The Pentagon is ready to cut 10% of the Army’s special operations forces as recruiting struggles continue and the Pentagon shifts focus from counterterrorism operations to the rising threat from China. The Army is planning to cut 3,000 troops from the ranks of the special operations forces, which could include troops from the Green Berets,…

Harry potter, the Fellowship of the Ring, and Ukrainian snipers. What do they all have in common, besides fighting a tyrannical enemy hell bent on destruction? They all have invisibility cloaks of course. Mykhailo Fedorov, Ukraine’s deputy prime minister, released video of the new cloaks on social media. The footage is from a drone equipped…

The United States Air Force is the oldest and smallest it’s ever been. A brewing conflict with China over the fates of Taiwan and the South China Sea is forcing the service to ramp up delivery on Collaborative Combat Aircraft, or CCAs. Without CCAs, USAF leadership doesn’t know whether the service has the time, money,…

The U.S. military shot down an aircraft belonging to a NATO ally in an act of self-defense. And we take a few steps in learning more about the history of humans in America. These stories and more highlight The Morning Rundown for Friday, Oct. 6, 2023. U.S. fighter jet shoots down Turkish drone in Syria A…

The USS Louisiana is out of the shop and ready to return to work patrolling the seas for the United States Navy. There’s no better way for the crew of an Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine to prove their worth than with a test launch of their most valuable weapon, the Trident II. The test launch…

The Army is focused on recruiting young people who have earned more than just a high school diploma, hoping to reverse the yearslong deficiency of enlisted recruits. Last year, the Army fell 15,000 enlisted recruits short of its goal of 60,000. Over the next 90 days, the Army will begin implementing some of the changes…

What’s next for the House now that Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., has been voted out as speaker? A shooting on a college campus leaves several injured as the suspect remains on the loose – these stories and more highlight The Morning Rundown for Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2023. McCarthy voted out as speaker in historic vote For…

Soldiers in Ukraine captured a Russian tank on the battlefield. A Ukrainian soldier called tech support in Russia for help and actually got through. We’ve all been there. You get a new appliance or vehicle, and something isn’t working right. So, you call the customer service support line and hope the person on the other…

Tensions are rising between top Democrats in Illinois and the Biden administration over the state’s migrant crisis. Thousands of migrants are being relocated to Chicago, however limited resources to house them are being provided. Illinois Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker penned a letter to President Joe Biden criticizing the federal government’s response to the migrant crisis,…