Tara Copp

Ospreys face flight restrictions through 2025 due to crashes, military tells Congress

June 13, 2024 at 2:47 a.m.

WASHINGTON — The military’s hundreds of V-22 Ospreys will not be permitted to fly their full range of missions until at least 2025 as the Pentagon addresses safety concerns in the fleet,...

This undated image provided by Amber Sax shows Capt. John Sax, one of five U.S. Marine Corps service killed when their MV-22B Osprey crashed in California in 2022. Over the last two years, four Osprey crashes have killed a total of 20 service . On Wednesday, June 12, 2024, the House subcommittee on National Security, the Border and Foreign Affairs will hold an oversight hearing into the Osprey's safety record and Pentagon management of the program. (Amber Sax via AP)

As Congress investigates the Osprey, families balance grief with pilots’ love for the warplane

June 11, 2024 at 2:57 p.m.

WASHINGTON — The V-22 Osprey that crashed off the coast of Japan last year brought the aircraft's safety record back under scrutiny — but this time without one of its most vocal...

FILE - The image provided by U.S, Central Command, shows U.S. Army soldiers assigned to the 7th Transportation Brigade (Expeditionary), U.S. Navy sailors assigned to Amphibious Construction Battalion 1, and Israel Defense Forces placing the Trident Pier on the coast of Gaza Strip on May 16, 2024. A U.S. built temporary pier that had been used to deliver additional humanitarian aid into Gaza was damaged by rough seas and has temporarily suspended operations. That’s according to three U.S. officials who spoke to The Associated Press on Tuesday. (U.S. Central Command via AP)

US-built pier in Gaza is reconnected after repairs, and aid will flow soon, US Central Command says

June 7, 2024 at 11:15 p.m.

WASHINGTON — The U.S. military-built pier designed to carry badly needed aid into Gaza by boat has been reconnected to the beach in the besieged territory after a section broke apart in...

ARCHIVO - La imagen facilitada por el Mando Central de Estados Unidos muestra a soldados del Ejército estadounidense asignados a la 7ª Brigada de Transporte (Expedicionaria), marineros de la Armada estadounidense asignados al Batallón de Construcción Anfibia 1 y Fuerzas de Defensa de Israel colocando el Muelle Trident en la costa de la Franja de Gaza el 16 de mayo de 2024. (U.S. Central Command via AP)

Muelle construido por EEUU en Gaza es reconectado tras reparaciones y permitiria ingreso de ayuda

June 7, 2024 at 3:54 p.m.

WASHINGTON — El muelle construido por el ejército de Estados Unidos diseñado para llevar ayuda muy necesaria a Gaza por barco ha sido reconectado a la playa en el territorio asediado después...

El presidente de Rusia Vladímir Putin escucha a la pregunta de un periodista durante un encuentro con altos mandos de las agencias noticiosas internacionales en el marco del Foro Económico Internacional de San Petersburgo, el miércoles 5 de junio de 2024, en San Petersburgo, Rusia. (Vladimir Astapkovich, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo vía AP)

Buques de guerra rusos se dirigen al Caribe para ejercicios militares, dicen funcionarios de EEUU

June 5, 2024 at 11:25 p.m.

WASHINGTON — Estados Unidos ha estado rastreando embarcaciones y aeronaves de combate rusas que se tiene previsto que lleguen en las próximas semanas al Caribe para un ejercicio militar, informaron funcionarios estadounidenses...

Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks to senior news leaders of international news agencies on the sidelines of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum at the Lakhta Center skyscraper, the headquarters of Russian gas monopoly Gazprom in St. Petersburg, Russia, on Wednesday, June 5, 2024. The Russian leader has used the annual forum as a showcase for touting Russia's development and seeking investors. (Vladimir Astapkovich, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

Russian warships headed to Caribbean for drills as tensions rise over Ukraine, US officials say

June 5, 2024 at 11:00 p.m.

WASHINGTON — The U.S. has been tracking Russian warships and aircraft that are expected to arrive in the Caribbean for a military exercise in the coming weeks, in a Russian show of...

ARCHIVO - Esta imagen proporcionada por el ejército estadounidense muestra camiones cargados con ayuda humanitaria de los Emiratos Árabes Unidos y la Agencia de los Estados Unidos para el Desarrollo Internacional cruzando el muelle Trident antes de llegar a la playa en la Franja de Gaza , 17 de mayo de 2024. (Sargento Malcolm Cohens-Ashley/Ejército de EE.UU. vía AP, Archivo)

Muelle construido por EEUU sera retirado de costa de Gaza y reparado tras danos causados por oleaje

May 28, 2024 at 8:33 p.m.

WASHINGTON — El muelle provisional construido por Estados Unidos que lleva dos semanas funcionando para entregar la ayuda humanitaria a los palestinos hambrientos será retirado de la costa de la Franja de...

