Three Pentagon officials testified in front of the Senate Armed Services Committee on two major topics Tuesday: America’s withdrawal from Afghanistan and two controversial phone calls with a defense official in China. The video above shows clips from the testimony. The three officials were Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Mark Milley,…

Pentagon officials announced last month’s drone strike killed civilians and not terrorists as once thought. “I am now convinced that as many as 10 civilians, including up to seven children, were tragically killed in that strike,” said Marine Gen. Frank McKenzie head of U.S. Central Command during a Pentagon briefing. “Moreover, we now assess that…

U.S. Gen. Mark Milley said the calls he made to China were “perfectly within the duties and responsibilities” of his position as Chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. He is referring to the two calls he made to Chinese Gen. Li Zuocheng following the Jan. 6th Capitol riots. The audio above includes Gen. Milley’s…

President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett held their first face-to-face meeting since Bennett became prime minister Friday. The meeting was set to happen Thursday, but it was delayed due to the suicide attacks in Kabul. The Iran Nuclear Deal was expected to be at the top of the agenda. Before leaving for the…

Johnson & Johnson announced their booster vaccine’s effectiveness increasing antibodies by nine times. The announcement comes as institutions and businesses across the country rush to establish vaccine requirements following the Food and Drug Administration’s full approval to the Pfizer vaccine. According to the company, new data showed people who received a booster six to eight…

The Pentagon will require members of the military to get vaccinated by September 15, 2021. The news came Monday as Amazon initiates a mask mandate, and Canada opens its border to vaccinated United States citizens. The video above shows Pentagon Spokesman John Kirby discussing the new military requirement. According to a memo obtained by The…

221 Afghans who helped the United States during the Afghanistan War arrived in Dulles, Virginia early Friday, after a long trip from their home country. The video above shows clips of U.S. Chargé d’Affaires Ross Wilson talking about the trip. Those who made the trip include interpreters, translators, and their families. They fear retaliation from…

WASHINGTON (AP) – Top Pentagon leaders on Wednesday passionately defended the military’s approach to addressing racism and extremism, pushing back against accusations by Republican lawmakers that the effort is creating division and hurting morale. The testy exchanges showed that the political dimension of a national debate over racism and extremism weighs on the military even…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, for the first time, said Tuesday he will support long-debated changes to the military justice system that would remove decisions on prosecuting sexual assault cases from military commanders. In a statement, obtained by The Associated Press, Austin said he supports taking those sexual assault and related crimes away…