Quantcast

Shanahan defends sending more ships and bombers to Middle East in response to Iranian threats
Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan answers questions during a Senate Appropriations subcommittee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington on Wednesday, May 8, 2019.<br>Carlos Bongioanni/Stars and Stripes
Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan answers questions during a Senate Appropriations subcommittee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington on Wednesday, May 8, 2019.<br>Carlos Bongioanni/Stars and Stripes

Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan on Tuesday defended the Pentagon’s decision to deploy more ships and bombers to the Middle East in response to threats from Iran, saying those actions might have convinced the Iranians to ‘put on hold’ potential attacks on Americans.

Spc. Aaron Chamberlain, 1st Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division conducts the sprint, drag and carry during a field-testing of the Army Combat Fitness Test at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, March 6, 2019.<br>Geoff Cooper/U.S. Army
Spc. Aaron Chamberlain, 1st Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division conducts the sprint, drag and carry during a field-testing of the Army Combat Fitness Test at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, March 6, 2019.<br>Geoff Cooper/U.S. Army

In a reversal, Army to develop modified combat fitness test for injured soldiers

The Army is developing alternative aerobic events for soldiers whose injuries prevent them from fully participating in its new combat fitness test, the service said in a statement on Monday.

Philippine Rangers Capt. Alex Estabaya and Capt. Ramse Dugan fought in the battle to liberate Marawi from Islamic State insurgents in 2017.<br>Seth Robson/Stars and Stripes
Philippine Rangers Capt. Alex Estabaya and Capt. Ramse Dugan fought in the battle to liberate Marawi from Islamic State insurgents in 2017.<br>Seth Robson/Stars and Stripes

US plans new anti-terrorism training centers for Southeast Asia, East Africa

The State Department’s Antiterrorism Assistance program already operates training centers in Jordan and Senegal where local first responders can, for example, train as a quick-reaction force, learn to use special weapons and tactics and respond to bombs.

U.S. President Donald Trump walks with North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un during a break in talks at the Sofitel Legend Metropole hotel in Hanoi, Vietnam, on Feb. 28, 2019.<br>Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images/TNS
U.S. President Donald Trump walks with North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un during a break in talks at the Sofitel Legend Metropole hotel in Hanoi, Vietnam, on Feb. 28, 2019.<br>Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images/TNS

N. Korea accuses US of violating sovereignty by seizing cargo ship

North Korea's ambassador to the United Nations condemned the seizure of the ship dubbed the Wise Honest “in the strongest terms” during a rare news conference at the United Nations headquarters in New York.


force for hire album
PODCAST

Episode 9: Contractors navigate complex maze of laws, policies for health care

A trio of experts joins hosts Michelle Harven and Desmon Farris to help explain the intricacies of contractor health care, provide tips for those in the industry and clear up some of the murkier aspects of the current system.

more top headlines

Rebekah Daniel and her husband Walt Daniel pose during happier times while living in Honolulu, Hawaii in 2009. Rebekah, known as Moani, died in childbirth at Naval Hospital Bremerton in Washington in March 2014.<br>Courtesy of Walt Daniel
Rebekah Daniel and her husband Walt Daniel pose during happier times while living in Honolulu, Hawaii in 2009. Rebekah, known as Moani, died in childbirth at Naval Hospital Bremerton in Washington in March 2014.<br>Courtesy of Walt Daniel

Supreme Court declines to hear case to allow military medical malpractice lawsuits

The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to hear a Navy lieutenant’s wrongful death case that looked to overturn a rule that bars servicemembers from suing the government for medical malpractice.

An AV-8B Harrier takes off from Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., March 21, 2016. <br>Mackenzie Gibson/U.S. Marine Corp
An AV-8B Harrier takes off from Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., March 21, 2016. <br>Mackenzie Gibson/U.S. Marine Corp

Pilot being treated after Marine Corps Harrier crashes in North Carolina

A Marine Corps AV-8B Harrier crashed Monday evening in Craven County, N.C., according to media reports citing Marine and Defense Department officials.

