January 24, 2026 Navy Under Secretary Hung Cao says personnel discharged over vaccine mandate were 'failed' The Navy announced an apology and a path to reinstatement for service members discharged over the COVID-19 vaccine mandate as the Pentagon moves to review and correct past separations.
January 23, 2026 Pentagon plans to give South Korea primary role in deterring North Korea threats under new strategy A new Pentagon document says its defense strategy is pivoting toward burden-sharing as the U.S. plans a "more limited" role in deterring North Korea and other parts of the world.
January 23, 2026 US forces strike vessel allegedly tied to narco-terror group killing 2 as crews search for lone survivor U.S. forces killed two suspected narco-terrorists in an Eastern Pacific strike on an alleged terrorist vessel. One survivor prompted a search and rescue operation.
January 23, 2026 Military officials conduct lethal strike against vessel in the Eastern Pacific Video released by U.S. Southern Command shows military forces conducting a lethal strike against a vessel engaged in alleged "narco-trafficking operations," officials say. This is the first strike since Maduro's capture. (Credit: Southcom/X)
January 22, 2026 Russian oil tanker, the Grinch, intercepted as US, allies escalate sanctions crackdown A Russian oil tanker was intercepted between Spain and Morocco as western powers intensify efforts to disrupt Moscow's sanctions-evading shadow fleet operations.
January 21, 2026 US begins transferring ISIS detainees from Syria to Iraq amid security transition U.S. forces moved 150 ISIS detainees from Syria to Iraq as CENTCOM began a transfer operation involving up to 7,000 radical prisoners.
January 21, 2026 Trump’s ‘small ask’ for Greenland would be the real estate deal of a lifetime President Trump says he won't use force but calls for immediate negotiations for US to acquire Greenland from Denmark during his World Economic Forum speech in Davos.
January 20, 2026 Why Greenland is a national security imperative for the US Former U.S. Army Special Forces veteran and WorldStrat president Jim Hanson discusses why Greenland is a critical national security priority and how President Donald Trump could reshape U.S. global defense strategy on ‘Jesse Watters Primetime.’
January 20, 2026 US forces apprehend sanctioned vessel in Caribbean maritime operation targeting illicit oil transport U.S. military forces apprehended Motor Vessel Sagitta in the Caribbean as part of Operation Southern Spear targeting sanctioned tanker vessels.
January 19, 2026 US veteran gets 5 years in Russian prison after authorities reportedly force him to dock with firearm onboard U.S. Navy veteran Charles Wayne Zimmerman was sentenced to 5 years in Russian prison after allegedly failing to declare a firearm oboard his yacht in Sochi port.