The Latest Breaking News from Pentagon

What’s behind rising China-Philippines tensions in the South China Sea?

Here’s what you need to know as maritime confrontations between China and the Philippines increase.

Al Jazeera · Aug 9, 2023

US military buildup in Gulf risks ‘dangerous’ Iran escalation: Analysts

Sending troops to deter Iran in the Gulf harkens back to Donald Trump’s hardline policies against Tehran, experts say.

Al Jazeera · Aug 8, 2023

Republican senator will ‘burn the military down’ over abortion policy, says Democrat

Senator Chris Murphy of Connecticut says the Senate needs to change rules to sidestep Tommy Tuberville’s block on promotions

The Guardian - US · Aug 8, 2023

US military may put armed troops on commercial ships in Strait of Hormuz to stop Iran seizures

The U.S. military is considering putting armed personnel on commercial ships traveling through the Strait of Hormuz, in what would be an unheard of action aimed at stopping Iran from seizing and harassing civilian vessels

The Independent UK · Aug 3, 2023

Lawmakers pressed to improve solutions for military hunger - Roll Call

Advocates want Congress to tweak the basic needs allowance to make sure that troops dealing with food insecurity get the help they need.

Roll Call · Aug 3, 2023

Big shoes filled as Senate appropriators spread earmarks wealth - Roll Call

The retirement of several titans of congressional appropriating hasn't slowed down the Senate's appetite for earmarks.  

Roll Call · Aug 2, 2023

Lockheed Martin’s $1.7 trillion F-35 fighter jet is 10 years late and 80% over budget—and it could be one of the Pentagon’s biggest success stories

How America's biggest defense contractor turned a military spending fiasco into a business victory.

Fortune · Aug 2, 2023

The Pentagon is pulling 1,100 troops from the US-Mexico border mission

The Pentagon is pulling 1,100 troops from the U.S.-Mexico border that it had deployed in response to a surge in migrant crossings

The Independent UK · Aug 1, 2023

Oppenheimer & nuclear-industrial complex

What Oppie began became a full-scale nuclear-industrial complex on planet where destruction lurks around the corner

Salon · Aug 1, 2023

Analysis: Buildup of American forces in Persian Gulf a new signal of worsening US-Iran conflict

Thousands of Marines backed by advanced U.S. fighter jets and warships are slowly building up a presence in the Persian Gulf

The Independent UK · Aug 1, 2023