Stress of Houthi Combat Was a Key Factor in Series of Costly Navy Mishaps, Investigations Show New investigative reports into a series of high-profile and costly Navy mishaps during a U.S.-led campaign against Yemen's...
US Military Conducts Strike on Another Suspected Drug Boat as Probe into the First Strike Begins U.S. Southern Command says it has conducted another strike against a small boat in the eastern Pacific Ocean, following a...
Army in Hawaii Reinvests in Boats for Service in the Pacific The Army has been working with the Navy and Marines—as well as forces from allied countries—to reintegrate its boats into...
This Army Pilot Proved Airplanes Could Sink Battleships and Predicted Pearl Harbor — He Was Fired For It In 1921, Army Brig. Gen. Billy Mitchell proved airplanes could sink battleships. Three years later, he predicted Japan would...
Reshaping Military Logistics Through Additive Manufacturing The U.S. military is increasingly using 3D printing to cut costs and strengthen its logistics chain. Across the services...
When America Took the Fight to Britain: The Only U.S. Attack on British Soil During the Revolutionary War John Paul Jones didn’t just harass British shipping—he invaded British soil. With a crew of rough sailors and a sloop-of-war...
Chinese Coast Guard Rams and Damages a Philippine Vessel Off an Island in the South China Sea Chinese coast guard ships used powerful water cannons and rammed and slightly damaged an anchored Philippine government...
Israeli Navy Intercepts Boats Attempting to Break Gaza Blockade and Arrests Activists Israeli naval forces boarded most of the vessels in a flotilla attempting to break Israel’s blockade of Gaza and detained...
Maduro Declares State of Emergency in Response to US Naval Presence in Caribbean Nicolás Maduro has signed a decree declaring a state of external emergency in response to what his government calls growing...
Suspected Attack by Yemen's Houthi Rebels Targets Ship in Red Sea After Missiles Fire on Israel A suspected attack by Yemen's Houthi rebels targeted a ship in the Red Sea, officials said, as the militants increase their...
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...