Navy Presence Off Israel Grows as USS Mount Whitney Deploys to Region with Senior Admiral Aboard The Navy's fleet commander in Europe and the command-and-control ship USS Mount Whitney are deploying to the Eastern...
2,000 US Troops Ordered to Prepare for Deployment in Growing Response to Israel War with Hamas Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has ordered around 2,000 troops to be on heightened alert to potentially deploy in response to...
Marine Corps Expeditionary Unit En Route to Waters Off Israel, Defense Official Says The 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, or MEU, is capable of conducting amphibious operations and crisis response, among other...
Strategic Lessons from the Hamas Attack that Surprised the Israeli Military "Successful strategic attacks do not just happen. They generally involve three key elements. All require months or years of...
Israel Doesn't Want US Troops on the Ground as It Wages War, White House Says The statement by the White House seemed to scuttle -- at least for now -- the idea of using U.S. special operations forces to...
Lawmakers Mull Deeper Military Role in Israel as 'Dozens' of Americans Are Held Hostage by Hamas At least 22 American citizens have been confirmed to be among the dead from Saturday's attack, the State Department said...
In Israel Conflict, US Military Warns Others to Stay Out, But No ‘Boots on the Ground’ for Now Defense and White House officials have categorized the movement of U.S. military assets to the region as an act of deterrence...
The Perils of Adding US Forces in the Middle East The United States must carefully consider its options before taking action that could prove disastrous.
Helen Mirren Prepares for War as Israel's 'Iron Lady' Golda Meir Award-winning actress Helen Mirren portrays Meir as she navigates a war that would kill 2,600 Israeli troops and wound...
F-35s, Navy Destroyer Are the Latest Assets Deployed to Protect Ships from Iranian Harassment The move comes after news Saturday that the F-16s were being deployed, and almost two weeks after the Iranian Navy attempted...
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...
![](http://images05.military.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_large/public/2023-07/1time%20helen%20mirren%20golda%20meir%201200.jpg?itok=eGWfH44c "Helen Mirren as Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir in "Golda." (Bleecker Street)")