Pilot Tom Travis sits in the cockpit of the World War II troop carrier That's All, Brother during a stop in Birmingham, Ala. The C-47 aircraft, which led the main Allied invasion of Europe on June 6, 1944, is returning to the continent to participate in events marking the 75th anniversary of D-Day in June. <br>Jay Reeves/AP
Pilot Tom Travis sits in the cockpit of the World War II troop carrier That's All, Brother during a stop in Birmingham, Ala. The C-47 aircraft, which led the main Allied invasion of Europe on June 6, 1944, is returning to the continent to participate in events marking the 75th anniversary of D-Day in June. <br>Jay Reeves/AP

WWII plane rescued from boneyard to join D-Day anniversary

"That's All, Brother" is bound for the French coast for what could be the last great commemoration of the Allied battle to include D-Day veterans, many of whom are now in their 90s.

featured

in case you missed it...

u.s.
pacific
europe
middle east
africa
see all
Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump's former personal lawyer, departs the Capitol in Washington on March 6, 2019.<br>J. Scott Applewhite/AP

Prosecutors: Michael Cohen campaign finance probe is active

U.S. District Judge William H. Pauley III agreed Tuesday to keep search warrant materials related to the investigation of Michael Cohen under seal until July 15 after prosecutors submitted a letter last week explaining why the probe continues.

See more U.S. news
U.S. President Donald Trump walks with North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un during a break in talks at the Sofitel Legend Metropole hotel in Hanoi, Vietnam, on Feb. 28, 2019.<br>Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images/TNS

N. Korea accuses US of violating sovereignty by seizing cargo ship

North Korea's ambassador to the United Nations condemned the seizure of the ship dubbed the Wise Honest “in the strongest terms” during a rare news conference at the United Nations headquarters in New York.

See more Pacific news
Workers in the engine assembly shop at the Motor Sich factory in Zaporizhia, Ukraine. <br>Oksana Parafeniuk for The Washington Post

Cash-hungry Ukraine embraces China

Racing to upgrade its military, China has been turning to Ukraine. And Ukraine - with its economy scrambled by hostilities with Russia - has been willing to accept China's embrace.

See more Europe news
Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan answers questions during a Senate Appropriations subcommittee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington on Wednesday, May 8, 2019.<br>Carlos Bongioanni/Stars and Stripes

Shanahan defends sending more ships and bombers to Middle East in response to Iranian threats

Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan on Tuesday defended the Pentagon’s decision to deploy more ships and bombers to the Middle East in response to threats from Iran, saying those actions might have convinced the Iranians to ‘put on hold’ potential attacks on Americans.

See more Middle East news
Nigerien soldiers conduct a simulated mounted patrol during exercise Flintlock in Agadez, Niger, April 18, 2018. <br>Eric Holman/U.S. Army

Islamic State group emerges as a political force in western Africa

ISIS-West Africa, which broke away from the militant group Boko Haram three years ago, continues to launch high profile attacks that have placed the Nigerian military “under tremendous strain,” according to U.S. Africa Command.

See more Africa news

theaters
Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump's former personal lawyer, departs the Capitol in Washington on March 6, 2019.<br>J. Scott Applewhite/AP

Prosecutors: Michael Cohen campaign finance probe is active

U.S. District Judge William H. Pauley III agreed Tuesday to keep search warrant materials related to the investigation of Michael Cohen under seal until July 15 after prosecutors submitted a letter last week explaining why the probe continues.

See more U.S. news
U.S. President Donald Trump walks with North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un during a break in talks at the Sofitel Legend Metropole hotel in Hanoi, Vietnam, on Feb. 28, 2019.<br>Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images/TNS

N. Korea accuses US of violating sovereignty by seizing cargo ship

North Korea's ambassador to the United Nations condemned the seizure of the ship dubbed the Wise Honest “in the strongest terms” during a rare news conference at the United Nations headquarters in New York.

See more Pacific news
Workers in the engine assembly shop at the Motor Sich factory in Zaporizhia, Ukraine. <br>Oksana Parafeniuk for The Washington Post

Cash-hungry Ukraine embraces China

Racing to upgrade its military, China has been turning to Ukraine. And Ukraine - with its economy scrambled by hostilities with Russia - has been willing to accept China's embrace.

See more Europe news
Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan answers questions during a Senate Appropriations subcommittee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington on Wednesday, May 8, 2019.<br>Carlos Bongioanni/Stars and Stripes

Shanahan defends sending more ships and bombers to Middle East in response to Iranian threats

Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan on Tuesday defended the Pentagon’s decision to deploy more ships and bombers to the Middle East in response to threats from Iran, saying those actions might have convinced the Iranians to ‘put on hold’ potential attacks on Americans.

