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In this image courtesy of DVIDS, a US Air Force Airmen offloads a THAAD launcher from a C-17 GlobeMaster III at Nevatim Air Base, Israel, for an exercise, March 1, 2019. (Robert DURR / DVIDS / AFP)
June 14, 2025, 3:35 am
US air defense systems, naval destroyer help down Iranian missiles fired at Israel
American officials say second destroyer to begin moving forward so it can be available if requested, as US shifts military resources in Mideast in response to the strikes
By TARA COPP and Lolita C. Baldor
Demonstrators holding signs and flags face California National Guard members standing guard outside the Federal Building as they protest federal immigration operations in Los Angeles, on June 9, 2025. (Apu GOMES / AFP)
June 10, 2025, 9:13 am
Defying mayor, Trump sends 2,000 more National Guard troops, 700 marines to quell LA protests
Local authorities say forces cause logistical issues for their own operations, while US president asserts city would have been ‘obliterated’ by migrant protests without support
By Lolita C. Baldor, TARA COPP, JASON DEAREN and Tim Sullivan
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth delivers a speech at the US cemetery to commemorate the 81st anniversary of the D-Day landings, June 6, 2025 in Colleville-sur-Mer, Normandy. (AP/Thomas Padilla)
June 7, 2025, 2:24 pm
Pentagon watchdog investigating if staffers deleted Hegseth’s Signal messages
US defense secretary denies having shared classified info on a strike in Yemen over the texting platform, but has kept a lower profile since incident
By TARA COPP
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks on the South Lawn of the White House before US President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump participate in the White House Easter Egg Roll, in Washington, April 21, 2025. (Alex Brandon/AP)
April 23, 2025, 12:35 am
Hegseth took US airstrike info sent to family members from secure military channel
Person familiar with matter confirms report that Pentagon chief pulled launch and bomb drop times of US warplanes on Houthi targets in Yemen from Central Command communications
By TARA COPP
This graphical rendering provided by the US Air Force shows the Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) Platform, the F-47. On Friday, March 21, 2025 (US Air Force via AP)
March 21, 2025, 9:31 pm
Trump announces Boeing wins contract for secretive F-47 future fighter jet
Advanced stealth jet, commissioned with Chinese threat in mind, likely named for 47th president; program expected to cost hundreds of billions of dollars
By TARA COPP
Pete Hegseth, US President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to be defense secretary, gives a thumbs-up as he walks with his wife Jennifer Rauchet, at the Capitol in Washington, December 9, 2024. (J. Scott Applewhite/AP)
January 14, 2025, 10:27 am
Trump’s defense secretary pick, Pete Hegseth, faces crucial test at confirmation hearing
Among most endangered of incoming US president’s nominees, ex-TV host has been accused of sexual assault, derisive views about women in military combat roles and excessive drinking
By LISA MASCARO and TARA COPP
Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department Sheriff Kevin McMahill speaks during a press conference regarding developments of a New Year's Eve truck explosion Friday, January 3, 2025 in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Rio Yamat)
January 4, 2025, 8:51 am
US soldier who blew up Tesla at Trump hotel left note saying blast was ‘wake up call’
Decorated Green Beret Matthew Livelsberger, 37, wrote letters saying he needed to ‘cleanse’ his mind of military experiences; authorities characterize event as ‘tragic case of suicide’
By Rio Yamat, TARA COPP, ALANNA DURKIN RICHER and Colleen Long
US President Joe Biden, right, stands as an Army carry team moves the transfer case containing the remains of U.S. Army Sgt. Kennedy Ladon Sanders, 24, of Waycross, Georgia, at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, February 2, 2024, after Sanders was killed in a drone attack in Jordan. (Matt Rourke/AP)
