Philippines Says China's Coast Guard Fired Water Cannons and Sideswiped Its Patrol Vessel Chinese coast guard vessels backed by navy ships fired powerful water cannons and blocked and sideswiped a Philippine patrol...
Biden Says the US Is 'All in' on Africa During His Angola Visit Meant to Counter China Joe Biden's visit, the first to Angola by a U.S. president, is meant to promote billions of dollars of commitments to the sub...
High-Ranking Military Official in China Placed Under Investigation, Defense Ministry Says He is one of five members of the body that oversees the world’s largest standing military.
3 Americans Held for Years in China Have Been Released, the White House Says Mark Swidan, Kai Li and John Leung had been designated by the U.S. government as wrongfully detained by China. Swidan had...
Southeast Asian Defense Chiefs Discuss Regional Security with US, China and Other Partner Nations Southeast Asian defense chiefs met with their counterparts from China, the United States and other nations in Laos for...
US Support for Ukraine and Israel Is Eating into Weapons Stockpiles, Indo-Pacific Commander Says Head of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command Adm. Samuel Paparo cautioned that the U.S. providing or selling billions of dollars worth...
Coast Guard Set to Receive New Icebreaker by Year's End, Bolstering US Presence in Arctic The need for ships with icebreaking capabilities is growing as China and Russia increase their presence in the Arctic...
Defense Secretary Austin Regrets China's Decision Not to Meet During Southeast Asian Security Talks U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin expressed regret that his Chinese counterpart chose not to hold talks with him during...
Defense Secretary Austin Says Alliance with Philippines Will Transcend Administrations U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin condemned China's dangerous actions against the Philippines and renewed a warning that...
In a Meeting With Biden, China's Xi Cautions US to 'Make the Wise Choice' to Keep Relations Stable Without mentioning Trump’s name, Xi appeared to signal his concern that the incoming president’s protectionist rhetoric on...
Army Planners Are Weighing Force Reductions of Up to 90,000 Active-Duty Soldiers The Army is quietly considering a sweeping reduction of up to 90,000 active-duty troops, a move that underscores mounting...
Commander of Air Force Weather Wing Fired After Legal Troubles Earlier This Year Col. Joseph Coughlin, commander of the 557th Weather Wing at Offutt, was removed from his position Tuesday "due to a loss of...
Top US General Argues Against Giving Up Command of NATO at Senate Hearing Giving up American military leadership of the NATO alliance would be "problematic," Gen. Christopher Cavoli told senators...
Capitol Hill Wants $15 Billion for Weapons Pentagon Didn’t Seek: Report The spending directions from Congress are included in tables that Republican Defense appropriators sent the department last...
'Psychological Warfare': Veterans Fired from Federal Government Speak Out at Informal Hearing Air Force veteran Shernice Mundell was testifying at a "shadow hearing" organized by Senate Veteran Affairs Committee ranking...