Audio from a 911 call captured the moment a South Carolina resident told a dispatcher “we got a pilot in the house” after an F-35 fighter jet crashed over the weekend. The four-minute recording that has surfacedfollowing the crash that happened Sunday in Williamsburg County also includes the self-identified pilot …
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The Air Force is helping host an esports tournament designed to help service members better prepare for complex combat situations. The Air Force is partnering with MITRE, a nonprofit national security company, for the launch of a tournament MITRE believes will help the service “better understand mission logistics choices and …
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Senior Pentagon officials said Monday they expect to see a “significant escalation” of attacks against U.S. troops in the Middle East, adding the attacks have “Iranian fingerprints all over” them. A senior U.S. Defense Official and a senior U.S. Military Official held a background briefing on Monday afternoon, and both …
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The United States Air Force announced on Monday it has disciplined 15 members from a Massachusetts base following an inspector general’s investigation into 21-year-old Airman 1st Class Jack Teixeira’s alleged leak of national security documents on the social media platform Discord that was exposed earlier this year. The inspector general’s …
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Normally, Keshon Patterson’s cargo is chicken, both fresh and frozen. He’s a driver for Tyson Foods. But earlier this week, he carried something of great seasonal significance: wreaths to honor the fallen soldiers at Arlington National Cemetery, including three wreaths for people close to him in his life. Patterson, a …
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The Army is expanding its use of artificial intelligence beyond drones — from wearable smart glasses that train mechanics in the field to automated defenses against swarms of cheap enemy aircraft — as leaders warn the counter-drone fight is now “problem 1A” for the nation. Speaking to reporters this week, …
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War SecretaryPete Hegseth delivered a blunt message to military leaders from around the globe this week: Get fit, get on board with the Trump agenda or get out. It marked the first time generals from around the world had been summoned to convene with the secretary, and many had expected …
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U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi got into a heated exchange Tuesday with Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., accusing him of lying about his military record after he questioned her about the lobbying activities of her former law firm. The confrontation took place during a Senate Judiciary Committee oversight hearing when Blumenthal …
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Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., appeared to rule out bringing the House of Representatives back to Washington for a standalone vote on ensuring military service members get paid on time during the government shutdown. Johnson pointed out to reporters at a Wednesday news conference that the House passed a federal funding …
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FIRST ON FOX: A Republican member of the House of Representatives is sounding the alarm over the consequences that a government shutdown could have on the military. Rep. Brian Mast, R-Fla., sent a letter to the Secretary of War Pete Hegseth on Wednesday describing concerns raised to him about servicemen …
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