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...
Colombian Peace Delegation Condemns ELN Strike Action Against US Military Buildup in Caribbean The Colombian government’s delegation in peace talks with the National Liberation Army or ELN has rejected an “armed strike”...
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...
Trinidad and Tobago Will Open Caribbean Nation’s Airports to US Military as Venezuela Tensions Grow The government of Trinidad and Tobago says it will allow the U.S. military access to its airports in upcoming weeks as...
JetBlue Flight Near Venezuela Avoids ‘Midair Collision’ With US Air Force Tanker A JetBlue flight from the small Caribbean nation of Curaçao halted its ascent to avoid colliding with a U.S. Air Force...
Trump Warns Colombia Its President Could Be “Next” in U.S. "Anti-drug" Campaign Trump warned Colombia could be “next” in the expanding U.S. anti-drug campaign, suggesting countries he believes are...
Admiral Hands Over Leadership of Command Overseeing the Trump Administration’s Boat Strikes A U.S. Navy admiral who oversees military operations in Latin America has handed off command responsibilities as scrutiny...
Noem Links the Seizure of an Oil Tanker off Venezuela to US Antidrug Efforts Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has linked the seizure of an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela to the Trump...
Venezuelan Nobel Laureate Credits Trump for Pressuring Maduro With ‘Decisive’ Actions Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado says “decisive” actions by the United States, including the seizure of an...
Trump Says the US Has Seized an Oil Tanker off the Coast of Venezuela President Donald Trump says the United States has seized an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela as tensions mount with the...
Navy Commodore Relieved of Duties, First In Role To Lose Job in 2026 The relieved commodore lost the "trust and confidence" of superiors, will retain a staff position.
This Marine Married Chesty Puller’s Daughter and Was Recommended for the Medal of Honor at Khe Sanh In 1967, Vietnam, Capt. Bill Dabney chose the Marine unit closest to the enemy—an instinct that soon put him and his men at...
Pentagon Overhauls Military Moving System After Years of Family Complaints The Pentagon is overhauling its broken military moving system to centralize control, modernize technology and restore trust...
The Last Living Witness to Lincoln’s Assassination Told His Story on a 1950s Game Show Samuel J. Seymour was just five years old when he sat in the balcony at Ford’s Theatre on April 14, 1865, and heard the...
2026 Military Pay Charts Military service members will receive a 3.8% pay raise in 2026. Some senior officers may receive smaller percentages.