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Ukrainian Deputy Defense Minister Hanna Maliar claimed on Monday that roughly 5,300 Russian troops have been killed since the Russian invasion began on February 24.

A senior defense official told reporters Thursday that Russia has “every intention of basically decapitating” Ukraine’s government.

Unvetted Afghans allowed entry into the United States as part of President Joe Biden’s massive resettlement operation out of Afghanistan must be immediately deported, Rep. Matt Rosendale (R-MT) says.

NOAA, now under the control of the Biden administration, is stepping up its effort to advance the threat of “so-called” climate change.

The military spent nearly six million man-hours on an extremism stand-down and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion training under Biden.

The National Defense University is planning to host a lecture on how the West should adopt socialism in response to the challenge from China.

Austin has ordered an additional 3,000 American troops to Poland amid a potential Russian invasion of Ukraine.

U.S. Marine veteran and top Republican on the Armed Services Subcommittee on Military Personnel Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-WI) called out the military’s woke “diversity, equity, and inclusion” (DEI) agenda at a recent speech obtained first by Breitbart News.

Six rockets hit Baghdad International Airport on Friday in an assault that damaged runways and one civilian plane. The U.S. blamed hostile Iran-linked terrorist militias for the attack.

Austin has put 8,500 American troops on “heightened alert” in case they need to deploy as part of a NATO readiness force.

Rep. Michael Waltz (R-FL) said the “swamp is lighting up” to defeat a proposed ban on government contracting with Beijing Olympics sponsors.

A military watchdog warned the U.S. Department of Defense that pulling out of Afghanistan would decimate the local domestic air force – a full seven months before Joe Biden ordered the exit.

Republicans are asking the Biden Pentagon where its report is on the status of American-funded military equipment left in Afghanistan.

Roy warned on Monday that the military may face difficulties recruiting people of faith if it maintains its coronavirus vaccine mandate.

The Pentagon is discussing “options” with the Department of Justice after a court ordered an injunction against its vaccine mandate.

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin announced on Sunday evening he tested positive for the coronavirus earlier that day, despite receiving two vaccine doses and a booster shot.

In an exclusive interview with Breitbart News, Rep. Mike Waltz (R-FL) blasted the Biden administration, claiming the world now “sees weakness in the White House,” while calling Biden the “worst president for human rights in modern American history” and warning “trend lines” suggest the U.S. may cede its superpower status to China.

Shields of Strength is suing the Pentagon after it blocked it from continuing to produce replica dog tags with Bible verses on them.

President Joe Biden awarded three soldiers the Medal of Honor during a ceremony at the White House on Thursday.

Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) sent a letter to Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, slamming him for discharging service members who have not obeyed his “ambiguous” vaccine mandate.

The Department of Defense sent a survey to service members that asks about attitudes towards women that some find “inappropriate.”

China on Monday submitted a paper to the United Nations calling for global regulations on the military use of artificial intelligence (A.I.).

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin this week pointed to “various websites” as a reason the military has become more partisan.

Austin said earlier this week in an interview that if Russia invaded Ukraine, it should be concerned about its reputation.

Conservatives flexed their muscles to kill progressive provisions in the defense bill authorizing the Pentagon’s budget and activities.

Two provisions staunchly opposed by a group of House Republicans have been scrapped from the 2022 National Defense Authorization Act.

Americans with a “great deal of confidence” in the U.S. military dropped a staggering 11 percent from February under Joe Biden.

GOP senators sought information on the Countering Extremism Working Group and assurances it is not aimed at opponents of woke orthodoxy.

A government funding bill, negotiated by Republican and Democrat lawmakers, includes spending more than $7 billion to bring an endless flow of Afghan nationals to the United States.

The America First Policy Institute filed an amicus brief in support of a group of Navy SEALs suing Biden for the military’s vaccine mandate.

The Oklahoma National Guard is facing off against the Biden Pentagon over its vaccine mandate for service members.

Recently appointed Oklahoma National Guard Adjutant General Thomas Mancino is refusing to enforce the Defense Department’s vaccine mandate on Oklahoma’s National Guard troops, according to a report.

Chinese state media on Thursday denounced a new Pentagon report on China’s growing nuclear arsenal as “speculative,” without actually denying anything in the report.

In response to the Department of Defense’s (DOD) decision to mandate coronavirus vaccinations for U.S. servicemembers, Rep. Greg Murphy (R-NC) urged the Pentagon to reconsider while describing the decision as “ethically troubling” with the potential to “critically hinder our national security and readiness,” in a letter sent to Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin on Thursday.

Marshall will introduce legislation to prohibit the Pentagon from giving dishonorable discharges for troops against the coronavirus vaccine.

Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) is calling on President Joe Biden to remove or delay his vaccine mandate for federal contractors and subcontractors, arguing it will hurt thousands of small defense contractors and the veterans that they employ.