See more Middle East news
Nigerien soldiers conduct a simulated mounted patrol during exercise Flintlock in Agadez, Niger, April 18, 2018. <br>Eric Holman/U.S. Army

Islamic State group emerges as a political force in western Africa

ISIS-West Africa, which broke away from the militant group Boko Haram three years ago, continues to launch high profile attacks that have placed the Nigerian military “under tremendous strain,” according to U.S. Africa Command.

See more Africa news
see more

veterans

Rebekah Daniel and her husband Walt Daniel pose during happier times while living in Honolulu, Hawaii in 2009. Rebekah, known as Moani, died in childbirth at Naval Hospital Bremerton in Washington in March 2014.<br>Courtesy of Walt Daniel
Rebekah Daniel and her husband Walt Daniel pose during happier times while living in Honolulu, Hawaii in 2009. Rebekah, known as Moani, died in childbirth at Naval Hospital Bremerton in Washington in March 2014.<br>Courtesy of Walt Daniel

Supreme Court declines to hear case to allow military medical malpractice lawsuits

The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to hear a Navy lieutenant’s wrongful death case that looked to overturn a rule that bars servicemembers from suing the government for medical malpractice.

Recent Videos

air force
marine corps
navy
army
coast guard
see all
Soldiers assigned to the 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne) conduct an airborne operation near the island of Mont Saint Michel in France on Saturday, May 18, 2019.<br>Avery Cunningham/U.S. Army
Soldiers assigned to the 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne) conduct an airborne operation near the island of Mont Saint Michel in France on Saturday, May 18, 2019.<br>Avery Cunningham/U.S. Army

Special Forces soldiers parachute over Mont Saint-Michel in honor of WWII fighters

The jump was part of an event sponsored by the nearby town of Avranches, which was liberated by U.S. forces in 1944.

See more Air Force news
An AV-8B Harrier takes off from Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., March 21, 2016. <br>Mackenzie Gibson/U.S. Marine Corp
An AV-8B Harrier takes off from Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., March 21, 2016. <br>Mackenzie Gibson/U.S. Marine Corp

Pilot being treated after Marine Corps Harrier crashes in North Carolina

A Marine Corps AV-8B Harrier crashed Monday evening in Craven County, N.C., according to media reports citing Marine and Defense Department officials.

See more Marine Corps news
Rear Adm. Fred Kacher addresses his sailors after assuming command of the amphibious force for 7th Fleet from Rear Adm. Brad Cooper aboard the USS Wasp at Sasebo Naval Base, Japan, May 17, 2019.<br>Jeremy Starr/U.S. Navy
Rear Adm. Fred Kacher addresses his sailors after assuming command of the amphibious force for 7th Fleet from Rear Adm. Brad Cooper aboard the USS Wasp at Sasebo Naval Base, Japan, May 17, 2019.<br>Jeremy Starr/U.S. Navy

New leader takes helm of Navy’s only forward-deployed amphibious force

Rear Adm. Fred Kacher assumed command of Task Force 76 from Rear Adm. Brad Cooper during a ceremony Friday aboard the USS Wasp at Sasebo Naval Base, Japan.

See more Navy news
Spc. Aaron Chamberlain, 1st Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division conducts the sprint, drag and carry during a field-testing of the Army Combat Fitness Test at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, March 6, 2019.<br>Geoff Cooper/U.S. Army
Spc. Aaron Chamberlain, 1st Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division conducts the sprint, drag and carry during a field-testing of the Army Combat Fitness Test at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, March 6, 2019.<br>Geoff Cooper/U.S. Army

In a reversal, Army to develop modified combat fitness test for injured soldiers

The Army is developing alternative aerobic events for soldiers whose injuries prevent them from fully participating in its new combat fitness test, the service said in a statement on Monday.

See more Army news
In a July, 2014 file photo, Lt. Cmdr. Molly Waters addresses the crowd during the Coast Guard Cutter Neah Bay change of command ceremony held at the cutter's home port of Cleveland.<br>Lauren Laughlin/U.S. Coast Guard
In a July, 2014 file photo, Lt. Cmdr. Molly Waters addresses the crowd during the Coast Guard Cutter Neah Bay change of command ceremony held at the cutter's home port of Cleveland.<br>Lauren Laughlin/U.S. Coast Guard

Coast Guard commander who led Great Lakes crews dies from motorcycle crash injuries

Coast Guard Cmdr. Molly Waters, who served on at least three Great Lakes Coast Guard vessels and was commanding officer on two of its cutters, the Hollyhock and the Neah Bay, died this week after her motorcycle was struck while she was driving to work, the military reported.

