by | Dec 27, 2023 | Security
In December 1983, amid the heightened tensions of the “second Cold War,” U.S. Defense Secretary Caspar Weinberger and his West German counterpart, Manfred Wörner, agreed on a $3 billion program (worth more than $9 billion today) to boost NATO’s air defenses along the...
by | Dec 27, 2023 | Security
Editor’s note: This story was updated at 8 p.m. EST with additional information from court documents. MIAMI — A defense contractor at the center of one of the biggest bribery scandals in U.S. military history is expected to face additional charges following his return...
by | Dec 27, 2023 | Security
Congress will start 2024 in much the same way it spent most of 2023: staring down the possibility of a shutdown because of ongoing fights over the federal budget. After passing a short-term budget extension in early November, lawmakers are again faced with the...
by | Dec 26, 2023 | Security
In 2023, the U.S. and the Philippines announced a historic pact that would open up several bases on the island archipelago nation to American forces for the first time in decades. While the agreement does not allow the U.S. to permanently station troops in Philippine...
by | Dec 23, 2023 | Security
The Pentagon has been activating troops to assist Customs and Border Protection on the U.S.-Mexico border since 2018. Looking ahead to 2024, that mission is slated to continue — with up to 2,500 troops deployed to the region. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin in June...
