Amid rumours of a crack in friendship, US President Donald Trump called Elon Musk “terrific” and said he got “great help” from the tech magnate, whom he appointed to head the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) to cut federal spending. “I’ve had great help from Elon Musk, who’s been terrific. He’s not gaining anything. In … Read more
The US Department of Defense will consider granting honourable discharges to more than 30,000 gay and bisexual veterans who were barred from serving in the military because of their sexual orientation, legal filings showed on Monday. Honourable discharges could make the veterans eligible for medical and other benefits. The department and five plaintiffs jointly moved … Read more
US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Friday scrapped a plea agreement with 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, just two days after the announcement of a deal that reportedly would have taken the death penalty off the table. Agreements with Mohammed and two alleged accomplices announced Wednesday had appeared to have moved their long-running cases toward … Read more
Pentagon spokesman Air Force Brig. Gen. Patrick Ryder speaks at the Pentagon on Thursday, Oct. 26, 2023 in Washington. The U.S. military launched airstrikes early Friday on two locations in eastern Syria linked to Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps, the Pentagon said. | Photo Credit: AP The U.S. military launched airstrikes early Friday, October 27, 2023 … Read more
The FBI on Thursday arrested Jack Douglas Teixeira, a 21-year-old member of the U.S. Air National Guard, over the leaks online of classified documents that embarrassed Washington with allies around the world. Attorney General Merrick Garland said the Federal Bureau of Investigation arrested Teixeira “in connection with an investigation into alleged unauthorized removal, retention, and … Read more
Indian Air Force’s aerobatic team ‘Suryakiran’ fly behind, during rehearsals ahead of Aero India 2023 at Yelahanka Air Force base, in Bengaluru on February 11, 2023. | Photo Credit: K. Murali Kumar Aero India 2023 expected to see conclusion of 251 MoUs worth ₹75,000 crore The 14th edition of the biennial Aero India which will see … Read more
Pentagon spokesman Air Force Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder briefs reporters at the Pentagon in Washington, on February 10, 2023 | Photo Credit: AP A U.S. military fighter jet shot down an unknown object flying off the northern coast of Alaska on Friday on orders from President Joe Biden, White House officials said. White House National … Read more
After parachuting into the frigid Alaska interior, Capt. Weston Iannone and his soldiers navigated miles through deep snow, finally setting up a temporary outpost on a ridgeline next to a grove of lanky spruce trees that were also struggling to survive. Darkness was setting in, the temperature had fallen below zero, and the 120 men … Read more
President Joe Biden authorized on Saturday an additional 1,000 U.S. troops for deployment to Afghanistan, raising to roughly 5,000 the number of U.S. troops to ensure what Biden called an “orderly and safe drawdown” of American and allied personnel. U.S. troops will also help in the evacuation of Afghans who worked with the military during … Read more
Here’s what 19-year-old Lance Cpl. William Bee felt flying into southern Afghanistan on Christmas Day 2001: purely lucky. The U.S. was hitting back at the al-Qaida plotters who had brought down the World Trade Center, and Bee found himself among the first Marines on the ground. “Excitement,” Bee says these days, of the teenage Bee’s … Read more