A U.S. destroyer fired three warning shots Sunday against four fast-approaching Iranian naval vessels in the Strait of Hormuz, two defense officials confirmed Monday. The USS Mahan fired three .50-caliber warning shots in response to a fast approach against it by four Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy vessels…
REPORT: Child Abuse in the Military: Failing Those Most in Need…
In September 2011, Army Sgt. 1st Class Crispen Hanson’s commander at Ft. Bliss ordered him into a military treatment program for child abusers. Texas child welfare authorities had formally reported a “reason to believe” the 20-year Army veteran had severely beaten his 6-month-old son, Malachi, leaving him with a broken leg…
China Returns Underwater Drone…
China on Tuesday handed back to the United States an underwater drone whose seizure raised tensions in a relationship that has been tested by President-elect Donald Trump’s signals of a tougher policy toward Beijing…
China Grabs Underwater Drone Operated by US Navy in South China Sea…
A Chinese Navy ship intercepted and grabbed a small, unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV) being operated by a US Navy survey ship on Thursday in waters west of the Philippines, a US defense official confirmed Friday morning…
US Military Plans to Dump 20,000 Tons of Heavy Metals and Explosives Into the Oceans…
The US Navy has been conducting war-game exercises in US waters for decades, and in the process, it has left behind tons of bombs, heavy metals, missiles, sonar buoys, high explosives and depleted uranium munitions that are extremely harmful to both humans and marine life…
U.S.S. Zumwalt, the Navy’s ‘Most Advanced Warship’ Towed to Port in Panama Canal…
The U.S. Navy’s most technologically-advanced warship broke down in the Panama Canal Monday and had to be towed to a nearby port. The guided-missile destroyer USS Zumwalt (DDG-1000) lost propulsion while traversing the canal, and leaks were reportedly detected in the ship’s…
$13 Billion Aircraft Carrier Struggles with Air Operations, Can’t Defend Itself, Systems ‘Likely Require Redesigning’…
The $12.9 billion USS Gerald R. Ford — the most expensive warship ever built — may struggle to launch and recover aircraft, mount a defense and move munitions…
Meanwhile, All Hell Has Broken Loose in the South China Sea…
While your attention is elsewhere, huge moves are afoot in the Asia-Pacific. Specifically, those moves are afoot in the South China Sea…
REPORT: Navy Commander Surrendered to Iran to Protect Obama’s Nuclear Deal…
The Navy commander in charge of a pair of patrol boats captured by Iranian forces in January opted to surrender rather than fight back, citing later fears that…
Tearful Former Japanese Prime Minister Koizumi Backs U.S. Vets Suing 2011 Fukushima Disaster…
Koizumi breaks down in tears at a May 17 news conference in Carlsbad, California, after talking about what U.S. veterans who took part in Operation Tomodachi have endured…