US-built pier will be removed from Gaza coast and repaired after damage from rough seas

May 28, 2024 at 11:15 p.m.

WASHINGTON — The U.S.-built temporary pier that has been taking humanitarian aid to starving Palestinians for less than two weeks will be removed from the coast of Gaza to be repaired after...

El secretario de Defensa de EEUU, Lloyd Austin, habla durante una reunión con el presidente de Kenia, William Ruto, no fotografiado, en el Pentágono en Washington, el viernes 24 de mayo de 2024. (AP Foto/Susan Walsh)

Secretario de Defensa de EEUU se reincorpora a sus funciones tras someterse a intervencion medica

May 25, 2024 at 2:17 a.m.

WASHINGTON — El secretario de Defensa de Estados Unidos, Lloyd Austin, fue sometido a una intervención médica en el Centro Médico Militar Nacional Walter Reed el viernes por la noche y ha...

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin smiles after of the media are asked to leave following a meeting with Kenya's President William Ruto at the Pentagon in Washington, Friday, May 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin resumes duty after undergoing procedure at Walter Reed

May 26, 2024 at 6:17 p.m.

WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin underwent a medical procedure at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center Friday evening and has resumed duty after temporarily transferring power to his deputy, Pentagon press...

In this image provided by the U.S. Navy, Aviation Boatswain's Mate 2nd Class Nicholas Hawkins signals an MV-22 Osprey to land on the flight deck of the USS Abraham Lincoln in the Arabian Sea on May 17, 2019. Families of four of the five Marines killed when their MV-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft crashed in California in June of 2022 filed a federal lawsuit Thursday, May 23, 2024, alleging that the Osprey's manufacturers failed to address known mechanical failures with the airframe. (Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Amber Smalley/U.S. Navy via AP)

Families of Marines killed in 2022 Osprey crash sue aircraft manufacturers Boeing, Bell, Rolls Royce

May 23, 2024 at 11:18 p.m.

WASHINGTON — Families of four of the five Marines killed when their Osprey crashed in California in June of 2022 filed a federal lawsuit Thursday alleging that the aircraft's manufacturers failed to...

ARCHIVO - Un zapador inspecciona fragmentos de una bomba aérea rusa que alcanzó un área de viviendas e hirió a 10 personas en Járkiv, Ucrania, el 22 de mayo de 2024. (AP Foto/Andrii Marienko, Archivo)

EEUU enviara otros 275 millones de dolares en asistencia militar para Ucrania

May 23, 2024 at 2:31 p.m.

WASHINGTON — Estados Unidos anunciará el viernes otros 275 millones de dólares en asistencia militar para Ucrania, dijeron dos fuentes oficiales, en momentos en que Kiev lucha por defenderse de una ofensiva...

A sapper inspects fragments of a Russian air bomb that hit a living area injuring ten in Kharkiv, Ukraine, Wednesday, May 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Andrii Marienko)

US will announce $275 million more in artillery and ammunition for Ukraine, officials say

May 23, 2024 at 1:53 p.m.

WASHINGTON — The United States is expected to announce an additional $275 million in military aid for Ukraine on Friday as Kyiv struggles to hold off advances by Russian troops in the...

El secretario de Defensa de Estados Unidos Lloyd Austin en el Congreso en Washington el 8 de mayo de 2024. (Foto AP/Mark Schiefelbein)

EEUU promete seguir enviando armas a Ucrania

May 20, 2024 at 1:32 p.m.

WASHINGTON — El secretario de Defensa, Lloyd Austin, prometió el lunes que Estados Unidos seguirá enviando armas a Ucrania mientras las fuerzas ucranianas enfrentan uno de sus momentos más difíciles contra una...

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, left, and Chairman of the t Chiefs Of Staff Gen. Charles Q. Brown, Jr. take part in a press briefing at the Pentagon on Monday, May 20, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf)

Pentagon vows to keep weapons moving to Ukraine as Kyiv faces a renewed assault by Russia

May 20, 2024 at 1:49 p.m.

WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin committed Monday to keeping U.S. weapons moving to Ukraine as Kyiv faces one of its toughest moments against a renewed assault by Russia. Austin and as...

The image provided by U.S, Central Command, shows U.S. Army soldiers assigned to the 7th Transportation Brigade (Expeditionary), U.S. Navy sailors assigned to Amphibious Construction Battalion 1, and Israel Defense Forces placing the Trident Pier on the coast of Gaza Strip on Thursday, May 16, 2024. The temporary pier is part of the t Logistics Over-the-Shore capability. The U.S. military finished installing the floating pier on Thursday, with officials poised to begin ferrying badly needed humanitarian aid into the enclave besieged over seven months of intense fighting in the Israel-Hamas war. (U.S. Central Command via AP)

Aid for Gaza will soon flow from pier project just finished by US military, Pentagon says

May 16, 2024 at 10:08 p.m.

