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B-2s, Which Would Be Needed for Iran Strike, Are Over Pacific

Show of force precedes Trump's meeting with national security team

(Newser) - Multiple B-2s stealth bombers left Whiteman Air Force Base in Missouri and were flying west over the Pacific Ocean on Saturday, US officials said, hours before President Trump was to meet with his national security team to weigh bombing a nuclear target in Iran. The B-2 is the only US...

US Army Swears in Tech Execs as Lieutenant Colonels

Execs from Meta, OpenAI, Palantir to serve in Army Reserve as advisers

(Newser) - Four Silicon Valley senior executives were sworn in last week as lieutenant colonels by the US Army. The military announced in a press release that Shyam Sankar, Palantir CTO; Andrew Bosworth, Meta CTO; Kevin Weil, OpenAI's chief product officer; and Bob McGrew, OpenAI's former chief research officer, will...

WH: Trump Parade to Go On, Rain or Shine

Lightning could delay Trump's military extravaganza in DC, however

(Newser) - The massive military parade that President Trump has long wanted is set to step off from the Lincoln Memorial on Saturday evening, with tanks, bands, and thousands of troops. The biggest question marks are whether it will be overshadowed or delayed by either the weather in Washington or planned protests...

Hegseth Won't Commit to Obeying Court on LA Protests

He says local judges shouldn't be determining national security policy

(Newser) - A federal judge will deal with California Gov. Gavin Newsom's request to block troops from taking part in immigration raids on Thursday—but it's not clear Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth will respect the decision if he disagrees with it. During a House Armed Services Committee hearing Thursday, Hegseth...

Some Top Republicans Will Miss Trump's Parade

Though not many of them had anything bad to say about it

(Newser) - President Trump has been talking up his military parade, but a number of top Republican lawmakers say they will miss the Saturday spectacle. The Wall Street Journal spoke to a number of them, and most claimed other commitments or simply declined to say why they couldn't come. At least...

700 Marines Sent to Los Angeles
700 Marines
Sent to Los Angeles
Jun 9, 2025 5:40 PM CDT

700 Marines Sent to Los Angeles

'The level of escalation is completely unwarranted,' Newsom's office says

(Newser) - In what California Gov. Gavin Newsom's office calls a "completely unwarranted" move, the Pentagon has mobilized 700 Marines to respond to immigration protests in Los Angeles, adding to 2,000 National Guard troops already deployed. In a statement, US Northern Command said a battalion based in Twentynine Palms...

Ukraine's Stunning Drone Strike a 'Wake-Up Moment' for US

Russia isn't the only country with a lot of military aircraft parked out in the open

(Newser) - Ukraine's drone attack on parked aircraft deep inside Russia was a spectacular success—but it's likely to cause sleepless nights for military officials in other countries, including the US. The Washington Post reports that the strike brought the "chilling realization" that the US is vulnerable to a...

Trump Tells West Point Class He's Rebuilt the Military

Commencement address includes criticism of previous presidents

(Newser) - President Trump delivered the commencement address at West Point on Saturday, attacking political opponents, diversity efforts, and the nation's most recent commander in chief while welcoming the graduating cadets to a military he said he's rebuilt "better than ever before." Wearing a red "Make America...

SEAL Team 4 Members Punished for Racist Memes

They allegedly shared memes in Signal chat depicting Black sailor as a slave

(Newser) - Two members of Navy SEAL Team 4 are facing disciplinary action for racist conduct, and several of their platoon and team leaders are being disciplined for leadership failures, according to a defense official. The two enlisted team members are being punished for developing racist memes targeting a Black sailor in...

US Military Commanders' New Task: Purging Trans Troops

DOD says supervisors Supervisors must now use health checks to find transgender soldiers, those with gender dysphoria

(Newser) - Military commanders will soon be tasked with identifying and removing transgender service members or those with gender dysphoria, according to Pentagon officials, a directive that's part of President Trump's order to ban openly transgender individuals from serving in the US military. Commanders will use the annual health...

