The Air Force’s super-secret B-21 Raider stealth bomber quietly made its first flight in California on Nov. 10, flying from the factory to Edwards AFB at not much more than tree-top level. Yes, right before China’s President Xi Jinping visited San Francisco. All of a sudden China wants to start …
Read More »Female military recruits surge across all service branches
FIRST ON FOX: Female military recruits have sharply increased across all service branches so far in fiscal year 2025. Around 7,260 more women have enlisted so far this fiscal year than at this point last fiscal year: from 16,725 to 23,985, according to Pentagon figures seen by Fox News Digital. …
Read More »Blinded Army veteran who survived attack turns trauma into mission to help others
Jeffrey Mittman knows how to turn life’s toughest battles into opportunities for others. The Indianapolis-based veteran has worn many hats — Army service member, survivor, leader, and now, a freshly appointed member of the U.S. AbilityOne Commission. The Virginia-based commission is an independent federal agency that oversees the AbilityOne Program, …
Read More »'Come-to-Jesus meeting’: Military community reacts to Hegseth's get fit, get in line or get out speech
War SecretaryPete Hegseth delivered a blunt message to military leaders from around the globe this week: Get fit, get on board with the Trump agenda or get out. It marked the first time generals from around the world had been summoned to convene with the secretary, and many had expected …
Read More »Pam Bondi accuses Sen. Blumenthal of lying about military service during heated hearing
U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi got into a heated exchange Tuesday with Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., accusing him of lying about his military record after he questioned her about the lobbying activities of her former law firm. The confrontation took place during a Senate Judiciary Committee oversight hearing when Blumenthal …
Read More »Johnson rejects push for military pay bill as shutdown fight intensifies
Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., appeared to rule out bringing the House of Representatives back to Washington for a standalone vote on ensuring military service members get paid on time during the government shutdown. Johnson pointed out to reporters at a Wednesday news conference that the House passed a federal funding …
Read More »Lawmaker warns government shutdown chaos potentially leading to big waste in the military, impacting readiness
FIRST ON FOX: A Republican member of the House of Representatives is sounding the alarm over the consequences that a government shutdown could have on the military. Rep. Brian Mast, R-Fla., sent a letter to the Secretary of War Pete Hegseth on Wednesday describing concerns raised to him about servicemen …
Read More »Patrol car hit by shrapnel during Marine Corps live-fire demo at celebration attended by JD Vance
A piece of metal shrapnel from an “explosive ordnance” that detonated overhead prematurely struck a law enforcement vehicle in California on Saturday, during an event attended by Vice President JD Vance. The California Highway Patrol (CHP) confirmed the incident in a press release shared with Fox News Digital. It took …
Read More »US military buildup in Caribbean sees bombers, Marines and warships converge near Venezuela
The United States has significantly increased its military presence across the Caribbean under U.S. Southern Command, deploying bombers, warships and Marines as part of an expanded campaign targeting drug-trafficking and so-called “narco-terrorist” networks operating near Venezuela. In addition to seven strikes on boats believed to be carrying narcotics, the Trump …
Read More »3 killed in US strike on Colombian ELN vessel smuggling narcotics, Hegseth says
Three alleged narco-terrorists were killed in a U.S. strike on a drug smuggling vessel affiliated with Colombia’s National Liberation Army, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth announced Sunday. The “lethal kinetic strike” happened Friday in international waters at the direction of President Donald Trump, Hegseth wrote in a post on X. …
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