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The Air Force is weeks away from sending its V-22 Ospreys back to combatant commands after the Pentagon lifted a months-long grounding on the tiltrotor fleet earlier this year. “We will deploy out here in the coming weeks, back to…

Israeli intelligence operatives appear to have pulled off a legendary and deadly supply chain hack, installing tiny quantities of explosives into at least 3,000 pagers specially ordered by Iran-backed Hezbollah militants across Lebanon and…

The recent addition of Sweden and Finland to the NATO alliance is opening up new opportunities for members to better work together in the Arctic, where Russian activity has been increasing. That could mean a new combined air operations…

Russia’s plan to add 180,000 troops will increase the risk of accidents like drones and missiles entering NATO territory, the commander of U.S. Air Forces Europe and NATO Allied Air Command told reporters Tuesday. Hastily-trained…

Russian disinformation groups are taking aim at Vice President Kamala Harris and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz’s White House ticket, posting fabricated videos and other sham content to discredit the campaign, new Microsoft findings…

Ukraine’s population has been shrinking rapidly during Russia’s invasion, and the decline could soon pose an additional existential threat to the country, the Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday. Behind the numbers: “A confidential…

Beijing’s moves in the Indo-Pacific are opening doors to the U.S. in the region, a top U.S. official in the region said, as other countries observe Chinese aggression—specifically, its moves on the Philippine coast guard in the contested…

With the U.S. election less than two months away, the Secret Service is in the spotlight again after GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump appears to have been targeted in another possible attempted assassination Sunday afternoon while…

This story was originally published by States Newsroom.Republicans on the House Administration Committee at a Wednesday hearing argued that legislation to bar people from voting who are not citizens—something already illegal—is what’s…

MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAII—U.S. Marine Corps Forces Pacific has a new commander—and some fresh warnings from the commandant. Lt. Gen. William Jurney passed the Pacific mantle to Lt. Gen. James Glynn on Thursday in a sunny outdoor…