WASHINGTON — The Pentagon said Thursday that humanitarian aid will soon begin flowing onto the Gaza shore through the new pier that was anchored to the beach and will begin reaching those...

This image provided by the U.S. Air Force shows a U.S. Air Force T-6A Texan II taxiing down the flight line at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, on Jan. 26, 2024. The Air Force says an instructor pilot was killed when the ejection seat activated while the jet was still on the ground at Sheppard Air Force Base in Wichita Falls, Texas, when the seat activated during ground operations on May 13. (Airman 1st Class Keira Rossman/U.S. Air Force via AP)

Air Force instructor pilot killed when ejection seat activated on the ground

May 14, 2024 at 7:52 p.m.

WASHINGTON — An Air Force instructor pilot was killed when the ejection seat activated while the jet was still on the ground at a Texas military base, the Air Force said Tuesday.The...

A small shrine is pictured Monday, May 13, 2024, in Fort Walton Beach, Fla. at the door of an apartment where a Florida deputy shot and killed Senior Airman Roger Fortson. The shrine includes a long wooden plank, anchored by two sets of aviator wings and a black marker to leave thoughts, a Stella Artois, and combat boots and an American Flag. As the unit takes a day to grieve and prepare for a funeral Friday, May 17, questions remain about the shooting. (AP Photo)

Questions and grief linger at the apartment door where a deputy killed a US airman

May 13, 2024 at 9:28 p.m.

WASHINGTON — At the apartment door where a Florida deputy shot and killed Senior Airman Roger Fortson, a small shrine is growing with the tributes from the Air Force unit grappling with...

An AI-enabled Air Force F-16 fighter jet, left, flies next to an adversary F-16, as both aircraft race within 1,000 feet of each other, trying to force their opponent into vulnerable positions, on Thursday, May 2, 2024, above Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. The flight is serving as a public statement of confidence in the future role of AI in air combat. The military is planning to use the technology to operate an unmanned fleet of 1,000 aircraft. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

US aims to stay ahead of China in using AI to fly fighter jets, navigate without GPS and more

May 12, 2024 at 10:58 a.m.

WASHINGTON — Two Air Force fighter jets recently squared off in a dogfight in California. One was flown by a pilot. The other wasn’t.That second jet was piloted by artificial intelligence, with...

Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin speaks during a hearing of the Senate Appropriations Committee Subcommittee on Defense on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, May 8, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Why the US paused the delivery of 2,000-pound bombs to Israel ahead of a possible Rafah attack

May 8, 2024 at 10:12 p.m.

WASHINGTON — As it targets Hamas’ underground tunnels in Gaza, Israel has relied on powerful 2,000-pound bombs provided by the United States. But now those deliveries are on hold.The U.S. is pausing...

El secretario de la Fuerza Aérea de EEUU Frank Kendall sentado en la cabina de un X-62A VISTA en la base Edwards, en California, el jueves 2 de mayo de 2024. (AP Foto/Damian Dovarganes)

Avion de combate controlado por IA llevo al lider de la Fuerza Aerea de EEUU en paseo historico

May 4, 2024 at 2:33 a.m.

BASE EDWARDS DE LA FUERZA AÉREA, California, EE.UU. — BASE EDWARDS DE LA FUERZA AÉREA, California, EE.UU. (AP) — Con el sol abrasador del mediodía, un caza F-16 experimental de colores naranja...

Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall sits in the front cockpit of an X-62A VISTA aircraft at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., on Thursday, May 2, 2024. The flight on the Artificial Intelligence-controlled modified F-16, is serving as a public statement of confidence in the future role of AI in air combat. The military is planning to use the technology to operate an unmanned fleet of 1,000 aircraft. Arms control experts and humanitarian groups are concerned that AI might one day be able to take lives autonomously and are seeking greater restrictions on its use. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

An AI-controlled fighter jet took the Air Force leader for a historic ride. What that means for war

May 4, 2024 at 12:40 a.m.

EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. — With the midday sun blazing, an experimental orange and white F-16 fighter jet launched with a familiar roar that is a hallmark of U.S. airpower. But...

ARCHIVO - En esta imagen, publicada por el Departamento de Defensa de Estados Unidos, soldados alemanes asignados al Ala 1 de Defensa Aérea y de Misiles de Superficie disparan el sistema de armas Patriot en la Instalación de Disparo de Misiles de la OTAN en Chania, Grecia, el 8 de noviembre de 2017. (Sebastian Apel/Departamento de Defensa de Estados Unidos, vía AP, Archivo)

EEUU anuncia nuevos misiles Patriot para Ucrania en nuevo paquete de ayuda

April 26, 2024 at 7:09 p.m.

WASHINGTON — Estados Unidos proporcionará a Ucrania misiles Patriot adicionales para sus sistemas de defensa aérea como parte de un enorme paquete adicional de ayuda por 6.000 millones de dólares, anunció el...

