USS Oscar Austin crew accepts combat award for Red Sea deployment The destroyer provided combat support to the Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group in the Red Sea.By Riley Ceder12 days ago
Pentagon keeps 2 aircraft carriers in Middle East for another weekThe carrier Harry S. Truman is expected to head home to Norfolk, Virginia, after the week is up, according to officials.By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press7 weeks ago
Second aircraft carrier on the way to join fight against HouthisThe aircraft carrier Carl Vinson is being deployed to the Red Sea, where it will help the Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group combat Houthi rebels.By Riley Ceder3 months ago
Senators request inquiry into military secrets shared on Signal appRepublican and Democratic leaders on the Senate Armed Services Committee are requesting a formal investigation into the Signal chat scandal.By Leo Shane III3 months ago
‘Obviously classified’: Experts say Hegseth chat leaks invited danger Former U.S. defense officials said the unsecured messaging chain could have jeopardized the operation and put American lives at risk.By Noah Robertson, Stephen Losey and Leo Shane III3 months ago
Top Trump officials accidentally shared war plans with mediaHegseth reportedly assured chat participants that “we are currently clean on OPSEC” despite the accidental inclusion of a journalist.By Leo Shane III3 months ago
US strikes dozens of Houthi sites in Yemen as broader campaign beginsU.S. Central Command continued strikes against the group Sunday and Monday, launching a campaign that may last weeks, officials said.By Noah Robertson3 months ago
Two US Navy pilots shot down over Red Sea in ‘friendly fire’ incident"The guided missile cruiser USS Gettysburg, which is part of the USS Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group, mistakenly fired on and hit the F/A-18."By Jon Gambrell, The Associated Press6 months ago
Militants attacked US positions across Middle East over the weekendNo U.S. injuries were reported, according to the Pentagon.By Noah Robertson7 months ago
Yemen’s Houthi rebels claim shooting down US Reaper droneThe incident is potentially the latest downing of a U.S. spy drone as the militants continue their attacks on the Red Sea corridor.By Jon Gambrell, The Associated Press8 months ago
Israel marks a year since Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack as war rages onThe U.S. military has stood with Israel since Hamas' attack into the country on Oct. 7, 2023, and suffered attacks on Middle Eastern positions as well.By Geoff Ziezulewicz9 months ago
US fighter jets and ships strike Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebelsThe strikes came days after Iran's missile attack on Israel, and after the Houthis claimed to have shot down an American drone.By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press9 months ago