During former President Trump’s freewheeling rallies, he regularly brings up hisaim to buildan “Iron Dome”missileshieldforAmerica. Itisone of the few itemized priorities in the Republican National Committee platform, which calls for “agreat Iron Domemissiledefenseshieldover our entire country.” Some national defense commentators pounced, deriding the ideaas infeasibleand calling it “snake oil”andaboondogglethat won’t work. They described the technical...
The Navy will reportedly sideline 17 vessels due to a manpower shortage that makes it difficult to properly crew and operate ships across the fleet. There just aren’t enough Merchant Marines to keep all the ships going at once, according to Rear Admiral (Ret.) Mark Montgomery, senior director of the Center on Cyber and Technology...
While patrolling the Iron Curtain in the 1980s, I saw firsthand the importance of American leadership, the value of strong alliances, and the moral strength that springs from our national values. I also saw something more basic: Our security depends on the United States maintaining an edge in advanced technologies. Our advantage on the battlefield...
Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris has yet to offer a unified foreign policy vision as the rival Trump-Vance campaign increasingly targets her record on the border, Afghanistan and other related issues. “Kamala Harris and the DNC are turning a total blind eye to national security, a dangerous trend that shows their lack of...
First Class Petty Officer Blake Darling has Jason Aldean to thank for helping him pull off an unforgettable memory for his family. During a recent Highway Desperado tour stop, Aldean invited Darling’s two children onstage and said, “I know your dad is in the military, right?” according to an Instagram video the country star uploaded....
Fredric Arnold was a “reluctant warrior,” creative dynamo and decorated World War II combat pilot. He miraculously survived 50 missions of flying P-38 Lightning warplanes over North Africa and Europe. The death he witnessed and inflicted in war was in deep contrast with the mild-mannered child prodigy artist from Chicago who spent the rest of...
Cease-fire negotiations between Israel and Hamas took a tentatively hopeful step forward as Egypt passed a new proposal to the terrorist group following “constructive” talks in Cairo this week, according to reports. “The Philadelphi Corridor … is the lifeline of Hamas … they smuggled in machinery [to Gaza to make weaponry],” IDF MG (ret.) Yaakov...
Rep. Mike Waltz, R-Fla., told CNN host Brianna Keilar she should be questioning Gov. Tim Walz’s, D-Minn., claims about his military record “rather than defending” him Wednesday. The “CNN News Central” host questioned Waltz Wednesday about a letter he and 50 Republican veterans in Congress penned to the Democratic vice presidential candidate about his “egregious...
Los Angeles Chargers star safety Derwin James Jr. knew that he was heading to U.S. Coast Guard Air Station San Diego to do some training exercises with the men and women serving there. What he did not know was he would be leaving with newfound leadership tactics that he is bringing to the football field...
The U.S. Army boats involved in the Gaza humanitarian pier mission are slated to be hauled back to the U.S. by civilian contractors, Fox News Digital has confirmed. Though the timeline remains unclear, a defense official said the U.S. Army will be contracting Float-On/Float-Off vessels because it is safer and more cost-effective entering hurricane season....