Pentagon Starts Enforcing Trans Ban

Troops with gender dysphoria diagnoses will be forced out if they don't leave voluntarily

(Newser) - The Pentagon is moving quickly to force out transgender service members after the Supreme Court's Tuesday ruling allowing the Trump administration to enforce the ban while legal challenges are underway. "After a SCOTUS victory for @POTUS, TRANS is out at the DOD," Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth declared...

SCOTUS Says Transgender Military Ban Can Proceed

Court's 3 liberal justices dissent

(Newser) - The Supreme Court on Tuesday allowed President Trump's administration to enforce a ban on transgender people in the military while legal challenges proceed. The court's three liberal justices said they would have kept the policy on hold, the AP reports. The court acted in the dispute over a...

AP Gets a Look at Plans for Trump's Military Parade

Parade has not been finalized, but plans call for 6.6K soldiers to march on Trump's birthday

(Newser) - Detailed Army plans for a potential military parade on President Trump's birthday in June call for more than 6,600 soldiers, at least 150 vehicles, 50 helicopters, seven bands, and possibly a couple thousand civilians, the AP has learned. The planning documents, obtained by the AP, are dated April...

Another Drop in Number of Military Sexual Assault Reports

Decrease attributed to decline in Army reports, as other services see increases

(Newser) - The US military saw reported sexual assaults drop for a second straight year—but Pentagon officials describe the numbers as still too high. The new report counted 8,195 reported sexual assaults in 2024, down nearly 4% from the prior year's 8,515; the count in 2022 was...

Trump Order Aims to 'Unleash' Law Enforcement

Executive orders aim to bolster law enforcement, punish sanctuary cities

(Newser) - Among President Trump's latest executive orders is one promising to strengthen and "unleash" the country's law enforcement. The order calls for resources to be directed toward the legal defense of law enforcement officers who find themselves incurring "expenses and liabilities" related to actions carried out in...

$70M Navy Jet Falls Into Red Sea
$70M Navy Jet
Falls Into Red Sea
Apr 28, 2025 5:35 PM CDT

$70M Navy Jet Falls Into Red Sea

Officials say F/A-18E rolled off the USS Harry S. Truman while it was being towed

(Newser) - A US Navy fighter jet worth around $70 million ended up at the bottom of the Red Sea on Monday after it rolled off an aircraft carrier taking part in operations against Yemen's Houthi rebels. "The F/A-18E was actively under tow in the hangar bay when the move...

As US Strikes in Yemen, Houthis Fire Missile at Israel
Houthis Fire Missile at Israel
Apr 27, 2025 10:55 AM CDT

Houthis Fire Missile at Israel

Rebel-run agencies report US strike killed two people in Yemen's capital

(Newser) - Yemen's Houthi rebels launched a missile early Sunday toward Israel, which the Israeli military said it shot down as US strikes in the Houthi-held capital of Sanaa killed two people. Sirens sounded in parts of Israel around the Dead Sea. The military said, "the missile was intercepted prior...

Houthis Report US Strike on Yemen's Capital

Attack follows destruction of Red Sea port in which 70 people were killed

(Newser) - Yemen's Houthi rebels said Saturday that the US military launched a series of airstrikes on the capital, Sanaa, and the Houthi-held coastal city of Hodeida, less than two days after a US strike wrecked a Red Sea port and killed more than 70 people. The Houthis' media office said...

Trump Turns Southern Border Land Into 'Military Installation'

The Defense Department will have jurisdiction over a strip of land in 3 states

(Newser) - President Trump has given the Pentagon jurisdiction over a 60-foot-wide strip of public land in three states along the southern border as part of his plan to expand the military's involvement in immigration enforcement. The Wall Street Journal reports Trump released a presidential memorandum on Friday that ordered the...

Trans Pilot Sues Influencer: I 'Believe in Consequences'

Virginia National Guard's Jo Ellis says Matt Wallace accused her of piloting chopper in Potomac crash

(Newser) - A transgender pilot falsely reported to have been flying the military helicopter that collided in January with a commercial airplane, killing 67, is now suing a right-wing influencer for spreading that rumor—the insinuation being that she was hired only due to DEI initiatives. "I want to hold this...

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