U.S. military
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COVID-19 vaccine will be required among U.S. military forces by Sept. 15: PentagonAccording to the Pentagon, more than one million troops are fully vaccinated and another 237,000 have received one shot, but other army services vary in their vaccination rates.WorldAug 9, 2021
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‘Losers’ and ‘suckers’: Trump denies insulting fallen American soldiersTrump skipped a visit to an American WWI cemetery in Paris in 2018, calling the fallen soldiers 'losers,' according to reports.TrendingSep 4, 2020
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Russia tested an anti-satellite weapon in space, U.S. says“This is further evidence of Russia’s continuing efforts to develop and test space-based systems, and consistent with the Kremlin’s published military doctrine to employ weapons that hold U.S. and allied space assets at risk.”WorldJul 23, 2020
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U.S. adds new air defence systems in Iraq: officialsPatriot missile launchers and two other short-range systems are now in place at al-Asad Air Base, where Iran carried out a massive ballistic missile attack against U.S. and coalition troops in January, and at the military base in Irbil, said officials.WorldApr 10, 2020
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CNN asks actor Sean Penn for military solutions to stop coronavirusActor Sean Penn compared the coronavirus outbreak to the earthquake recovery in Haiti, and recommended the military be deployed to help.TrendingMar 20, 2020
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Canadian soldiers safe after rocket attack in Iraq kills, injures multiple troops: DNDOfficials did not say what group they believe launched the rocket attack, but Kataib Hezbollah or another Iranian-backed Shia militia group is likely.WorldMar 11, 2020
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Trump rolls back Obama-era ban on military use of landminesThe White House said the policy shift is part of Trump’s commitment to “ensuring our forces are able to defend against any and all threats.”PoliticsJan 31, 2020
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Thousands protest in Iraq calling for U.S. troops to leave countryAccording to U.S. military officials, rather than draw down, Americans have poured 20,000 additional troops in the Middle East.WorldJan 24, 2020
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‘Green camo?’: U.S. Space Force unveils earthy uniform for star treksTwitter users were quick to mock the U.S. Space Force's inaugural uniform for being camo green instead of the seemingly obvious black.TrendingJan 20, 2020
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U.S. military resumes operations against Islamic State in Iraq: officialsRelations with Iraq were fractured after the U.S. launched a drone strike near Baghdad's international airport on Jan. 3 that killed Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani.WorldJan 15, 2020
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