ARCHIVO - La secretaria del ejército de Estados Unidos, Christine Wormuth, observa la versión más reciente del tanque de combate Abrams M1A2 mientras recorre la Fábrica de Tanques del Ejército, el 16 de febrero de 2023, en Lima, Ohio. (AP Foto/Carlos Osorio, Archivo)

Ucrania retira del frente de batalla los tanques Abrams proporcionados por EEUU

April 26, 2024 at 12:58 a.m.

WASHINGTON — Ucrania ha dejado fuera de acción por ahora los taques de combate Abrams M1A1, proporcionados por Estados Unidos, que emplea en su lucha contra Rusia, en parte debido a que...

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin speaks during a press briefing on Friday, April 26, 2024 at the Pentagon in Washington. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf)

US announces new Patriot missiles for Ukraine as part of new $6 billion aid package

April 26, 2024 at 10:12 p.m.

WASHINGTON — The U.S. will provide Ukraine additional Patriot missiles for its air defense systems as part of a massive $6 billion additional aid package, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin announced Friday. The...

FILE - Secretary of the Army Christine Wormuth looks over the latest version of the M1A2 Abrams main battle tank as she tours the t Systems Manufacturing Center, Feb. 16, 2023, in Lima, Ohio. Two U.S. officials say Ukraine has sidelined U.S.-provided Abrams M1A1 battle tanks for now in its fight against Russia. This is in part because Russian drone warfare has made it too difficult for them to operate without detection or coming under attack. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, File)

Ukraine pulls US-provided Abrams tanks from the front lines over Russian drone threats

April 26, 2024 at 4:08 a.m.

WASHINGTON — Ukraine has sidelined U.S.-provided Abrams M1A1 battle tanks for now in its fight against Russia, in part because Russian drone warfare has made it too difficult for them to operate...

ARCHIVO - Banderas de Níger y Estados Unidos ondean en el campamento base para de la fuerza aérea y otro personal que ayuda en la construcción de la Base Aérea de Níger 201 en Agadez, Níger, el 16 de abril de 2018. (AP Foto/Carley Petesch, archivo)

EEUU anuncia que retirara a la mayoria de sus tropas de Chad y Niger

April 25, 2024 at 9:46 p.m.

WASHINGTON — Estados Unidos retirará la mayoría de sus tropas de Chad y Níger mientras trabaja para restablecer los acuerdos que rigen el papel que pueden desempeñar allí las fuerzas armadas estadounidenses,...

FILE - A U.S. and Niger flag are raised side by side at the base camp for air forces and other personnel ing the construction of Niger Air Base 201 in Agadez, Niger, April 16, 2018. The United States is attempting to create a new military agreement with Niger that would allow it to remain in the country, weeks after the junta said its presence was no longer justified, two Western officials told The Associated Press Friday April 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Carley Petesch, File)

US to pull troops from Chad and Niger as the African nations question its counterterrorism role

April 25, 2024 at 8:13 p.m.

WASHINGTON — The United States will pull the majority of its troops from Chad and Niger as it works to restore key agreements governing what role there might be there for the...

ARCHIVO - El almirante Christopher Grady, subjefe del Estado Mayor Conjunto, llega para una reunión a puerta cerrada sobre una filtración de documentos militares ultrasecretos, el 19 de abril de 2023, en el Capitolio, en Washington. (AP Foto/Alex Brandon, archivo)

Aun no hay decision final sobre retiro de tropas estadounidenses de Niger y Chad, dice funcionario

April 25, 2024 at 2:23 a.m.

BOSTON — Aún no hay una decisión final respecto a si Estados Unidos retirará o no a todas sus tropas de Níger y Chad, dos naciones africanas que son fundamentales en las...

FILE - Vice Chairman of the t Chiefs, . Christopher Grady, right, arrives for a closed door briefing about the leaked highly classified military documents, on Capitol Hill, April 19, 2023, in Washington. Grady says there's been no final decision on whether or not all U.S. troops will leave Niger and Chad. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

No final decision on withdrawing US troops from Niger and Chad, top official tells AP

April 25, 2024 at 2:59 a.m.

BOSTON — There has been no final decision on whether or not all U.S. troops will leave Niger and Chad, two African countries that are integral to the military's efforts to counter...

ARCHIVO - Una bandera ucraniana ondea en el centro de Járkiv, la segunda ciudad más poblada de Ucrania, el 16 de febrero de 2022. (AP Foto/Mstyslav Chernov, Archivo)

Ucrania empieza a usar misiles de largo alcance brindados en secreto por EEUU

April 24, 2024 at 5:17 p.m.

WASHINGTON — Por primera vez, Ucrania ha empezado a utilizar misiles balísticos de largo alcance proporcionados en secreto por Estados Unidos, bombardeando un aeródromo militar ruso en Crimea la semana pasada y...

