Hegseth Beefs Up Warship Presence in the Middle East and Will Have 2 Aircraft Carriers in the Region Hegseth has ordered the USS Carl Vinson, which has been operating in the Pacific, to begin steaming toward the Middle East...
As Tensions Simmer in the Middle East, Pentagon Redirects Carrier Strike Group to the Area On Friday, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin announced that he had ordered "adjustments" to the U.S. military presence in the...
Pentagon Confident It Can Still Defend Against Houthi Attacks Without a Carrier in the Region The USS Dwight D. Eisenhower strike group, which has been deployed for more than seven months after two extensions, has left...
Massive One-Day Barrage of Houthi Attacks on Shipping Fended Off by Navy Destroyer, Fighter A Navy ship and strike group fighter jets thwarted another series of attacks in the Red Sea on Tuesday, shooting down...
2 Carriers to Stay in Gulf Region as Warning to Iran, General Says The U.S. is also in the process of moving Patriot anti-missile batteries into Iraq.
Navy Carrier That Has Been in Middle East Since May Gets Deployment Extended Again Sailors with the Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group were told this weekend their deployment has again been extended.
A Navy Carrier Strike Group Is Deploying Without Its Broken-Down Aircraft Carrier Ships from the Harry S. Truman Strike Group are deploying from this week, but one thing is missing -- the Truman.
Here's the Firepower the U.S. Has Moved into the Gulf Region Amid Iran Threats A B-52H and fighters from the Lincoln Strike Group passed over the carrier recently in a show of force to Iran.
Navy's Plan to Retire a Carrier Early Could Be Axed by New Bill Members of the HASC have drafted legislation that would bar the defense secretary from reducing the number of carriers.
Carrier Group Joins Exercise Northern Edge for the First Time in a Decade The 12-day Exercise Northern Edge is the largest joint U.S. military training operation in the region.
Hegseth Has Ordered a Combat Standards Review. It's Unclear How It Might Apply to All the Services. It's a move that underscores Hegseth's broader push for higher standards in the military, but also one that reflects the long...
'In No Way Incompatible': Service Academy Alums Sign Letter Supporting Transgender Cadets, Midshipmen Alumni representing every academy and a broad spectrum of generations have signed onto an open letter aimed at providing...
Military Retirees Say They Were Denied Extended GI Bill Benefits Despite Supreme Court Ruling The officers had extensive service under the Montgomery and Post-9/11 GI Bills yet were not given an extra 12 months of...
Why You Should Buy a Tank You can buy surplus military vehicles, and yes, that includes tanks. Here's how to get the hottest set of wheels (sorry...
No Deal: White House Says DC's F-16 Transfer to Maryland Is Off the Table A deal last year to transfer an F-16 Fighting Falcon squadron from the District of Columbia Air National Guard to Maryland...
![Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth](http://images03.military.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_large/public/2025-03/ApNewsroom_Hegseth_Mississippi_61363.jpg?itok=2kSBLn7n "Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, center, walks with Scott Burns, left, as they enter "A Southern Salute to the Troops" fund raiser put on by the non-profit 7 Days for the Troops Thursday, March 20, 2025, in Tupelo Miss. (Thomas Wells /The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal via AP)")
![Aviation ordnancemen inspect F/A-18E aboard the USS Eisenhower](http://images01.military.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_large/public/2024-06/mil-uss-eisenhower-FA18E-1800.jpg?itok=bIur9xBh "Aviation Ordnancemen wait to inspect ordnance attached to an F/A-18E Super Hornet, attached to the "Gunslingers" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 105, aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) in the Red Sea, April 12, 2024.. (U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Janae Chambers)")
