The Green Berets he served with in Afghanistan knew him as a gentle giant with a ready grin. When they learned he’d been gunned down outside of his new home in Houston, Texas, they felt shock and disbelief. Now, two months after Abdul Rahman Waziri’s death, they’re still waiting for justice. On June 17, the…
The Senate passed a massive party-line spending package Tuesday, including a one-time surge in defense spending the Pentagon is counting on for its upcoming fiscal year 2026 budget. By a vote of 51-50 — with Vice President JD Vance breaking the tie — the chamber advanced the vast tax, healthcare and border security bill President…
Airborne soldiers are inherently vulnerable when they enter battle, dangling from a parachute or sitting in a glider or a helicopter. With that in mind, they undergo exceptional combat training, aimed at making up for things from the moment they’ve landed and regained control of their fate. Even by their own formidable standards, there are…
COEUR D’ALENE, Idaho — A 20-year-old man’s life appeared to have begun to unravel in the months before authorities say he fatally shot two firefighters and severely wounded a third as they responded to a wildfire near Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. Wess Roley was living out of his vehicle and his former roommate, T.J. Franks Jr.,…
The top military commander in charge of troops deployed to Los Angeles to respond to protests against immigration raids has asked Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth if 200 of those forces could be returned to wildfire fighting duty, two U.S. officials told The Associated Press on Monday. President Donald Trump ordered the deployment of about 4,000…
The U.S. Air Force is slated to manage a new militarized border zone in Texas along the southern border with Mexico, the service announced. The stretch of land, known as a national defense area, spans 250 miles of the Rio Grande River through Hidalgo and Cameron counties, and will be administered as an extension of…
A U.S. intelligence report suggests that Iran’s nuclear program has been set back only a few months after U.S. strikes and was not “completely and fully obliterated” as President Donald Trump has said, according to two people familiar with the early assessment. The report issued by the Defense Intelligence Agency on Monday contradicts statements from…
“VA is required by [numerous laws] to protect veteran private health information,” the letter stated. “It is your job to ensure veteran privacy is being maintained at VA. Your inability to answer simple questions about who is accessing veterans’ private health records, and why, is an affront to the millions of veterans who use VA…
A pair of advocacy groups is launching a new effort to bring veterans into courthouse immigration hearings involving Afghan allies as a sign of support and reassurance for their roles helping American military forces. Advocates have said as many as 9,000 refugees could be deported in coming months because of that change. Others with different…
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth argued that the bombing of three nuclear sites in Iran likely caused “severe damage” just days after reports emerged that the military’s intelligence arm assessed Tehran’s program had only been set back months. In a combative press conference Thursday, Hegseth didn’t deny the findings of that report, instead arguing that its…
