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Two suicide bombers and gunmen attacked the airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Thursday. Government officials report at least thirteen United States soldiers and 60 Afghans are dead. Explosions went off near the airport at the Abbey gate and a short distance away by Baron hotel. Afghans, Americans, and Britons were …

A spokesperson for the Pentagon announced on Monday that the U.S. military would be issuing updated guidance to require all service members to get the COVID-19 vaccine. “We’re going to move forward making that vaccine mandatory,” Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby said. “We’re preparing the guidance to the force right …

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has ordered the Civil Reserve Air Fleet to activate, requesting 18 aircraft from U.S. airlines to help in the evacuation of Afghans and Americans from Afghanistan. I've ordered @US_TRANSCOM to activate Stage I of the Civil Reserve Air Fleet. CRAF activation provides the @DeptofDefense access to …

An attack outside the Pentagon on Tuesday left a police officer dead and multiple other people injured, prompting a temporary lockdown at the Arlington, Va., building, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin announced. The officer, whose name has not yet been publicly released, was stabbed several times in the neck. The officer …

The first planeload of Afghan interpreters who helped American troops in combat has arrived in the United States. More than 200 Afghans, including family members of people who worked with U.S. forces, were on the first flight out of Afghanistan to Virginia, said Russ Travers, the deputy homeland security advisor …

Former Defense Secretary, Donald Rumsfeld, who presided over the Pentagon when the United States went to war against Iraq and Afghanistan, has died. “It is with deep sadness that we share the news of the passing of Donald Rumsfeld, an American statesman and devoted husband, father, grandfather and great grandfather,” …

President Joe Biden ordered airstrikes Sunday on three Iran-backed militia facilities in Iraq and Syria after three months of drone and rocket attacks on facilities in Iraq housing U.S. and coalition personnel. “At President Biden’s direction, U.S. military forces earlier this evening conducted defensive precision airstrikes against facilities used by Iran-backed …

Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Army General Mark Milley says it’s important for service members to understand critical race theory despite Republican claims that the subject is harmful and divisive. At a House Armed Service Committee hearing, General Milley rejected GOP claims about critical race theory and said, “a lot of …

On Friday, the Biden administration announced plans to redirect $2.2 billion in funds previously set aside for border wall construction to pay for dozens of Defense Department projects. The announcement comes nearly five months after President Joe Biden signed an executive order calling for border wall construction to halt. The …