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U.s. Military
aviation
Jan. 2, 2024
Air Travel Is Not Ready for Electronic Warfare
Militaries are spoofing GPS signals, with civilian planes increasingly caught in the crossfire. What happens when someone actually targets them?
By
Jeff Wise
politics
July 10, 2023
The Marine Corps Is Leaderless Because a Senator Is Mad About Abortion
Tommy Tuberville continues to block all Department of Defense nominees over a policy that covers servicemembers’ travel expenses for abortions.
By
Nia Prater
awful things
Nov. 13, 2021
U.S. Covered Up Airstrike That Killed Dozens of Civilians in Syria: Report
More than 60 civilians, including many women and children, appear to have been killed, according to a new investigation.
By
Paola Rosa-Aquino
george floyd protests
June 3, 2020
Former Pentagon Chief James Mattis Blasts Trump for Violating Constitution
It’s not a good sign when former subordinates trained for quiet discipline begin to call Trump a threat to the Constitution.
By
Ed Kilgore
george floyd protests
June 3, 2020
Defense Secretary: Trump Shouldn’t Invoke Insurrection Act to Quell Protests
Mark Esper may be reflecting military leaders’ reluctance to be politicized by President Trump, who has floated sending military units to cities.
By
Ed Kilgore
george floyd protests
June 1, 2020
Trump Mulls Declaring an Insurrection and Sending Military Into Cities
If deployed widely without requests from state officials, such use of the military would be unprecedented.
By
Ed Kilgore
minneapolis protests
May 29, 2020
Trump Can’t Explain Away His Vile ‘Looting’ Tweet
Despite his disingenuous attempt to walk back his threat toward Minneapolis protesters, it’s clear he just wanted to pour gasoline on the fire.
By
Ed Kilgore
coronavirus
Apr. 6, 2020
Listen: Acting Navy Secretary Calls Fired Captain ‘Stupid’ in Leaked Speech
Days after he was fired and tested positive for COVID-19, former Captain Brett Crozier is publicly attacked by the Navy’s acting secretary.
By
Adam K. Raymond
border wall
Jan. 14, 2020
Trump to Take Another $7.2 Billion From the Pentagon for Border Wall
All told, more than $18 billion in government funds has been allocated to the wall.
By
Adam K. Raymond
war crimes
Nov. 18, 2019
Trump’s War-Crimes Pardons Invite the Mayhem He Loves
An outlaw president naturally wants to celebrate outlaw behavior in the military, too.
By
Ed Kilgore
u.s. military
Dec. 26, 2018
Trump Makes Surprise Trip to Iraq, One Spot Where He Isn’t Withdrawing Troops
Amid the uproar over his decision to pull troops from Afghanistan and Syria, President Trump made his first appearance in a combat zone.
By
Ed Kilgore
July 19, 2018
Putin Touts Summit ‘Agreements,’ U.S. Can’t Say What They Are
The U.S. military is reportedly “scrambling” to detail agreements made between Trump and Putin.
By
Adam K. Raymond
July 6, 2018
U.S. Army Is Discharging Immigrants Who Were Promised Citizenship
At least 40 recruits and reservists have been quietly booted with little explanation, and now their immigration status could be at risk.
By
Margaret Hartmann
Feb. 7, 2018
Mattis: The U.S. Needs a Smaller Nuke to Prevent Nuclear War
The Defense Secretary said if the military had smaller nukes, it would deter nations from hitting the U.S. with small nuclear weapons of their own.
By
Adam K. Raymond
oops
Jan. 28, 2018
Fitness Data Map Shows Locations and Activity Patterns of Secret Military Bases
Service members are accidentally sharing a lot more than just their steps.
By
Chas Danner
Nov. 30, 2017
Trump to Put ‘Quartet of Warriors’ in Charge of Foreign Policy
Rex Tillerson’s dismissal will be no surprise. But the military-heavy character of the new team that will ascend to power in his absence is ominous.
By
Ed Kilgore
Nov. 22, 2017
3 Missing After U.S. Navy Plane Crashes Near Japan
It’s the latest accident for the beleaguered Seventh Fleet.
By
Adam K. Raymond
crimes and misdemeanors
Nov. 12, 2017
Slain Green Beret Reportedly Turned Down Navy SEALs’ Stolen Money
The SEALs are said to be suspected of strangling Staff Sergeant Logan Melgar in Mali last June.
By
Margaret Hartmann
Nov. 2, 2017
Will the Generals Save Us From Trump?
The unusual influence of the military on this president is a gift and a curse.
By
Jonah Shepp
Oct. 6, 2017
Fourth U.S. Soldier Confirmed Dead After Niger Attack
After three Special Forces troops were killed Wednesday, a fourth has been found dead in the West African country.
By
Adam K. Raymond
Sept. 15, 2017
The Military Is Reportedly Cutting Loose Hundreds of Foreign-Born Recruits
After waiting years to clear background checks, some may now be at risk of deportation.
