2 Navy SEALs go missing off coast of Somalia during nighttime boarding mission

The two U.S. Navy sailors who were reported missing after falling into the sea while conducting a nighttime boarding mission Thursday off the coast of Somalia have been identified as SEALs, according to the U.S. Central Command.

Lloyd Austin ordered Houthi strikes from hospital room, Pentagon says

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is now in his 13th day of hospitalization recovering from complications due to prostate cancer.

US launches another airstrike on Houthi-controlled site

The U.S. military has struck another Houthi-controlled site in Yemen that it had determined was putting commercial vessels in the Red Sea at risk.

Here's how Yemeni Houthi rebel attacks on ships in the Red Sea are affecting Americans

Oil, natural gas, grain and everything from toys to electronics typically travel through the waterway separating Africa and the Arabian Peninsula en route to the Suez Canal, where 12% of the world's trade passes.

Demonstrators protest US bombing Yemen outside White House

Demonstrators upset with the United States military's retaliatory airstrikes across Yemen Thursday have gathered outside the White House to protest. 

White House, Pentagon reviewing defense secretary's secretive hospital stay

The White House says the administration will review what rules or procedures weren’t followed when Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin did not disclose his hospitalization for days.

North Korea's plans for 2024: 3 more spy satellites and more nuclear materials

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un vowed to launch additional military spy satellites, produce more nuclear materials and introduce attack drones in 2024, state media reported.

Texas mother surprised by US Marine daughter's unannounced return for the holidays

A heartwarming holiday surprise unfolded at 407BBQ in Denton County, Texas, as Lydia Calderon, a hardworking mother, received an unexpected visit from her daughter, a US Marine.

FAA opens military airspace to accommodate holiday travel rush

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has opened military airspace across the East Coast and Gulf of Mexico to ease pressure on commercial airline routes for the festive period, and so far delays have been kept to a minimum despite heavy downpours from a storm slamming the West Coast.

Senate confirms top military brass after months-long blockade by GOP Sen. Tuberville

Tuberville was blocking nominations to protest Pentagon rules that allow travel reimbursement when a service member has to go out of state for an abortion or other reproductive care.

Tensions rise after North Korea conducts first long-range missile test in months

North Korea on Monday conducted its first intercontinental ballistic missile test in five months. It also launched a short-range ballistic missile on Sunday.

US, British warships shoot down 15 attack drones over Red Sea

The destroyer USS Carney "successfully engaged 14 unmanned aerial systems" launched from Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen, the Pentagon said.