The top two US generals who oversaw the evacuation of Afghanistan as it fell to the Taliban in August 2021 blamed the Biden administration for the chaotic departure, telling lawmakers on Tuesday that it inadequately planned for the evacuation and did not order it in time. The rare testimony by former Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. … Read more
WASHINGTON: Even before President Joe Biden announced in his State of the Union address the plans for providing aid to Gaza by sea, the Army’s 7th Transportation Brigade and other units were scrambling to pull equipment together. They received their orders before the speech: Build a floating dock off the Gaza coast to provide food … Read more
In September last year, Kendall said the US Air Force must reorganise itself to prepare for a war with China, which has been “re-optimising its forces for great power competition and to prevail against the US in the western Pacific for over 20 years”. He added: “Our job is to deter that war and to … Read more
While the number is far lower after withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021, there are still about 30,000 US troops scattered across the region. In addition, since the Israel-Gaza war began in October, the US has temporarily sent thousands of additional troops in the region, including on warships. The al Tanf US military outpost in southern … Read more
By Jon Gambrell | Associated Press JERUSALEM — Yemen’s Houthi rebels launched a missile Friday at a U.S. warship patrolling the Gulf of Aden, forcing it to shoot down the projectile, the U.S. military said Friday. The attack on the destroyer USS Carney marks a further escalation in the biggest confrontation at sea the U.S. … Read more
A source at the port said the wounded were rescued following the strike. (File) Hodeida, Yemen: At least 10 Houthi rebels were killed Sunday when US forces struck their boats in the Red Sea, two sources at Yemen’s Hodeida port said. The US military earlier said it had destroyed several small boats operated by the … Read more
The US will enter 2024 with its smallest military in over 80 years, while its adversaries continue to beef up their militaries. Pentagon officials said that the US faces one of its “greatest challenges” yet as it tries to recruit more soldiers from Gen Z. Under the defense bill passed by Congress this week, the … Read more
The presence of U.S. military bases on the Japanese island of Okinawa, regularly used by Canadian Armed Forces members, is coming under criticism from locals who are Indigenous to those lands. “It’s clear our message is dialogue is the most important,” anti-war activist Chobin Zukeran told Global News. The island is important to the U.S. … Read more