December 17, 2024, 7:56 am
Two charged over Iran-backed drone strike that killed 3 US troops in Jordan
One defendant is an Iranian-American citizen; pair accused of conspiring to export sensitive technology to Iran used in fatal attack on outpost near Iraqi border
By Steve LeBlanc, Eric Tucker and TARA COPP
Part of a tattoo reading 'Yeshua,' Jesus' name in Hebrew, and another reading 'Deus Vult' can be seen on the arm of Pete Hegseth in a video he posted to Instagram in May 2020. (Instagram video screenshot: used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
November 16, 2024, 8:03 am
Trump Pentagon pick flagged in 2021 as potential insider threat for extremist-linked tattoo
Hegseth’s fellow service member sent warning over ‘Deus Vult’ bicep tattoo linked to white supremacists; Fox host previously said was unfairly labeled as extremist for chest marking
By TARA COPP, Michelle R. Smith and JASON DEAREN
Pete Hegseth hosts the Fox Nation's Patriot Awards, in Nashville, Tennessee, November 16, 2023. (George Walker IV/AP)
November 13, 2024, 5:25 pm
Trump’s choice of Fox News host for defense chief post shakes Pentagon, US military
Selection of Pete Hegseth raises questions about TV figure’s ability to handle world’s largest military, its $800 billion budget, millions of personnel, and global crises
By Lolita C. Baldor and TARA COPP
The image provided by US Central Command shows US Army soldiers assigned to the 7th Transportation Brigade (Expeditionary), US Navy sailors assigned to Amphibious Construction Battalion 1, and Israel Defense Forces placing the Trident Pier on the coast of Gaza Strip on Thursday, May 16, 2024. (US Central Command via AP)
June 7, 2024, 5:23 pm
US military says pier in Gaza reconnected after repairs and aid will flow soon
CENTCOM says shipments will resume in days with goal of getting 1 million pounds of food and other supplies via sea route into the Strip every two days.
By Lolita C. Baldor and TARA COPP
Live fire testing at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexic,o of early versions of the Army Tactical Missile System, on December 14, 2021. (John Hamilton/U.S. Army via AP)
April 24, 2024, 11:21 pm
Ukraine using secretly provided long-range US missiles, official say
Long sought by Kyiv, ATACMS have nearly twice the striking distance of previously supplied mid-range version of rocket, enabling attacks deep in Russian-held areas
By Lolita C. Baldor and TARA COPP
This photograph shared by Indian navy on the X platform shows a firefighting team from Indian Navy vessel INS Kolkata responding to a fire on Liberian-flagged Merchant ship MSC Sky II caused due to a suspected drone/missile attack in the Gulf of Aden, March 5, 2024. (Indian Navy on X via AP)
March 6, 2024, 7:48 pm
In first, Yemen’s Houthis kill sailors in attack on commercial ship
Vessel in Gulf of Aden no longer under command of crew, 2 of whom were killed, and survivors have abandoned ship; rebels vow to keep up attacks until ‘siege on Gaza is lifted’
By Jon Gambrell and TARA COPP
In this photo provided by Britain's Ministry of Defense, a Royal Air Force Typhoon aircraft prepares to take off, along with others, to conduct further strikes against Houthi targets in Yemen, February 24, 2024. (Cpl. Tim Laurence/RAF/UK Ministry of Defense via AP)
February 25, 2024, 10:28 am
US, UK pummel Houthi sites across Yemen as Red Sea attacks escalate
In 4th joint operation, fighter jets hit 18 targets in 8 locations; Iran-backed rebels denounce ‘US-British aggression’ while Washington admits Houthis yet to be deterred
By Lolita C. Baldor and TARA COPP
A crew member does maintenance work on the deck of the USS aircraft carrier Dwight D. Eisenhower, in the south Red Sea, February 13, 2024. (Bernat Armangue/AP)
February 15, 2024, 9:55 am
After months taking on Houthi missiles, US carrier faces new maritime menace
USS Eisenhower, deployed to Red Sea amid Iran-backed attacks on shipping, is now encountering unmanned surface vessels, ‘one of the most scary scenarios’
By Bernat Armangue and TARA COPP
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