FILE - In this image provided by the U.S. Army, soldiers, from the 3rd Battalion, 321st Field Artillery Regiment of the 18th Field Artillery Brigade out of Fort Bragg N.C., conduct live fire testing at White Sands Missile Range, N.M., on Dec. 14, 2021, of early versions of the Army Tactical Missile System. U.S. officials say Ukraine for the first time has begun using long-range ballistic missiles, striking a Russian military airfield in Crimea and Russian troops in another occupied area overnight. The strikes come about a month after the U.S. secretly provided the weapons so that Ukraine could strike targets up to 190 miles away. (John Hamilton/U.S. Army via AP, file)

Ukraine uses long-range missiles secretly provided by US to hit Russian-held areas, officials say

April 24, 2024 at 7:49 p.m.

WASHINGTON — Ukraine for the first time has begun using long-range ballistic missiles provided secretly by the United States, bombing a Russian military airfield in Crimea last week and Russian forces in...

FILE -A steel worker moves a 155 mm M795 artillery projectile during the manufacturing process at the Scranton Army Ammunition Plant in Scranton, Pa., Thursday, April 13, 2023. The Pentagon could get weapons moving to Ukraine within days if Congress es a long-delayed aid bill. That's because it has a network of storage sites in the U.S. and Europe that already hold the ammunition and air defense components that Kyiv desperately needs. Moving fast is critical, CIA Director Bill Burns said Thursday, April 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

After Congress finally does new funding, this is how the US can rush weapons to Ukraine

April 19, 2024 at 3:13 p.m.

WASHINGTON — The Pentagon could get weapons moving to Ukraine within days once Congress es a long-delayed aid bill. That's because it has a network of storage sites in the U.S. and...

ARCHIVO - El Comandante Supremo Aliado en Europa, general Christopher Cavoli, habla en una conferencia de prensa en las oficinas generales de la OTAN en Bruselas, el 18 de enero de 2024. (AP Foto/Virginia Mayo, Archivo)

Rusia superara a Ucrania 10 a 1 en armamento si no recibe ayuda de EEUU, dice general estadounidense

April 10, 2024 at 9:50 p.m.

WASHINGTON — El general de mayor rango de las fuerzas estadounidenses en Europa dijo el miércoles ante el Congreso que Ucrania se verá superada por Rusia en armamento en proporción de 10...

FILE - Supreme Allied Commander Europe, Gen. Christopher Cavoli addresses a media conference at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Jan. 18, 2024. Cavoli told Congress Wednesday that Ukraine will be outgunned 10 to one by Russia within a matter of weeks if Congress does not find a way to approve sending more ammunition and weapons to Kyiv soon. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo, File)

Ukraine will be outgunned by Russia 10 to 1 in weeks without US help, top Europe general says

April 10, 2024 at 9:00 p.m.

WASHINGTON — The top general for U.S. forces in Europe told Congress Wednesday that Ukraine will be outgunned 10 to one by Russia within a matter of weeks if Congress does not...

El secretario de Defensa de Estados Unidos, Lloyd Austin, testifica ante la Comisión de Servicios Armados del Senado durante una audiencia sobre la Solicitud de Presupuesto del Departamento de Defensa para el Año Fiscal 2025 y el Programa de Defensa de Años Futuros en el Capitolio, Washington, el martes 9 de abril de 2024. (AP Foto/Jose Luis Magana)

EEUU anuncia 138 millones de dolares en ventas militares de emergencia para Ucrania

April 9, 2024 at 9:14 p.m.

WASHINGTON — El Departamento de Estado de Estados Unidos autorizó 138 millones de dólares en ventas militares al extranjero para Ucrania, con el objetivo de proporcionar reparaciones y refacciones a los sistemas...

Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin testifies before Senate Committee on Armed Services during a hearing on Department of Defense Budget Request for Fiscal Year 2025 and the Future Years Defense Program on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, April 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

U.S. announces $138 million in emergency military sales of Hawk missile systems for Ukraine

April 9, 2024 at 8:04 p.m.

WASHINGTON — The State Department has greenlighted an emergency $138 million in foreign military sales for Ukraine to provide critical repairs and spare parts for Kyiv’s Hawk missile systems. The U.S. announced...

FILE - The Pentagon in Washington, March 27, 2008. The Air Force is betting a large part of its future air warfare on a fleet of more than 1,000 autonomously operated combat aircraft, and later this spring it’s top civilian leader is planning to climb into one of those AI-operated warplanes and let it take him airborne. Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall told senators Tuesday at hearing on the service’s 2025 budget that he is planning on climbing into the cockpit of one of the F-16s that the service has converted for drone flight to see for himself how it performs in the air. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)

AI-operated fighter jet will fly Air Force secretary in a test of military’s future drone warplanes

April 9, 2024 at 10:26 p.m.

WASHINGTON — The Air Force is betting a large part of its future air warfare on a fleet more than 1,000 autonomously operated drones, and later this spring its top civilian leader...

