Corps Hopes to Add South American Allies, Presence in Next Deployment About 300 U.S. Marines and Navy sailors deployed last year to Soto Cano Air Base in Honduras.
New Acting Defense Secretary Shanahan Calls China His Top Priority Shanahan also announced that Pentagon Comptroller David Norquist would take on his former duties as Deputy Defense Secretary.
Lawmakers Question Pentagon's Strategy Focusing on Russia, China Senators voiced concern that the Pentagon's new defense strategy could hurt the counterterrorism mission in Afghanistan.
Navy Ops Rattle China Ahead of Trump Meeting with Xi Jinping The Navy conducted two missions this week that rattled China.
Despite South China Sea Tensions, Air Force Commander Sees No Overt Intercept Threat The head of Pacific Air Forces Command said leaders are monitoring the buildup of surface-to-air missiles and other defenses.
US Carrier's Port Call a Possible Gesture Ahead of Trump-Xi Showdown China allowed a Hong Kong port visit of the carrier Reagan ahead of an economic summit this weekend.
US Positions 2 Carriers in Philippine Sea in Show of Strength to China The presence of the carriers Reagan and Stennis is part of the overall U.S. effort to counter China.
Pentagon's Competition with Russia, China Is No Cold War, General Says Russia and China have altered their strategies to counter the U.S. military, Dunford said.
The South China Sea and US-China Trade Policy: Are They Becoming Linked? The Trump Administration may use U.S. trade policy as a way of constraining China's ability to to fund an military expansion.
Trump Administration, Mattis Appear to Take Contrasting Views on China The aggressive White House policy on China contrasted with the position of Defense Secretary Jim Mattis.
A Veteran Was Detained by Marines. It Highlights Concerns over the Military's Growing Ties to Law Enforcement. Marcos Leao's detention by Marines marks what many legal, defense and policy experts say is an unprecedented violation of the...
Hegseth Cancels Massive Contract for Military Family Moves, Pledges Fixes The company, HomeSafe Alliance, had been struggling to manage the U.S. military's domestic moves this year.
VA Changes Discrimination Policy for Health Care Staff, Denies Doctors Could Withhold Treatment The department said the change was made in order to comply with executive orders and the updates would "have no impact...
Trump Says He'll Decide Whether US Will Directly Attack Iran Within 2 Weeks Trump has been weighing whether to attack Iran by striking its well-defended Fordo uranium enrichment facility, which is...
China Sends Scores of Planes Across Central Line in Taiwan Strait China sent 74 warplanes toward Taiwan, 61 of which crossed the central line in the Taiwan Strait that unofficially divides...
