Lebanese Customs Chief Arrested over Beirut Blast Thirty people are still missing after the Aug. 4 blast, which caused an estimated $10 billion to $15 billion in damage.
Retired Marine 3-Star: International Community Must Act to Protect Lebanon The world looked on in horror as two massive explosions ripped through Beirut on Aug. 4, killing more than 150 people.
President Trump Says UAE to Open Diplomatic Ties with Israel The announcement makes the UAE only the third Arab nation to have active diplomatic ties to Israel.
US Contractor Told Lebanese Port Official of Chemicals Risk There is no indication the contractor communicated his concerns to anyone in the U.S. government.
Lebanese PM Steps Down in Wake of Beirut Explosion, Protests The move risks opening the way to dragged-out negotiations over a new Cabinet amid urgent calls for reform.
Esper Says Beirut Explosions Likely Accident, Not Attack Defense Secretary Mark Esper said that the massive explosions that devastated Beirut were most likely a tragic accident.
F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Executes 1st Alert Status Drill in the Middle East Alert status exercises took place at Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates, in early July.
Fireworks, Ammonium Nitrate Likely Fueled Beirut Explosion The scale of the damage resembles other blasts involving the chemical compound commonly used as an agricultural fertilizer.
Huge Explosions Rock Beirut with Widespread Damage, Injuries Miles from the scene of the blast, balconies were knocked down, ceiling collapsed and windows were shattered.
Kuwait's Ruler, 91, Undergoes a 'Successful' Surgery Kuwait's state-run news agency did not report what made him seek medical treatment.
First Soldiers Graduate Basic Training in WWII Throwback Uniform New soldiers at Fort Sill were the first to graduate Army Basic Combat Training wearing the service's new Army Greens.
Pilot Error Led to Fatal F-15 Crash in North Sea, Air Force Report Says Air Force 1st Lt. Kenneth "Kage" Allen was killed.
Army’s Sci-Fi Infantry Goggles Change the Mechanics of Shooting, Soldiers Say Soldiers offered feedback on the Army's futuristic new IVAS technology.
Air Force Special Ops Must 'Ruthlessly' Cut Legacy Systems, 3-Star General Says The Defense Department is predicting flat or declining budgets in future years.
For Now, US Troops Won't Be Required to Get New COVID-19 Vaccine Preparations are underway across the Departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs to receive doses of a COVID-19 vaccine.
