United States Defense and Military Forces
Death Toll of Russian Strike in Dnipro Rises to 40, Ukraine Says
Climbing over shards of concrete and metal, scraps of cloth and pulverized furniture, emergency workers found one body after another on Monday, lifting them out of the cratered wreckage that had once been bedrooms and kitchens in one of Ukraine’s largest cities. The crews reported a new toll on Monday, days after the desperate search […]
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U.S. and Allies Condemn Putin’s Troop Mobilization and Nuclear Threats
Michael Kofman, director of Russia studies at CNA, a defense research institute in Arlington, Va., said the Kremlin’s first step would likely be to call up reserve officers and others with more recent military experience to replenish badly depleted units in the field, perhaps in the next month or so. The Russian military has been […]
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What Are Burn Pits, and How Did They Harm U.S. Troops?
On bases established for America’s post-9/11 wars, the U.S. military’s trash was often burned in huge, open-air lots on the perimeters of the overseas outposts. Some of these blazes burned continuously for years as discarded computers, furniture and other refuse like medical waste were thrown in, releasing toxic smoke and particulate matter into the air […]
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After 246 Years, Marine Corps Gives 4 Stars to a Black Officer
WASHINGTON — In the military, there have already been countless promotion ceremonies this year, held on army bases, aircraft carriers and even, in one case, an escarpment overlooking Omaha Beach in Normandy. But on Saturday there was one for the history books. Gen. Michael E. Langley, 60, became the first Black Marine to receive a […]
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Special Military Cell Flows Weapons and Equipment Into Ukraine
STUTTGART, Germany — It takes a village to help Ukraine fight the Russians. Consider a recent shipment of 105-millimeter howitzers. Britain donated the weapons, and New Zealand trained Ukrainian soldiers how to use them and provided spare parts. The United States supplied the ammunition and the vehicles to tow them and flew the load to […]
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We Are Retired Generals and Admirals. Trump’s Actions on Jan. 6 Were a Dereliction of Duty.
These are essential checks on civilian officials who would make unlawful use of U.S. military personnel. Governors, who possess broad command authority over our 54 National Guard organizations, for example, may face political pressure to deploy these forces to illegally interfere with elections or other democratic processes. To recognize these threats to our democracy, military […]
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House Passes $840 Billion Military Policy Bill
WASHINGTON — The House on Thursday passed an $840 billion policy bill that would increase President Biden’s requested Pentagon budget by $37 billion, reflecting a growing bipartisan appetite in Congress to ratchet up military spending amid new threats from Russia and China. The legislation would grant a 4.6 percent pay raise to military personnel, limit […]
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U.S. Military Says Senior ISIS Leader in Syria Killed in Drone Strike
WASHINGTON — The U.S. military carried out a drone strike in Syria on Tuesday that officials said killed a top Islamic State commander, the third major American counterterrorism operation in the country’s northwest in the past month. The attack killed Maher al-Agal, the leader of the terrorist group’s Syria branch and one of its top […]
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Army Bases That Honor Confederate Traitors Could Soon Be Renamed for These Heroes
WASHINGTON — During the Jim Crow era, nine Southern Army bases were named for treasonous Confederate generals who fought to preserve slavery and white supremacy. Now a commission established by Congress has suggested new names for the bases that “embody the best of the United States Army and America.” Fort Bragg in North Carolina would […]
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