VA Clinic Gave Veterans GLP-1s for Weight Loss. A Year Later, Everything Improved Researchers tracked 201 veterans prescribed semaglutide, the drug sold under the brand names Ozempic and Wegovy. After one...
WWII Veteran Who Lied About His Age to Serve Takes Honor Flight Joining the military at 16 to serve in World War II to service in Korea and Vietnam, humble Al Duran has lived quite a life.
Disabled Veterans Charged Up to $20K to File VA Benefits Claims: Lawsuit The company being sued told Military.com it doesn't charge for VA claims. Plaintiffs disagree, citing purported deceptive...
3 Big Military PCS Changes Are Coming at Once. Here’s What to Know Before 2026 Peak Season In 2026, three major changes are affecting military household goods moves: a new permanent agency to run the system, the end...
![APTOPIX Mexico US Border](http://images03.military.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_large/public/2026-02/ApNewsroom_APTOPIX_Mexico_US_Border_24695.jpg?itok=wyMJ5Hl3 "Cars cross the "Paso del Norte" International Bridge at the U.S.-Mexico border between Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, bottom, and El Paso, Texas, top, Wednesday Feb. 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Christian Chavez)")
