US Military

• NATO allies bewildered by Trump’s about-face on troops in Europe

  U.S. President Donald Trump’s announcement that he would send 5,000 U.S. troops to Poland came after he moved to cut 5,000 troops from Germany over criticism of the Iran war.

  World

  May 22
  
• New Orleans attack, Vegas blast highlight extremist violence by active military and vets

  Over 480 people with a military history were accused of ideologically driven extremist crimes between 2017 and 2023, including the more than 230 arrested in connection with Jan. 6.

  Investigations

  Jan 5, 2025
  
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• Indigenous community haunted by U.S., Canadian military presence in Japan

  The presence of U.S. military bases on Okinawa, regularly used by Canadian Armed Forces members, is coming under criticism from locals who are Indigenous to those lands.

  World

  Dec 5, 2023
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• Hundreds of U.S. military promotions approved after senator’s months-long hold ends

  Sen. Tommy Tuberville of Alabama had been holding up more than 400 military promotions since February in protest over a Pentagon abortion policy.

  U.S. News

  Dec 5, 2023
• How a lone senator’s anti-abortion blockade is impacting the U.S. military

  U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville's holds have resulted in more than 400 vacancies and sparked concern that military readiness is being impacted at a time of increasing global conflict.

  U.S. News

  Nov 9, 2023
• U.S. strikes another Syrian facility linked to Iran-backed militias

  The strike by two U.S. F-15 fighter jets was on a weapons storage facility in Syria linked to Iran's Revolutionary Guard, the Pentagon said.

  World

  Nov 8, 2023
• Ex-U.S. soldier accused of trying to give national security info to China

  Prosecutors say Joseph Daniel Schmidt, 29, retained classified information after his "separation" from the military in early 2020 and offered it to Chinese security officials.

  Crime

  Oct 6, 2023
• Was deadly Afghan airport attack preventable? New witness interviews ordered

  The new interviews were triggered in part by assertions that the 2021 bombing could have been stopped, which conflict with the Pentagon's conclusion that it was unavoidable.

  U.S. News

  Sep 15, 2023
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• Spending fight in U.S. Congress imperils future of Ukraine military aid

  The White House is urging lawmakers to pass the Ukraine funding as part of a larger spending bill that's currently being negotiated.

  U.S. News

  Sep 13, 2023
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• 22 American troops injured after US. military helicopter accident in Syria

  The U.S. military statement said the service members were receiving treatment and 10 were moved to "higher care facilities" outside the region.

  U.S. News

  Jun 13, 2023