Lolita C. Baldor

From underwater drones to electronic warfare, the U.S. is expanding its high-tech military cooperation with Australia and the United Kingdom as part of a broader effort to counter China’s rapidly growing influence in the Indo-Pacific.

World News |
Pentagon forges new high-tech agreement with Australia, United Kingdom, aimed at countering China

December 1, 2023 at 7:22 p.m.

From underwater drones to electronic warfare, the U.S. is expanding its high-tech military cooperation with Australia and the United Kingdom as part of a broader effort to counter China’s rapidly...

The U.S. Marine Corps is without a confirmed leader for the first time in a century as Gen. David Berger stepped down as commandant and a Republican senator is blocking confirmation of his successor. Berger took over in July 2019, and must leave the job after four years. Gen. Eric Smith, the assistant commandant, has been nominated to be the next leader, but will serve in an acting capacity because he hasn’t been confirmed.

Politics |
Republican’s hold on nominations leaves Marines without confirmed leader for 1st time in 100 years

July 10, 2023 at 5:42 p.m.

The U.S. Marine Corps is without a confirmed leader for the first time in a century as Gen. David Berger stepped down as commandant and a Republican senator is blocking...

WASHINGTON (AP) — A U.S. fighter jet shot down an “unidentified object” over Lake Huron on Sunday on orders from President Joe Biden. It was the fourth such downing in eight days and the latest military strike in an extraordinary chain of events over U.S. airspace that Pentagon officials believe has no peacetime precedent.

National News |
US jets down 4 objects in 8 days, unprecedented in peacetime

February 12, 2023 at 9:00 p.m.

WASHINGTON (AP) — A U.S. fighter jet shot down an “unidentified object” over Lake Huron on Sunday on orders from President Joe Biden. It was the fourth such downing in...

SYDNEY (AP) — Nancy Pelosi hasn’t said if she’s going to Taiwan, but if she does she’d be entering one of the world’s hottest and most contentious spots. While U.S. officials say they have little fear that Beijing would attack the U.S. House speaker’s plane, they are aware that a mishap, misstep or misunderstanding could endanger her safety. So the Pentagon is developing plans for any contingency.

World News |
U.S. military making plans in case Nancy Pelosi travels to Taiwan

July 27, 2022 at 9:49 a.m.

SYDNEY (AP) — Nancy Pelosi hasn’t said if she’s going to Taiwan, but if she does she’d be entering one of the world’s hottest and most contentious spots. While U.S....

National News |
Air Force: Crew not at fault for deaths of Afghans who clung to military plane in evacuation

June 13, 2022 at 6:05 p.m.

The Air Force has concluded that air crew members acted appropriately and were not at fault for some tragic deaths during the chaotic evacuation from Afghanistan last year, when desperate...

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U.S. military: 5 Marines killed in aircraft crash in desert

June 9, 2022 at 12:04 p.m.

All five Marines on board an Osprey aircraft were killed when it crashed in the California desert near the Arizona border, the Marine Corps said Thursday, a day after the...

Colorado News |
3 Air Force cadets who refused vaccine won’t be commissioned

May 21, 2022 at 4:00 p.m.

Three cadets at the U.S. Air Force Academy who have refused the COVID-19 vaccine will not be commissioned as military officers but will graduate with bachelor's degrees, the academy said...

Air Force Academy cadets throw their hats in the air as the Air Force Thunderbirds fly over the U.S. Air Force Academy's 58th graduation commencement on June 2, 2016 at Falcon Stadium in Colorado Springs.

Colorado News |
4 Air Force cadets may not graduate due to vaccine refusal

May 14, 2022 at 1:14 p.m.

According to the military, as many as 20,000 service members have asked for religious exemptions. Thousands have been denied.

National News |
With COVID mission over, Pentagon plans for next pandemic

April 10, 2022 at 11:45 p.m.

A COVID-19 patient was in respiratory distress. The Army nurse knew she had to act quickly.

Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin appears ...

World News |
Pentagon may need more budget funding to help Ukraine

March 28, 2022 at 9:43 p.m.

The Pentagon may have to ask Congress for additional money to support Ukraine's battle against Russia’s invasion, including to replenish America's arsenal for weapons sent to Kyiv, officials said Monday.

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