Nidal Hasan, the Army psychiatrist who killed 13 people at Fort Hood, will be executed by firing squad on December 3. Pete Hegseth stated that his execution would be a public event. A Defense Department spokesperson later confirmed that it would be broadcast live, according to The Guardian. In an interview with Real…
The US Department of Defense wasted millions of dollars on food no one ate and tents no one lived in. Last year, the military helped the Department of Homeland Security rush to build migrant detention centers in Texas and at Guantanamo Bay…
Conservative veterans with large social media followings have landed jobs at the US Department of Defense and are bolstering their support for Pete Hegseth in the ideological conflicts surrounding the "culture wars," The Washington Post reports. According to sources familiar with the situation and supporting materials, the Pentagon…
On June 18, US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth sharply criticized NATO allies and announced a six-month inspection of US forces in Europe. The outcome of this inspection, he said, will depend on how quickly European countries begin to take responsibility for…
The US Defense Secretary's decision to block the promotions of a group of officers appears to be motivated by his bias against diversity policies rather than by the officers' actual performance, The New York Times reports. US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth recently blocked the promotions of nine…
On May 12, the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) estimated that the development of US President Donald Trump's "Golden Dome" missile shield would cost approximately $1,2 trillion. The money will go toward development, deployment, and operation, Reuters reports. This amount significantly exceeds the $185 billion estimate…
On May 8, hundreds of previously unpublished videos, photographs, and recordings related to unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAPs) and unidentified flying objects (UFOs) were released. The Daily Mail reports on the contents of these documents. The Pentagon wrote that while previous…
The Donald Trump administration's announcement that the United States will withdraw 5000 troops from Germany has alarmed America's European allies. However, this could be just the beginning of a much larger troop withdrawal, Time reports. On May 1, the Pentagon announced that the decision to withdraw troops…
Starting in December 2026, men eligible for the draft will be automatically registered in the military registration system. This change was proposed by the US Selective Service System, which maintains a database of Americans eligible for military service, reports the Daily Mail. "This legislative change shifts responsibility...
The Trump administration plans to submit a request to Congress for a supplemental defense budget. Members of Parliament fear that the American military is using up its scarce modern weaponry at an excessively rapid rate, according to The Washington Post. The Pentagon spent $5,6 billion in ammunition during the first two…