The White House has turned up the heat on Australia, calling on its close Indo-Pacific ally to increase military spending as regional threats mount and global security dynamics shift dramatically. In a clear message aimed at Canberra, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said Thursday(June 26) that US allies in the Asia-Pacific should be able…
In the most ambitious U.S. stealth airstrike in decades, seven B-2 Spirit bombers flew 7,000 miles from Missouri to Iran over the weekend weekend, dropping more than a dozen 30,000-pound bunker-busting bombs on nuclear sites buried deep under rock and reinforced concrete. Codenamed Operation Midnight Hammer, the overnight mission relied on deception, aerial refueling, and…
Amid rising tensions between Israel and Iran, the United States is drawing down non-essential personnel from several diplomatic and military sites across the Middle East, citing growing regional instability. The State Department on Wednesday ordered the departure of all nonessential staff from the US Embassy in Baghdad, noting ongoing security concerns and a commitment to…
More on Hegseth’s role; military parade More on Hegseth’s future after Waltz’s departure; potential military parade for Trump’s birthday 04:33 Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Monday ordered a minimum 20% reduction of four-star generals and admirals across the military, he said in a memo addressed to senior Pentagon leadership. He also ordered at least 20%…
The secretary of defense has ordered the Army secretary to cut programs, reduce the number of general officers in the ranks and consolidate offices, commands and headquarters, including a four-star command formed in the previous Trump administration designed to reform its acquisition process. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth wants Army Secretary Dan Driscoll to “implement a…
Washington — Forty-five days into a U.S. air campaign against Iranian-backed Houthis, American forces have hit more than 1,000 targets in Yemen. Yet, despite promises from Trump administration officials to run “the most transparent Defense Department in history,” the Pentagon has held just one formal briefing in the first 100 days of President Trump’s second…
Evidence grows showing that the US military is setting the stage for war on China. A leaked memo obtained by the Washington Post reveals that the US Department of Defense has made preparing for war with China into its top priority, giving it precedence over all other issues. The Pentagon is concentrating its resources in…
Face the Nation: Lavrov, Shaheen, Homan – CBS News Watch CBS News Missed the second half of the show? The latest on…Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov tells “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” that the occupation is a “done deal.” Russia does not “negotiate its own territory,” Lavrov said, Democratic Sen. Jeanne Shaheen of New…
The Pentagon set up a system in Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s office that enabled him to check messages on the encrypted messaging app Signal while at the office, sources familiar with the matter told CBS News. Two of the sources said the system bypasses standard Defense Department security protocols. A computer monitor in Hegseth’s office…
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth’s chief of staff is moving to a new role at the Pentagon, a senior defense official told CBS News — the latest staffing shift after days of upheaval, after multiple top Hegseth aides were fired late last week. Chief of staff Joe Kasper will now work at the Department of Defense as…