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Updated April 23, 2026 — 11:14 PM EDT Navy Secretary John Phelan has left his post effective immediately, Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell announced Wednesday. A White House official told CBS News that President Trump...
Navy Secretary John Phelan has left his post in the Trump administration, the White House confirmed. As the civilian head of the Department of the Navy, Phelan issued a brief statement thanking the service members...
April 19, 2026 — The U.S. military said Sunday it struck a vessel in the Caribbean Sea it accused of carrying illegal drugs, killing three people.
By Mark Osborne April 18, 2026 Two soldiers training at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage were injured Friday when a brown bear attacked them during a land navigation exercise, military officials said. The...
The Pentagon said Wednesday that three people were killed in another U.S. strike on a vessel in the eastern Pacific alleged to be carrying drugs. U.S. Southern Command, which manages American military activity in Latin...
The U.S. military on Tuesday struck another vessel in the eastern Pacific that it says was carrying drugs, killing four people in the fourth such attack reported in recent days. U.S. Southern Command released aerial...
The U.S. military said Sunday that strikes on two boats in the eastern Pacific killed five people and left one survivor, bringing the campaign’s reported death toll to at least 168.
By Jonah Kaplan and Michael Kaplan Updated April 9, 2026 / CBS News Members of the Army’s 103rd Sustainment Command who survived the March 1 attack in Kuwait say the Pentagon’s public description of the incident...
A U.S. service member spoke to CBS News about the deadly Iranian drone strike that hit an American command post at the Port of Shuaiba on the first day of hostilities, describing the blast and the chaotic, grisly...
By Lucia I. Suarez Sang April 4, 2026 Ousted Army Chief of Staff Gen. Randy George sent an outgoing message to senior Army leaders saying U.S. soldiers deserve “courageous leaders of character” after Defense Secretary...
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced he will allow service members to bring privately owned firearms onto military installations, saying the change is rooted in Second Amendment rights and a response to recent base...
WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has intervened to block or delay promotions for more than a dozen senior officers across the Army, Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps, according to nine U.S. officials familiar...