El secretario de Defensa estadounidense Lloyd Austin habla a la prensa en la Base de la Fuerza Aérea Ramstein en Alemania el 19 de marzo de 2024. (Foto AP/Michael Probst)

Jefes del Pentagono responden al Congreso sobre asistencia a Israel y Ucrania

April 9, 2024 at 3:06 p.m.

WASHINGTON — El secretario de Defensa de Estados Unidos, Lloyd Austin, y el jefe del Estado Mayor Conjunto, general CQ Brown Jr., testificaron el martes en el Congreso sobre el presupuesto de...

Austin tells Congress Israel is taking steps to boost aid to Gaza as lawmakers question US

April 9, 2024 at 3:40 p.m.

WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin told Congress Tuesday that pressure on Israel to improve humanitarian aid to Gaza appears to be working, but he said more must be done, and it...

ARCHIVO - El secretario general de la OTAN, Jens Stoltenberg (derecha) platica con el presidente estadounidense Joe Biden durante la cumbre de la OTAN en Vilna, Lituania, el 12 de julio de 2023. (AP Foto/Pavel Golovkin, Archivo)

Funcionario de EEUU que asistio a cumbre de OTAN presenta sintomas de “sindrome de La Habana”

April 1, 2024 at 7:10 p.m.

WASHINGTON — Un funcionario de alto rango del Departamento de Defensa de Estados Unidos que asistió a la cumbre de la OTAN celebrada el año pasado en Vilna, Lituania, presentó síntomas parecidos...

FILE - NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, right, speaks with United States President Joe Biden during a meeting of the NATO-Ukraine Council during a NATO summit in Vilnius, Lithuania, July 12, 2023. The Pentagon confirms that a senior Defense Department official who attended last years’ NATO summit in Lithuania had symptoms similar to those reported by U.S. officials who have experienced “Havana syndrome." (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin, File)

US defense official had ‘Havana syndrome’ symptoms during a 2023 NATO summit, the Pentagon confirms

April 1, 2024 at 9:40 p.m.

WASHINGTON — A senior Defense Department official who attended last year's NATO summit in Vilnius, Lithuania, had symptoms similar to those reported by U.S. officials who have experienced “Havana syndrome," the Pentagon...

FILE - The Pentagon is seen from Air Force One as it flies over Washington, March 2, 2022. A new Pentagon study that examined reported sightings of UFOs over nearly the last century has found no evidence of aliens or extraterrestrial intelligence. That conclusion is consistent with past U.S. government efforts to assess the accuracy of claims that have captivated public attention for decades. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

Controversial military reproductive health care travel policy was used just 12 times in 7 months

March 26, 2024 at 8:36 p.m.

WASHINGTON — A controversial military policy that allows service to be reimbursed for travel if they or a family member have to go out of state for reproductive health care —...

FILE - The Pentagon is seen in this aerial view made through an airplane window in Washington, Jan. 26, 2020. The Defense Department found $300 million for weapons for Ukraine in March 2024, even though the bill to fund the military aid is stalled in Congress. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)

Finding money: How the Pentagon dug down and found $300M for Ukraine but is still deep in the red

March 23, 2024 at 4:47 a.m.

WASHINGTON — Even with a budget of more than $800 billion and the ability to buy millions of weapons and pieces of equipment every year, the Pentagon sometimes can find a few...

FILE - ers of Niger's ruling junta, gather for a protest called to fight for the country's freedom and push back against foreign interference, in Niamey, Niger, Aug. 3, 2023. A top Pentagon official says that the U.S. has not received a formal request from Niger's junta to depart the country, saying instead it has received mixed signals on whether the hundreds of U.S. troops based there are no longer welcome. (AP Photo/Sam Mednick, File)

US says it has not received a formal request by Niger junta to leave military bases

March 21, 2024 at 11:02 p.m.

WASHINGTON — A top Pentagon official told Congress on Thursday that the U.S. has not received a formal request from Niger's junta to depart the country, saying it has received mixed signals...

Retired Gen. Mark Milley, left, the former chairman of the t Chiefs of Staff, left, and retired Gen. Kenneth McKenzie, former commander of the U.S. Central Command, speak to the House Foreign Affairs Committee about the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, March 19, 2024. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Top former US generals say failures of Biden istration in planning drove chaotic fall of Kabul

March 20, 2024 at 4:54 a.m.

WASHINGTON — The top two U.S. generals who oversaw the evacuation of Afghanistan as it fell to the Taliban in August 2021 blamed the Biden istration for the chaotic departure, telling lawmakers...

Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, right, speaks during a meeting with Latvian Defense Minister Andris Spruds, not pictured, at the Pentagon on Thursday, March 14, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf)

US weighing options in Africa after Niger junta orders departure from key counterterrorism base

March 18, 2024 at 7:50 p.m.

