Pentagon in Show of Force With Taiwan Strait Warship Passage
The Pentagon dispatched two guided missiles destroyers through the Taiwan Strait this week in a show of force amid increasing Chinese efforts to coerce democratic Taiwan.
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U.S. and Afghan Forces Liberate Former ISIS Regional Capital in Afghanistan
The Islamic State regional capital of Deh Bala has been liberated by United States Special Forces and Afghan troops, military officials said on Saturday.
Russia, China Could Soon Outmatch U.S. in Combat Aviation
KIEV, Ukraine—Russia’s Ministry of Defense (MoD) announced that a new weapon is very near completion of its test validation trials and will soon be placed into service.
B-52 Bomber Assists in Search of Missing Canoe off Guam
A U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortress bomber turned from a strategic bomber into a search and rescue aircraft on June 25 off the coast of Guam.
Trump Administration Weighing Underground Military Force
The Trump administration is considering standing up a military force that operates underground amid Pentagon warnings that urban battle is the future of warfare, the director of the Defense Intelligence Agency said Tuesday.
U.S., Afghan Offensive Trounces ISIS Forces Near Pakistan
U.S. and Afghan soldiers pushed Islamic State fighters out of an area in Afghanistan that the terrorists planned to use as a capital of their local territory.
Crowd Chants ‘Space Force’ at Trump Rally in Minnesota
West Point Graduate, Self-Described ‘Revolutionary Socialist’ Given ‘Other-Than-Honorable’ Discharge
The U.S. Army has given a West Point graduate who tweeted provocative pictures of himself supporting revolutionary socialism an other-than-honorable discharge.
Israel Retaliates Against Hamas’ Use of Burning Balloons at Gaza Border
The Israeli army reported that Hamas launched burning balloons into Israel on Monday, leading to retaliatory attacks on Hamas infrastructure in Gaza, according to Haaretz.
Trump Directs Pentagon to Establish Space Force as New Military Branch
