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Air Force Maj. Nichole Ayers and Army Col. Anne McClain docked to the International Space Station after successfully lunching from Kennedy Space Center, Fla., on a mission to bring home a pair of NASA astronauts.
Chief Pentagon Spokesman Sean Parnell said during his first public briefing at the Pentagon that U.S. Central Command, at the direction of President Donald J. Trump, launched a series of attacks at key terrorist Houthi targets in Yemen.
The guided missile guided destroyer USS Gravely departed Naval Weapons Station Yorktown on a deployment to the U.S. Northern Command area of operations to assist with border security efforts.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth discussed, among other things, how the U.S. and Ireland are both struggling with the effects of illegal immigration during a meeting with Irish MMA fighter Conor McGregor at the Pentagon.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the U.S. military will continue to tactically engage Iranian-backed Houthis until they stop acting aggressively against U.S. ships in the region.
Stephen A. Feinberg was sworn in as the Defense Department's 36th deputy defense secretary and will be responsible for DOD's day-to-day business, including executing the defense secretary's priorities and managing the department's budget.
In this week's situation report: a departmentwide review of existing standards on physical fitness, body composition and grooming, and reactivation of security assistance to Ukraine, among other topics.
Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. Eric M. Smith said Marines don't want to be constrained to a stateside location, emphasizing they value accountability while also promising the Marine Corps will pass the next annual audit as is has the last two.
In the two months since President Donald J. Trump's inauguration Jan. 20, 2025, the administration has launched a multi-front campaign to secure the U.S.-Mexico border, targeting cartels, transnational criminal organizations and illegal immigration.
U.S. service members continue to support efforts carrying out President Donald J. Trump's executive orders on protecting the territorial integrity of the United States.
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