The U.S. crews involved in attacking the nuclear site at Fordo probably trained for years. But dropping 30,000-pound bombs was almost certainly a new experience.
The U.S. defense secretary was in the difficult position of praising American military might while acknowledging people’s concerns about another conflict.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, left, accompanied by Gen. Dan Caine, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, gave his first news conference since being confirmed to his post after the U.S. strikes on Iran.
Senators asked Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth questions about domestic military use and the names of bases during a hearing ostensibly about the defense budget.
Maj. Erica Vandal’s superiors called her “a superb officer.” The president said transgender soldiers like her lack the “honesty,” “humility” and “integrity” to serve.
Some of the combat boots that were retrieved from a memorial display on the lawn in front of the 101st Airborne Division headquarters at Fort Campbell, Ky., for troops killed in America’s post-9/11 wars. The memorial was abruptly canceled this year after Army officials decided it no longer made sense to single out the dead from the Iraq and Afghanistan wars for special honors.
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