Carlo Muñoz

Army’s Fort Sill to house migrant children to ease border crisis

Pentagon officials have designated the Army's Fort Sill to house thousands of unaccompanied migrant children in the U.S. who crossed over illegally from Mexico.

June 12, 2019

Navy to christen USS Minneapolis-St. Paul, the newest littoral combat ship

Navy officials are preparing to christen the newest littoral combat ship (LCS) into the fleet this week, designed to bolster U.S. capabilities in carrying out near-shore operations.

June 12, 2019

No ‘Fort Trump,’ but U.S. troops heading for Poland

The Trump administration is poised to send approximately 1,000 more U.S. troops into Poland to help curb Russian aggression in Europe, but apparently stopping short of Polish hopes for a permanent U.S. deployment in the country, according to documents reviewed by The Washington Times.

June 11, 2019

Democrats’ defense bill challenge Trump on many fronts

The new Democratic majority on the House Armed Services Committee has released its first blueprint for the nation's defense budget, a $733 billion authorization bill for the Pentagon for the coming fiscal year that blocks any funds for President Trump's border wall, puts new restrictions on the Guantanamo terrorist detainee prison, and includes no money for Mr. Trump's proposed Space Force.

June 10, 2019

Adam Smith, top defense Democrat, fine with new ‘Fort Trump’ in Poland

The top Democrat on the House Armed Services Committee said Monday he backs a permanent U.S. military presence in Poland to restrain Russia -- an outpost Polish officials say they may name "Fort Trump."

June 10, 2019

Adam Smith, House defense panel chief, backs Space Force, doubts Air Force oversight

The powerful head of the House Armed Services Committee said Monday that he supports the Pentagon's efforts to set up President Trump's new Space Force, but said he does not trust the Air Force to handle the job alone.

June 10, 2019

Congress demands independent review of Pentagon policies on civilian casualties

Members of the House Armed Services Committee are demanding a new, independent review of all Pentagon policies and procedures tied to the department's reporting of civilian casualties from U.S.-led operations.

June 10, 2019

House panel bans new detainees from entering Guantanamo Bay, blocks new construction

House defense lawmakers are banning the Pentagon from accepting any new detainees to the U.S. detention center at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and denying the White House's $88 million request to build a new detainee prison at the naval base.

June 10, 2019

Pentagon budget plan: Border wall funds blocked in House version

House Armed Services Committee members are barring the White House from funneling any Defense Department dollars toward the construction of a border wall between the United States and Mexico.

June 10, 2019

Kevin Maxwell Jr. gets four-year sentence in Green Beret’s death

A military court of Friday sentenced a decorated Marine Corps special operator to a four-year prison term for his role in the death of a Green Beret during a 2017 deployment to Africa.

June 7, 2019

Pentagon fears U.S. companies being shut out of European arms deals

The Pentagon's top weapons buyer is expressing concerns over the European Union's new strategy to build up its defense spending, saying the EU plan could ultimately freeze out American arms makers from lucrative European markets.

June 7, 2019

Cadet Christopher Morgan identified as fatality in Thursday’s West Point vehicle accident

Army officials identified West Point Cadet Christopher Morgan as the individual killed in a vehicle crash near the U.S. military academy's campus on Thursday.

June 7, 2019

Defying China, U.S. to sell new tanks, anti-aircraft missiles to Taiwan in $2B deal

In a deal that has drawn the anger of mainland China, Taiwan has signed a multibillion-dollar weapons deal with the Trump administration for hundreds of new tanks, rockets and surface-to-air missiles, defense officials in Taipei confirmed this week.

June 7, 2019

Brig. Gen. Laura Yeager, National Guard, to be first female Army infantry division commander

Army National Guard Brig. Gen. Laura Yeager is slated to become the first female active duty or Guard general officer to lead a combat infantry division.

June 7, 2019

Pentagon suspends Turkish F-35 training program; pilots ordered out of U.S. by July

The Pentagon is suspending its training program for Turkish pilots learning to fly the advanced F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, ordering the roughly 40 trainees to leave the U.S. by the end of July.

June 7, 2019

China seen steadily cutting into U.S. military technological edge

The United States is at risk of losing its "decisive edge" in military technology to China, challenging the battlefield superiority America has enjoyed since World War II, a new report by a top Washington think tank is warning.

June 6, 2019

David Berger confirmed by Senate as next Marine Corps commandant

Lt. Gen. David Berger has been confirmed by the Senate as the new commandant of the Marine Corps, replacing Gen. Robert Nellerthis summer, according to a service statement Thursday.

June 6, 2019

West Point cadet killed, 22 injured in vehicle accident at training site

One cadet from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point died, and 20 cadets and two soldiers were injured Thursday morning in a vehicle accident near the academy in upstate New York, Army officials said.

June 6, 2019

Army’s new Futures Command faces skeptical reception on Capitol Hill

The Army's new Futures Command, designed to usher the tradition-bound service into the next generation of warfare, could fall victim to Congress' budget ax if House defense lawmakers have their way.

June 5, 2019

Russia: U.S, allies ‘exaggerating’ importance of D-Day to WWII victory

D-Day's importance in winning World War II against Nazi Germany has been "exaggerated" in American and Western history in the decades since the landmark assault, Russian diplomats said Wednesday as President Trump and European leaders gathered to mark the historic landing.

June 5, 2019