WASHINGTON — The Pentagon is working with Niger officials, seeking a way for U.S. troops to stay in the country — a key base for counterterrorism operations in sub-Saharan Africa — following...

El presidente del Estado Mayor Conjunto, general CQ Brown, centro, realiza un recorrido por una línea de producción de las instalaciones de armas de Lockheed Martin en Camden, Arkansas, el jueves 14 de marzo de 2024, en compañía del senador republicano John Bozeman, izquierda. (AP Foto/Tara Copp)

Maximo jefe militar de EEUU visita fabricas de armas y subraya necesidad de armar a Ucrania

March 14, 2024 at 5:19 p.m.

CAMDEN, Arkansas, EE.UU. — El presidente del Estado Mayor Conjunto estadounidense visitará fábricas de armas en Oklahoma y Arkansas el jueves en un momento en que el Pentágono considera que el paquete...

t Chiefs Chairman Gen. CQ Brown, center, tours the HIMARS production line at Lockheed Martin's Camden, Ark. facility Thursday, March 14, 2024, with Sen. John Bozeman, R-Ark., left. (AP Photo/Tara Copp)

US military chief tours arms plants with GOP lawmakers to show that Ukraine aid boosts jobs at home

March 14, 2024 at 9:40 p.m.

WASHINGTON — As they stood before massive rocket launchers built in part by their Arkansas constituents, Republican lawmakers were getting an unambiguous message Thursday from America’s top military officer: A Ukraine aid...

Early results show lower cancer rates than expected among Air Force nuclear missile personnel

March 13, 2024 at 9:02 p.m.

WASHINGTON — The Air Force is reporting the first data on cancer diagnoses among troops who worked with nuclear missiles and, while the data is only about 25% complete, the service says...

ARCHIVO - Soldados ucranianos de la 56ta Brigada de Infantería Motorizada de Mariupol se aprestan a lanzar cohetes hacia posiciones rusas cerca de Bajmut, región de Donetsk, Ucrania, 5 de marzo de 2024. (AP Foto/Efrem Lukatsky, File)

EEUU dara $300 millones en armas a Ucrania pese a escasez de fondos

March 12, 2024 at 6:57 p.m.

WASHINGTON — El Pentágono dará de emergencia unos 300 millones de dólares en armas a Ucrania al hallar algunos ahorros en sus contratos, aunque las fuerzas estadounidenses están en grave déficit y...

FILE - Ukrainian soldiers from The 56th Separate Motorized Infantry Mariupol Brigade prepare to fire a multiple launch rocket system based on a pickup truck towards Russian positions at the front line, near Bakhmut, Donetsk region, Ukraine, March 5, 2024. Senior U.S. defense officials said Tuesday, March 12, that the Pentagon will rush about $300 million in weapons to Ukraine after finding some cost savings in its contracts, even though the military remains deeply overdrawn. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky, File)

Pentagon to give Ukraine $300 million in weapons even as it lacks funds to replenish US stockpile

March 13, 2024 at 3:20 a.m.

WASHINGTON — The Pentagon will rush about $300 million in weapons to Ukraine after finding some cost savings in its contracts, even though the military remains deeply overdrawn and needs at least...

FILE - Palestinians line up for a free meal in Rafah, Gaza Strip, Friday, Feb. 16, 2024. President Joe Biden has proposed the delivery of humanitarian assistance to Gaza via a temporary port on the territory’s Mediterranean coast. (AP Photo/Fatima Shbair, File)

How the US military is scrambling to build a floating dock for urgently needed aid to Gaza

March 9, 2024 at 5:01 a.m.

WASHINGTON — Even before President Joe Biden announced in his State of the Union address the plans for providing aid to Gaza by sea, the Army’s 7th Transportation Brigade and other units...

ARCHIVO - En esta imagen distribuida por la armada de EEUU, el suboficial Nicholas Hawkins hace señales para el descenso de un MV-22 Osprey en la cubierta de vuelo del USS Abraham Lincoln en el mar Arábigo, 17 de mayo de 2017. La Osprey, una aeronave de usos múltiples que cumple funciones vitales en las misiones militares estadounidenses regresará al servicio después que una falla “sin precedentes” provocara la muerte de ocho efectivos en Japón en noviembre, anunció el Comando de Sistemas aéreos Navales el viernes 8 de marzo de 2024.(Suboficial Amber Smalley/U.S. Navy via AP, File)

Fuerzas de EEUU autorizan regreso al servicio de aeronave Osprey tras accidente fatal

March 8, 2024 at 3:26 p.m.

WASHINGTON — La Osprey, una aeronave de usos múltiples que cumple funciones vitales en las misiones militares estadounidenses, regresará al servicio después que una falla “sin precedentes” provocara la muerte de ocho...

