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An Iranian state TV news anchor showed a map of U.S. bases in the Middle East, which says are all “within fire range of Iran.” The anchor goes on to say “Mr. Trump, you started it, and we will end it.”

A majority of American citizens do not believe the U.S. military should get involved in the Israel-Iran conflict, a survey from the Economist/YouGov revealed.

Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) said Sunday on NBC’s “Meet the Press” that he was not a “big fan” of Saturday’s parade celebrating the 250th birthday of the Army.

Capitol Police said about 60 demonstrators were arrested on Friday during a veterans’ protest on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, after the group breached a law enforcement line of bike racks. 

President Donald Trump addresses the graduating class of the United States Military Academy at West Point on Saturday, May 24.

Law enforcement arrested a man on Wednesday accused of planning a mass-shooting at a U.S. military base in Warren, Michigan, on behalf of the terrorist group known as Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS).

Sen. Jim Banks (R-IN) unveiled legislation on Wednesday that would require American military service academies to accept the Classical Learning Test (CLT) as an admissions option.

The Pentagon is taking upwards of 1,000 military personnel who openly self-identify as transgender out of immediate service. The separation began Thursday at the same time those who have yet to step forward as transgender have been granted 30 days to depart of their own volition.

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) has introduced legislation to mandate a review of all the religious exemption requests received from military servicemembers who did not want to be forced to receive the coronavirus vaccination and “authorize corrective action” for those whose careers suffered for not getting the jab, Breitbart News has learned.

Secretary of the U.S. Navy John C. Phelan announced on Tuesday that Breitbart News’s Pentagon correspondent Kristina Wong would be serving as his Director of Communications and Chief Spokesperson for the Department of the U.S. Navy.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth had one mission on his trip to Panama — to secure a deal to get “first and free” passage for U.S. ships in the Panama Canal, a critical waterway for the United States’ economy and military that was at risk of falling under China’s control.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Thursday fired the commander of a Space Force base in Greenland hours after a report that she had sent an email to the entire base criticizing Vice President JD Vance after his visit there last month.

Terry Adirim, a senior Central Intelligence Agency official and former senior defense official who played a pivotal and potentially illegal role in the Biden Administration’s military vaccine mandate, was recently fired from the agency, a source has exclusively revealed to Breitbart News.

President Trump on Friday posted a video on his social media accounts of a U.S. military strike against Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen who have been targeting American ships in the Red Sea.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has made it a habit to do physical training — or “PT” in military speak — early in the morning with troops he visits on overseas trips — winning him respect from troops, according to one retired Green Beret.

Former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley has long been retired, but his shadow loomed large over a Senate hearing to confirm a new chairman on Tuesday.

A United States appeals court rejected a request from the Trump administration to be allowed to enforce its ban on transgender-identifying individuals serving in the U.S. military.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Sunday evening ordered the military services to set sex-neutral physical fitness standards for combat arms, reversing over a decade of the erosion of standards in hopes of recruiting more women.

A U.S. armored vehicle that went missing in Lithuania has been retrieved from a swamp after a six-day search but there is still no information about the fate of the four American soldiers who were on board, Lithuanian officials said Monday.

Vice President JD Vance got a hearty welcome from American troops stationed in Greenland, who chanted “USA! USA! USA!” as he took a podium during his visit there Friday.

The United States Senate on Monday afternoon confirmed businessman and and art collector John Phelan as the 79th Secretary of the United States Navy in a bipartisan 62-30 vote.

The Department of Defense over the weekend announced an investigation into leaks of sensitive and classified information following a series of unauthorized disclosures to several legacy news media outlets.

The U.S. Air Force will produce the world’s first sixth-generation fighter jet, named the F-47, President Donald Trump announced Friday.

Chief Pentagon Spokesman Sean Parnell on Friday morning blasted a New York Times report as “fake” after the newspaper claimed that Elon Musk was being briefed later that day at the Pentagon on “potential war with China.”

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Thursday with the stroke of a pen cut more than $580 million in wasteful contracts and grants funded with U.S. taxpayer money.

Chief Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell on Monday said the Department of Defense has an obligation to hold military leadership accountable for the botched Afghanistan withdrawal under the Biden administration that saw the death of 13 U.S. service members and dozens more wounded.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth asked defense officials to “provide credible military options to ensure fair and unfettered US military and commercial access to the Panama Canal,” according to reports.

President Trump joined Americans on Thursday to honor the valiant canines in the military and law enforcement for K-9 Veterans Day.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Wednesday ordered a department-wide review of existing standards for each military branch on physical fitness, body composition, and grooming — including on beards, Breitbart News has exclusively learned.

Military officials testify before the Senate Armed Services Committee on the current readiness of America’s joint force on Wednesday, March 12.

The Associated Press (AP) took aim at the U.S. Defense Department on Thursday as it works to remove diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) from the military.

Tim Parlatore, Navy veteran and personal lawyer for Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, told Breitbart News on Wednesday that on Friday he will be commissioned into the United States Navy to serve the country in uniform once again.

An affidavit released Wednesday revealed that an alleged architect of the 2021 Abbey Gate suicide bombing that killed 13 American service members in Afghanistan was released from prison just two weeks before the attack — which coincides with when thousands of prisoners were released from the Bagram Air Base after the Biden administration abandoned it.

President Donald Trump touted getting wokeness out of the United States military, as well as record recruitment numbers during his speech to a joint session of Congress.

Chief Pentagon Spokesman Sean Parnell announced Monday evening that the DOGE team at the department has identified about $80 million in spending on diversity, equity, and inclusion that will likely be cut.