US Military

Union Demands Action for German Workers Caught in US Shutdown

A German labor union called on the government Tuesday to compensate workers at US military bases in the country if they suffer delayed salary payments due to the government shutdown in the United States. About 12,000 civilian employees who work at US military installations in Germany could be affected, the Verdi union warned. "Verdi is calling ...

Trump Tells Generals US Faces 'War from Within'

President Donald Trump said Tuesday that the United States faces a "war from within" from crime and immigration in a darkly authoritarian speech to a rare meeting of the top US military officers. Addressing generals and admirals summoned from around the world by Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth, Republican Trump warned that the military would be ...

Active Shooter Sparks Lockdown at US Military Base

A shooter opened fire at a US military base in the southern state of Georgia on Wednesday, wounding five soldiers before being apprehended. Fort Stewart, a large army base that is home to thousands of soldiers and families, went into lockdown as emergency teams raced to respond to the "active shooter" situation. A statement on the ...

Pentagon to Send THAAD Missile Defense System to Israel

The Pentagon said Sunday it will deploy a high-altitude anti-missile system and its US military crew to Israel to help the ally protect itself from potential Iranian missile attacks. At the direction of US President Joe Biden, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin "authorized the deployment of a Terminal High-Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) battery and ...