See more Coast Guard news

military branches
Soldiers assigned to the 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne) conduct an airborne operation near the island of Mont Saint Michel in France on Saturday, May 18, 2019.<br>Avery Cunningham/U.S. Army
Soldiers assigned to the 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne) conduct an airborne operation near the island of Mont Saint Michel in France on Saturday, May 18, 2019.<br>Avery Cunningham/U.S. Army

Special Forces soldiers parachute over Mont Saint-Michel in honor of WWII fighters

The jump was part of an event sponsored by the nearby town of Avranches, which was liberated by U.S. forces in 1944.

See more Air Force news
An AV-8B Harrier takes off from Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., March 21, 2016. <br>Mackenzie Gibson/U.S. Marine Corp
An AV-8B Harrier takes off from Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., March 21, 2016. <br>Mackenzie Gibson/U.S. Marine Corp

Pilot being treated after Marine Corps Harrier crashes in North Carolina

A Marine Corps AV-8B Harrier crashed Monday evening in Craven County, N.C., according to media reports citing Marine and Defense Department officials.

See more Marine Corps news
Rear Adm. Fred Kacher addresses his sailors after assuming command of the amphibious force for 7th Fleet from Rear Adm. Brad Cooper aboard the USS Wasp at Sasebo Naval Base, Japan, May 17, 2019.<br>Jeremy Starr/U.S. Navy
Rear Adm. Fred Kacher addresses his sailors after assuming command of the amphibious force for 7th Fleet from Rear Adm. Brad Cooper aboard the USS Wasp at Sasebo Naval Base, Japan, May 17, 2019.<br>Jeremy Starr/U.S. Navy

New leader takes helm of Navy’s only forward-deployed amphibious force

Rear Adm. Fred Kacher assumed command of Task Force 76 from Rear Adm. Brad Cooper during a ceremony Friday aboard the USS Wasp at Sasebo Naval Base, Japan.

See more Navy news
Spc. Aaron Chamberlain, 1st Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division conducts the sprint, drag and carry during a field-testing of the Army Combat Fitness Test at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, March 6, 2019.<br>Geoff Cooper/U.S. Army
Spc. Aaron Chamberlain, 1st Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division conducts the sprint, drag and carry during a field-testing of the Army Combat Fitness Test at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, March 6, 2019.<br>Geoff Cooper/U.S. Army

In a reversal, Army to develop modified combat fitness test for injured soldiers

The Army is developing alternative aerobic events for soldiers whose injuries prevent them from fully participating in its new combat fitness test, the service said in a statement on Monday.

See more Army news
In a July, 2014 file photo, Lt. Cmdr. Molly Waters addresses the crowd during the Coast Guard Cutter Neah Bay change of command ceremony held at the cutter's home port of Cleveland.<br>Lauren Laughlin/U.S. Coast Guard
In a July, 2014 file photo, Lt. Cmdr. Molly Waters addresses the crowd during the Coast Guard Cutter Neah Bay change of command ceremony held at the cutter's home port of Cleveland.<br>Lauren Laughlin/U.S. Coast Guard

Coast Guard commander who led Great Lakes crews dies from motorcycle crash injuries

Coast Guard Cmdr. Molly Waters, who served on at least three Great Lakes Coast Guard vessels and was commanding officer on two of its cutters, the Hollyhock and the Neah Bay, died this week after her motorcycle was struck while she was driving to work, the military reported.

See more Coast Guard news
sports
see all
AFNORTH keeper Paul Kohl and Rota's Julian Ramirez go for the ball in a Division II game at the DODEA-Europe soccer finals in Kaiserslautern, Tuesday, May 20, 2019. AFNORTH won 2-1. <br>MICHAEL ABRAMS/STARS AND STRIPES

Boys - Day 1

Everyone still in the hunt heading into second day

Not much was decided as the 2019 DODEA-Europe boys soccer tournaments opened Monday, leaving plenty of elimination-round berths still available as preliminary play continues Tuesday.

Sports
AFNORTH keeper Paul Kohl and Rota's Julian Ramirez go for the ball in a Division II game at the DODEA-Europe soccer finals in Kaiserslautern, Tuesday, May 20, 2019. AFNORTH won 2-1. <br>MICHAEL ABRAMS/STARS AND STRIPES

Boys - Day 1

Everyone still in the hunt heading into second day

Not much was decided as the 2019 DODEA-Europe boys soccer tournaments opened Monday, leaving plenty of elimination-round berths still available as preliminary play continues Tuesday.