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- Trump says US operation will aid ships stranded in Strait of Hormuzby Reuters on May 4, 2026 at 12:20 am
It was not immediately clear which countries the U.S. operation would aid or how the operation would work.
- 2 US troops reported missing amid African Lion exerciseby Reuters on May 3, 2026 at 4:14 pm
The Moroccan army said the service members went missing near a cliff. The incident remains under investigation and the search is ongoing.
- US withdrawing 5,000 troops from Germany, US officials sayby Phil Stewart and Idrees Ali, Reuters on May 1, 2026 at 10:30 pm
The move comes as a rift over the Iran war widens between President Donald Trump and Europe.
- Marine Corps fields 3,500 first-person view attack dronesby Riley Ceder on May 1, 2026 at 8:28 pm
The U.S. Marine Corps had zero first-person view drones in service as of October 2025.
- US to close its flagship Gaza mission as Trump plan stallsby Alexander Cornwell, Reuters on May 1, 2026 at 7:38 pm
The U.S. military-run body tasked with monitoring the Israel-Hamas ceasefire and boosting aid to Gaza is set to be shut down, seven diplomats told Reuters.
- Air Force units earn honors for rescues during US evacuation from Afghanistanby Cristina Stassis on May 1, 2026 at 7:09 pm
Units assigned to Davis-Monthan Air Force Base received the Presidential Unit Citation for rescue operations during the 2021 Afghanistan withdrawal.
- ‘Engineering casualty’ knocks out electricity and propulsion on USS Higginsby Claire Barrett on May 1, 2026 at 6:57 pm
The outage rendered the 300 sailors aboard the ship essentially sitting ducks as they were unable to control the destroyer’s movements for a time.
- Trump nominates new chief of space operationsby Nikki Wentling on May 1, 2026 at 6:50 pm
Trump’s nomination of Lt. Gen. Douglas A. Schiess now goes to the Senate.
- Pentagon freezes out Anthropic as it signs deals with AI rivalsby Tanya Noury on May 1, 2026 at 6:15 pm
The Department of Defense announced on Friday that it had struck deals with seven leading artificial intelligence companies.
- ‘A beans and rice diet’: Government watchdog finds issues with military cost of living payby Eve Sampson on May 1, 2026 at 6:14 pm
The Government Accountability Office found the DoD used a mix of unsound sampling practices and inconsistent processes to set cost of living payments.
