The US defence department’s inspector general says the war with Iran has led to “shortfalls” in munitions and a bottleneck in resupply, contradicting President Donald Trump who has repeatly denied the US is facing shortages. Trump has claimed US munitions supplies are “virtually unlimited” and said reporting otherwise is “fake news”. But the independent watchdog
A U.S. government watchdog released its first report on the impact of the Iran war on Monday, acknowledging the military’s advanced weapons shortfalls and offering the first public look at the damage to American aircraft, bases and diplomatic outposts in the Middle East. Much of the information has been previously reported over the past six months, but the Pentagon inspector
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is set to observe Friday’s 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks by attending a ceremony at the Pentagon commemorating the lives lost when al-Qaida militants hijacked planes and killed nearly 3,000 people in three locations, upending American foreign policy and national security. It’s the second year in a row
But while the fallout from the Iran war has exacerbated Trump’s irritation with Europe and accelerated some US military moves away from the region, it has not been to the immediate benefit of the US presence in the Pacific. In fact, Washington has also pulled resources from there. Carrier forces were diverted from the Pacific
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump will mark the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks at the Pentagon. Trump confirmed his plans Friday. Vice President JD Vance will attend the New York observance and other administration officials will go to the ceremony in Shanksville, Pennsylvania, the White House said. This year marks a quarter-century since
WASHINGTON — More U.S. troops are reporting unwanted sexual contact to authorities, according to a Pentagon report released Friday, but even as more service members are willing to come forward, the prevalence of such incidents still went down overall last year. An estimated 33% of active duty personnel who said they experienced unwanted sexual contact
