Hegseth Beefs Up Warship Presence in the Middle East and Will Have 2 Aircraft Carriers in the Region Hegseth has ordered the USS Carl Vinson, which has been operating in the Pacific, to begin steaming toward the Middle East...
As Tensions Simmer in the Middle East, Pentagon Redirects Carrier Strike Group to the Area On Friday, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin announced that he had ordered "adjustments" to the U.S. military presence in the...
Pentagon Confident It Can Still Defend Against Houthi Attacks Without a Carrier in the Region The USS Dwight D. Eisenhower strike group, which has been deployed for more than seven months after two extensions, has left...
Massive One-Day Barrage of Houthi Attacks on Shipping Fended Off by Navy Destroyer, Fighter A Navy ship and strike group fighter jets thwarted another series of attacks in the Red Sea on Tuesday, shooting down...
2 Carriers to Stay in Gulf Region as Warning to Iran, General Says The U.S. is also in the process of moving Patriot anti-missile batteries into Iraq.
Navy Carrier That Has Been in Middle East Since May Gets Deployment Extended Again Sailors with the Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group were told this weekend their deployment has again been extended.
A Navy Carrier Strike Group Is Deploying Without Its Broken-Down Aircraft Carrier Ships from the Harry S. Truman Strike Group are deploying from this week, but one thing is missing -- the Truman.
Here's the Firepower the U.S. Has Moved into the Gulf Region Amid Iran Threats A B-52H and fighters from the Lincoln Strike Group passed over the carrier recently in a show of force to Iran.
Navy's Plan to Retire a Carrier Early Could Be Axed by New Bill Members of the HASC have drafted legislation that would bar the defense secretary from reducing the number of carriers.
Carrier Group Joins Exercise Northern Edge for the First Time in a Decade The 12-day Exercise Northern Edge is the largest joint U.S. military training operation in the region.
How Trump Is Leaning on the Military to Fulfill His Hopes of Mass Deportations and an Immigration Freeze For transportation, detention, and potentially apprehension of migrants, the Trump administration is looking to the military.
Military Families in Key West Sue Balfour Beatty over Allegations of Squalid, Toxic Housing Conditions The lawsuit alleges that Balfour Beatty, a massive company that manages more than 40,000 military homes across more than 50...
Hegseth’s Younger Brother Is Serving in a Key Role as Liaison and Senior Adviser Inside the Pentagon Phil Hegseth's official title is senior adviser to the secretary for the Department of Homeland Security and liaison officer...
This Navy Destroyer's New Battle Flag Pays Tribute to the Service's First Female Nurses Flying during Women's History Month, the flag is a particularly poignant choice for the Arleigh Burke-class guided missile...
Military Review of Fitness Standards Will Find Array of Tests, But Higher Requirements for Combat Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s decision to review military standards on combat and physical fitness and appearance opens a...
![Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth](http://images03.military.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_large/public/2025-03/ApNewsroom_Hegseth_Mississippi_61363.jpg?itok=2kSBLn7n "Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, center, walks with Scott Burns, left, as they enter "A Southern Salute to the Troops" fund raiser put on by the non-profit 7 Days for the Troops Thursday, March 20, 2025, in Tupelo Miss. (Thomas Wells /The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal via AP)")
![Aviation ordnancemen inspect F/A-18E aboard the USS Eisenhower](http://images01.military.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_large/public/2024-06/mil-uss-eisenhower-FA18E-1800.jpg?itok=bIur9xBh "Aviation Ordnancemen wait to inspect ordnance attached to an F/A-18E Super Hornet, attached to the "Gunslingers" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 105, aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) in the Red Sea, April 12, 2024.. (U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Janae Chambers)")
