Nuclear North Korea is When, Not If

Adm. Harry Harris told Congress Thursday that Kim Jong Un’s driving ambition is to develop “a nuclear capability against the United States.” He admitted “there is some doubt … within the intelligence community whether he has that capability today or...

PACOM Boss Says INF Treaty is Outdated

Adm. Harry Harris, commander of US Pacific forces, believes the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty is outdated and the US is “being taken to the cleaners by countries that are not signatories,” he told the House Armed Services Committee Wednesday. “I...

Chinese Pressure on North Korea Might be Working

Adm. Harry Harris, boss of US Pacific Command, told Congress Thursday that Chinese efforts to pressure North Korea on its nuclear provocations might be working. “I think we’re in a different place now,” Harris told the Senate Armed Services Committee,...

Two US Troops Killed in Afghanistan

Two US service members were killed Wednesday after coming under attack by ISIS-Khorasan fighters in the Nangarhar Province of eastern Afghanistan. A third US service member was wounded. The service members were conducting an operation alongside Afghan National Defense and...

House Introduces Weeklong Budget Extension

The House introduced a joint resolution late Wednesday night that would fund the government for one more week, until May 5. The federal government is currently operating under a continuing resolution set to expire at 11:59 p.m. on Friday. If...

Hill F-16s Make Final Deployment

F-16s from Hill AFB, Utah, are on their final deployment before the base fully transfers to F-35s and the jets move on. Eight F-16s and more than 200 airmen from Hill’s 388th Fighter Wing and 419th Fighter Wing are deployed...