US Military Says Strike on Alleged Drug Boat Kills 4 in Eastern Pacific The U.S. military says it attacked a boat accused of smuggling drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing four people.
Senate Passes $901 Billion Defense Bill That Pushes Hegseth for Boat Strike Video The annual National Defense Authorization Act, which raises troop pay by 3.8%, gained bipartisan backing as it moved through...
Air Force Shaving Guidance Update: When Do New Grooming Changes Take Place? Service members across multiple branches are being provided new grooming guidelines ahead of their implementation in 2026.
Voters Oppose US Military Boat Strikes in Caribbean, Want Hegseth to Resign: Poll "Trump campaigned on ending wars, but his ongoing threats of escalation with Venezuela directly contradict that promise," a...
Hegseth and Rubio Are Expected Back on Capitol Hill as Questions Mount Over Boat Strikes President Donald Trump’s top Cabinet officials overseeing national security are headed back to Capitol Hill.
US Military Says Strikes on 3 Boats in the Eastern Pacific Ocean Kill 8 People The U.S. military says it has attacked three boats accused of smuggling drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing a total...
Who Counts as a Combatant: The Law Governing Lawful Military Targets International law tightly limits who may be targeted in armed conflict. Civilians are protected from attack unless they...
Congress Tries to Pull War Powers Back From the White House After Venezuela-Linked Boat Strikes Congress is moving to force a War Powers vote after U.S. military strikes near Venezuela raise unresolved legal and factual...
Trump Administration Sued For Not Publicly Releasing Caribbean Boat Strike Records Three groups filed a legal complaint against the Trump administration today in Southern District of New York seeking the...
Congressional Lawmakers Hear From Retiring Navy Admiral Overseeing Boat Strikes The U.S. Navy admiral who is retiring early from command of the campaign to destroy vessels allegedly carrying drugs near...
Army Expands Combat Patch Eligibility as Modern Deployments Redefine Combat Service The Army expanded combat patch eligibility, recognizing soldiers in modern deployments where risk is high even without...
You Took Separation Pay Years Ago. Now the VA Wants It Back From Your Disability Check. Under federal law, a veteran cannot receive both separation pay and VA disability compensation for the same period of service...
25 Years: Nephew Remembers P.O.W. Navy Pilot Dieter Dengler Who Escaped Vietnam Dieter Dengler, who died about 25 years ago, was "bigger than life."
Could the US Bring Back the Draft? Who Would Be Called First — and Who Qualifies Could the U.S. bring back the draft? Here’s how Selective Service works today, who would be called first and why only about...
3 Big PCS Changes Are Coming at Once. Here’s What Service Members Need to Know Before Peak Season. In 2026, three major changes are affecting military household goods moves: a new permanent agency to run the system, the end...
![The closed entrance to a secure room is seen where Navy Adm. Frank "Mitch" Bradley, commander of the U.S. Special Operations Command, is expected to brief top congressional lawmakers overseeing national security as they investigate how Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth handled a military strike on a suspected drug smuggling boat and its crew in the Caribbean near Venezuela Sept. 2, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 4, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)](http://images02.military.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_large/public/2025-12/ap25338467336200.jpg?itok=jqLlrzEA "The closed entrance to a secure room is seen where Navy Adm. Frank "Mitch" Bradley, commander of the U.S. Special Operations Command, is expected to brief top congressional lawmakers overseeing national security as they investigate how Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth handled a military strike on a suspected drug smuggling boat and its crew in the Caribbean near Venezuela Sept. 2, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 4, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)")
