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Chinese military vehicles carrying DF-21D anti-ship ballistic missiles, potentially capable of sinking a US Nimitz-class aircraft carrier in a single strike, travel past Tiananmen Gate during a military parade to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II in Beijing, September 3, 2015. REUTERS/Andy Wong/Pool The head of INDOPACOM said Tuesday that China fired off DF-21D anti-ship ballistic missiles. He said the move was intended to "hone PLA warfighting skills and send an unmistakable message.' The top US admiral in th...

'Guam is not just a place that we believe that we can fight from,' the admiral said. 'We are going to have to fight for it."

US Navy The US Navy fired a carrier captain after he wrote a letter about a coronavirus outbreak that leaked. After an investigation, the Navy stood by its decision to relieve Capt. Brett Crozier of his command. Emails show that fellow warship captains believed Crozier was "doing the right thing." Warship captains showed strong support for the commanding officer of the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt, Capt. Brett Crozier, in emails sent just before the Navy fired him, Task & Purpose reported Friday. A collection of 1,200 emails sent to and from Crozier's ...

The president changed his plans for an airstrike against Iran-backed militias at the last minute. Battlefield intelligence indicated the presence of a woman and children at one of two strike areas. With fighters in the air, Biden chose to strike only one target, bypassing the one with civilians. With strike aircraft already in the air and on their way to the targets, President Joe Biden made last-minute changes to the plans for his first major military order as commander in chief to avoid killing a woman and children, The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday. The Pentagon said in a statement...

Photo by Eric Thayer/Getty Images The DC National Guard commander says that the Pentagon dragged its feet responding to the Capitol riot. He said he could have had roughly 150 troops at the Capitol in 20 minutes if he had gotten approval. He said he did not receive approval to deploy troops to the Capitol until almost 3 hours after an initial request. The commander of the DC National Guard said Wednesday that it took military leaders in former President Donald Trump's Pentagon three hours from the time Capitol Police called for backup to tell him to send in troop...