The U.S. Army will no longer allow transgender people to enlist and will stop providing gender-affirming care for service members, it announced on social media Friday. “The #USArmy will no longer allow transgender individuals to join the military and will stop performing or facilitating procedures associated with gender transition for service members. Stay tuned for…
China will not “sit idly by” as it is threatened by a United States missile system deployed in the Philippines that can target the country from the South China Sea, Beijing warned. Newsweek has contacted the Pentagon and the Philippine military for comment by email. Why It Matters The U.S. Army has deployed a Mid-Range…
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The Philippines offered China a deal on Thursday, demanding it stop its aggressive behavior in the South China Sea in exchange for the removal of a U.S. missile system in the nation. Newsweek has emailed the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command for comment. Both the Chinese defense and foreign ministries did not immediately respond to a request…
New details released in D.C. midair collision that killed 67 people – CBS News Watch CBS News There were no survivors when an American Airlines flight carrying 64 people collided with an Army Black Hawk helicopter carrying three soldiers Wednesday night while approaching for landing at Reagan National Airport. CBS News has learned that just…
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. offered on Friday to remove a U.S. missile system from the Philippines if China halts what he called its “aggressive and coercive behavior” in the disputed South China Sea. The U.S. Army installed the Typhon mid-range missile system in the northern Philippines in April last year…
A soldier who went missing in action during an aquatic mission in World War II has been accounted for, military officials said Tuesday. U.S. Army Pfc. Robert L. Bryant, 23, was assigned to Company B, in the 4th Ranger Battalion, as part of a group known as Darby’s Rangers, the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency said….
The United States has reportedly moved a missile system, which had been deployed in the Philippines since last April, to a new site. Newsweek has contacted the Pentagon and the Armed Forces of the Philippines by email for comment. The Chinese military did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Why It Matters The…
A military doctor who pleaded guilty to sexually abusing dozens of male soldiers at Joint Base Lewis-McChord was sentenced Wednesday to just over 13 years in prison, was ordered to forfeit all pay and allowances and was dismissed from the U.S. Army. Maj. Michael Stockin, an anesthesiologist and pain management specialist at the base’s Madigan…
China warned the Philippines not to accept the deployment of a United States missile system, claiming this could result in a higher risk of conflicts in the South China Sea. This came amid the Philippine defense secretary, Gilberto Teodoro, saying earlier this month that Manila, which has territorial disputes with Beijing in the South China…