Danger for Sailors Grows as Houthi Missile Gets Within 1 Mile of Destroyer USS Gravely The Gravely shot down the missile using its Close-In Weapon System, or CIWS -- a gatling gun system that is one of this ship...
EU to Launch a Red Sea Naval Mission Within 3 Weeks to Protect Ships from Continued Houthi Attacks Officials say that seven EU countries are ready to provide ships or planes. Belgium has already committed to send a frigate...
Iraq and US Begin Formal Talks to End Coalition Mission Formed to Fight the Islamic State Group Washington has had a continuous presence in Iraq since its 2003 invasion.
Crew Extinguish Fire on Tanker Hit by Houthi Missile off Yemen After US Targets Rebels in Airstrike U.S. forces conducted a strike against a Houthi anti-ship missile that was aimed at the Red Sea and prepared to launch, the U...
Yemen Houthi Rebels Fire a Missile at a US Warship, Escalating Worst Mideast Sea Conflict in Decades The attack on the destroyer USS Carney marks a further escalation in the biggest confrontation at sea the U.S. Navy has seen...
US and UK Sanction Four Yemeni Houthi Leaders over Red Sea Shipping Attacks The sanctions block access to U.S. property and bank accounts and prevent the targeted people and companies from doing...
2 US-Flagged Ships with Cargo for US Defense Department Come Under Attack by Yemen's Houthi Rebels The attacks on the container ships Maersk Detroit and Maersk Chesapeake further raise the stakes of the group's ongoing...
Is the US Military at War with the Houthis and Iran-Backed Militias? The Answer Is Complicated. The question of war comes amid growing signs that American forces in the region are certainly in combat and approaching a war...
US, British Militaries Team Up Again to Bomb Sites in Yemen Used by Iran-Backed Houthis According to officials, the U.S. and U.K. used warship- and submarine-launched Tomahawk missiles and fighter jets to take out...
Iran Is 'Directly Involved' in Yemen Houthi Rebel Ship Attacks, US Navy's Mideast Chief Tells AP Vice Adm. Brad Cooper, the head of the Navy's 5th Fleet, stopped short of saying Tehran directed individual attacks by the...
For Decades, Recipients Were Honored with Purple Hearts Made During WWII. This Company Now Forges New Medals. For decades, recipients of the Purple Heart were honored with medals that had been forged during World War II, leftover stock...
Marines Suffer Most Cases of 2 Life-Threatening Conditions Related to Exercise and Heat, Report Finds The April issue of the Defense Department's Medical Surveillance Monthly Report, published last week, was focused entirely on...
Must-Pass Defense Bill Includes 4.5% Military Pay Raise on Top of 15% Increase for Junior Enlisted Troops The recommendation from the House Armed Services Committee in its draft version of the National Defense Authorization Act, or...
Army Eliminates Online Training Requirement for Noncommissioned Officers, Saying It's Too Burdensome The Army has eliminated a significant part of its online training for enlisted troops -- a learning program that has drawn...
Wide-Ranging Veterans Bill Gets Agreement Between House and Senate The Department of Veterans Affairs caregiver program, the beleaguered electronic health records program, veteran homelessness...