Defense Department – Charm

Philippine defense chief renounced Maltese citizenship before his appointment, department says

Cs news5 days ago03 mins

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Philippine Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. had renounced his Maltese citizenship and disclosed it to Filipino authorities before taking office, the Defense Department said Monday. Philippine law generally disqualifies candidates for high public office who have dual citizenship, especially those with foreign citizenship acquired through naturalization, unless they renounce their foreign…

Pete Hegseth Halted Ukraine-Bound Weapons Shipments. Now Lawmakers Want Answers.

Cs news2 weeks ago2 weeks ago06 mins

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is facing intense scrutiny after the Pentagon delayed a shipment of weapons bound for Ukraine. The official reason for the delay was concerns over low stockpiles, but an analysis by senior military officials found that the shipment would not jeopardize the military’s supplies. The decision to halt the shipment was made…

U.S. Has Spent $40 Million to Jail About 400 Migrants at Guantánamo

Cs news4 months ago09 mins

Five senators who visited the U.S. base at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, criticized the migrant mission there over the weekend as a waste of resources, after the Pentagon estimated that the operation had cost $40 million in its first month. The Senate delegation on Friday toured Immigration and Customs Enforcement facilities where about 85 migrants were…

Key Takeaways From America’s Secret Military Partnership With Ukraine

Cs news4 months ago010 mins

The war in Ukraine is at an inflection point, with President Trump seeking rapprochement with the Russian leader, Vladimir V. Putin, and pressing for an end to the fighting. But for nearly three years before Mr. Trump’s return to power, the United States and Ukraine were joined in an extraordinary partnership of intelligence, strategy, planning…

The Secret History of America’s Involvement in the Ukraine War

Cs news4 months ago0133 mins

By Adam Entous Adam Entous conducted more than 300 interviews over more than a year with government, military and intelligence officials in Ukraine, the United States, Britain, Germany, Poland, Belgium, Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia and Turkey. March 29, 2025 On a spring morning two months after Vladimir Putin’s invading armies marched into Ukraine, a convoy of…

Why the Pentagon Scuttled Its Briefing of Elon Musk on China War Plans

Cs news4 months ago4 months ago014 mins

Over the past 24 hours, my colleagues’ report that Elon Musk was set to be briefed on the military’s top-secret plans in the event of war with China has shaken Washington. It even seemed to take President Trump by surprise. Musk’s planned visit to a secure room in the Pentagon was called off after The…

Musk Set to Get Access to Top-Secret U.S. Plan for Potential War With China

Cs news4 months ago4 months ago019 mins

The Pentagon is scheduled on Friday to brief Elon Musk on the U.S. military’s plan for any war that might break out with China, two U.S. officials said on Thursday. Another official said the briefing will be China focused, without providing additional details. A fourth official confirmed Mr. Musk was to be at the Pentagon…

Musk Email Reaches Italian Workers. It Did Not Go Well.

Cs news4 months ago010 mins

Italian employees at the Aviano Air Base in northern Italy paused from flipping burgers, unloading trucks and restocking shelves recently to open an email from their bosses demanding that they list five key accomplishments from last week. The email was a by-now familiar demand from President Trump’s chief cost-cutter, Elon Musk, carrying with it the…

Trump’s Decision to Halt Aid to Ukraine Could Reorder the Battlefield

Cs news5 months ago014 mins

On the battlefields of Ukraine and western Russia, a stalemated war has ground on, with Ukrainian troops defending against Russian progress that can be measured sometimes in mere yards. The cost has been heavy casualties on both sides. President Trump’s decision this week to pause military assistance and intelligence sharing could reorder the battlefield, either…

Why Is Trump Pausing Aid to Ukraine? What to Know.

Cs news5 months ago010 mins

The Trump administration’s decision to suspend the delivery of all military assistance to Ukraine left Ukrainians and Europeans figuring out on Tuesday how to fend for themselves. The decision — which potentially affects at least $9 billion in arms, ammunition, and air defense systems in the pipeline and on order, according to new estimates —…