By
Adam K. Raymond
Aug. 24, 2017
White House Finds Solution to Transgender Military Ban: Delay, Let Mattis Decide
The reported plan gives Mattis six months to figure out what Trump’s tweets mean for service members — and by then the courts may have weighed in.
By
Margaret Hartmann
July 26, 2017
Trump Announces Ban on Transgender Troops Serving Military in ‘Any Capacity’
It’s unclear how this policy would affect the thousands of transgender troops already serving.
By
Adam K. Raymond
Apr. 14, 2017
‘Mother of All Bombs’ Kills 36 ISIS Fighters in Afghanistan
“It felt like the heavens were falling,” one local said.
By
Adam K. Raymond
Apr. 13, 2017
U.S. Drops ‘Mother of All Bombs,’ Biggest Non-Nuke Ever Used, in Afghanistan
The 22,000-pound bomb was dropped on ISIS tunnels in Afghanistan.
By
Adam K. Raymond
Apr. 13, 2017
American-Led Air Strike Mistakenly Kills 18 Anti-ISIS Allies in Syria
The strike was supposed to be on ISIS forces, but it hit fighters from the Syrian Democratic Forces instead.
By
Adam K. Raymond
Mar. 15, 2017
The Pentagon Is ‘Likely’ to Send 1,000 Ground Troops to Syria, Report Says
That would effectively double the number of U.S. troops in the country.
By
Adam K. Raymond
Mar. 14, 2017
North Korea Threatens U.S. and South Korea With ‘Merciless’ Strikes
As the U.S. and South Korea ramp up war games in the East Sea, North Korea is responding with trademark bluster.
By
Adam K. Raymond
Mar. 8, 2017
Marines Set Up Outside Raqqa, Escalating U.S. Involvement in Syria
Newly arrived Marines will assist the hundreds of special-ops forces already in Syria.
By
Adam K. Raymond
war on terror
Jan. 29, 2017
U.S. Commando Killed in Al Qaeda Raid in Yemen, First Combat Death Under Trump
The raid was the first U.S. ground operation in Yemen since the start of the country’s two-year-old civil war.
By
Chas Danner
Dec. 9, 2016
U.S. Has Killed 50,000 ISIS Militants in the Past Two Years
An official said the estimate was conservative.
By
Jen Kirby
afghanistan
Nov. 12, 2016
4 Americans Killed in Suicide Attack on NATO Base in Afghanistan
The Taliban has claimed responsibility for the bombing.
By
Chas Danner
Syria
Aug. 20, 2016
U.S. Fighter Jets Warn Away Syrian Warplanes
The encounter came one day after a Syrian aircraft bombed Kurdish positions near where U.S. special forces have been operating.
By
Chas Danner
May 18, 2016
Senate Confirms First Openly Gay Leader of a U.S. Military Service
Eric Fanning was confirmed unanimously.
By
Claire Landsbaum
Jan. 15, 2016
12 Missing in the Pacific: U.S. Marine Helicopters Collide Over Hawaii
Officials spotted a field of burning debris.
By
Samuel Lieberman
Jan. 8, 2016
The U.S. Just Found Its Lost Missile in Cuba
Awkward.
By
Samuel Lieberman
isis
Nov. 14, 2015
U.S. Says It Has Killed the Leader of ISIS in Libya
The Pentagon insists the strike was initiated prior to the terrorist attacks in France.
By
Chas Danner
foreign affairs
Oct. 25, 2015
New Video Shows Raid on ISIS Prison by U.S. and Kurdish Forces
A member of the U.S. Delta Force, now identified, was the only rescuer killed in the operation.
By
Chas Danner
pillow fights
Sept. 5, 2015
Annual West Point Pillow Fight Injured 30 [Updated]
The traditional bonding event for freshman cadets turned especially violent this year, resulting in two dozen concussions.
By
Chas Danner
war
Feb. 25, 2015
American Deserter: Why AWOL U.S. Soldiers Are Most at Risk in Canada
It used to be the safest place for a war deserter to go. Now it’s just about the worst destination.
By
Wil S. Hylton
war
Feb. 25, 2015
The Riskiest Place for AWOL U.S. Soldiers Is Canada
It used to be the safest place for a war deserter to go. Now it’s just about the worst destination.
By
Wil S. Hylton
islamic state watch
Nov. 5, 2014
Obama Will Ask Congress for Permission to Fight ISIS
Something to get done before the newly electeds take over.
By
Katie Zavadski
puppies!!!!!!
Feb. 6, 2014
Taliban’s Latest U.S. Hostage Is a Military Dog, Taliban Says
Poor thing.
By
Adam Martin
spy games
July 2, 2013
Guardian
Now Blocked for Overseas Military
For “network hygiene.”
By
Adam Martin
u.s. military
Jan. 8, 2012
Sensitive Equipment Stolen From Troubled U.S. Base
An entire company is locked down while the military investigates.
By
Azriel James Relph
u.s. military
Apr. 5, 2010
Leaked Video of U.S. Troops Shooting Baghdad Civilians Is ‘Authentic’
Footage shows troops aiming and firing from helicopter at group on street.
By
Josh Duboff