FILE -In this image provided by the U.S. Navy, Aviation Boatswain's Mate 2nd Class Nicholas Hawkins, signals an MV-22 Osprey to land on the flight deck of the USS Abraham Lincoln in the Arabian Sea on May 17, 2019. The military has greenlighted its Osprey to return to flight, three months after a part failure led to the deaths of eight service in a crash in Japan in November. Naval Air Systems Command announced it on Friday. (Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Amber Smalley/U.S. Navy via AP, File)

Military’s Ospreys are cleared to return to flight, 3 months after latest fatal crash in Japan

March 8, 2024 at 2:45 p.m.

WASHINGTON — The Osprey, a workhorse aircraft vital to U.S. military missions, has been approved to return to flight after an “unprecedented” part failure led to the deaths of eight service ...

Esta imagen en blanco y negro difundida por el Comando Central del ejército de EEUU muestra un incendio a bordo del buque granelero True Confidence después de un ataque con misil por parte de combatientes hutíes de Yemen en el golfo de Adén el miércoles 6 de marzo de 2024. (Comando Central de EEUU vía AP)

Ataque de huties contra barco en el golfo de Aden deja 3 muertos

March 7, 2024 at 5:35 a.m.

DUBÁI, Emiratos Árabes Unidos — DUBÁI, Emiratos Árabes Unidos (AP) — Un ataque con misiles de los combatientes hutíes de Yemen contra un buque comercial en el golfo de Adén mató el...

This black-and-white image released by the U.S. military's Central Command shows the fire aboard the bulk carrier True Confidence after a missile attack by Yemen's Houthi rebels in the Gulf of Aden on Wednesday, March 6, 2024. A missile attack by Yemen's Houthi rebels on a commercial ship in the Gulf of Aden on Wednesday killed three of its crew and forced survivors to abandon the vessel, the U.S. military said. It was the first fatal strike in a campaign of assaults by the Iranian-backed group over Israel's war on Hamas in the Gaza Strip. (U.S. Central Command via AP)

Houthi missile attack kills 3 crew in Yemen rebels’ first fatal assault on shipping

March 7, 2024 at 5:47 a.m.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — A missile attack by Yemen's Houthi rebels on a commercial ship in the Gulf of Aden on Wednesday killed three of its crew and forced survivors...

El presidente Joe Biden camina hacia los periodistas previo a viajar a Camp David, Maryland, el viernes 1 de marzo de 2024, en el jardín sur de la Casa Blanca, Washington. (AP Foto/Andrew Harnik)

Aviones militares de EEUU realizan entregas aereas de alimentos en Gaza

March 2, 2024 at 10:50 p.m.

WASHINGTON — Aviones de carga C-130 de las fuerzas militares estadounidenses arrojaron el sábado alimentos en unas plataformas sobre la Franja de Gaza, en la etapa inicial de una operación de ayuda...

President Joe Biden walks towards of the media before boarding Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Friday, March 1, 2024, to travel to Camp David, Md., for the weekend. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

US military aircraft airdrop thousands of meals into Gaza in emergency humanitarian aid operation

March 3, 2024 at 12:58 a.m.

WASHINGTON — U.S. military C-130 cargo planes dropped food in pallets over Gaza on Saturday in the opening stage of an emergency humanitarian assistance authorized by President Joe Biden after more than...

FILE - A U.S. military CV-22 Osprey takes off from Iwakuni base, Yamaguchi prefecture, western Japan, on July 4, 2018. Air Force Special Operations Command said Tuesday it knows what failed on its CV-22B Osprey leading to a November crash in Japan that killed eight service . But it still does not know why the failure happened. Because of the crash almost the entire Osprey fleet, hundreds of aircraft across the Air Force, Marine Corps and Navy, has been grounded since Dec. 6. (Kyodo News via AP, File)

Pentagon to lift ban on V-22 Osprey flights, 3 months after fatal crash in Japan

March 1, 2024 at 8:45 p.m.

WASHINGTON — The Pentagon will lift the ban on flights by the grounded V-22 Osprey next week, U.S. officials told The Associated Press on Friday, following a high-level meeting where Defense Secretary...

FILE - U.S. MV-22B Osprey transport aircraft are parked at the U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma in Ginowan, south of Okinawa, southern Japan, Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2023. Air Force Special Operations Command said Tuesday it knows what failed on its CV-22B Osprey leading to a November crash in Japan that killed eight service . But it still does not know why the failure happened. Because of the crash almost the entire Osprey fleet, hundreds of aircraft across the Air Force, Marine Corps and Navy, has been grounded since Dec. 6. (AP Photo/Hiro Komae, File)

Services prepare to brief Secretary Austin on a plan to get Ospreys flying again

February 27, 2024 at 10:14 p.m.

WASHINGTON — The military services will take a key step toward getting the V-22 Osprey fleet back in the air as they lay out their plans Friday to Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin...

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin speaks during a Pentagon press briefing at the Pentagon on Thursday, Feb. 1, 2024 in Washington. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf)

Who was to blame for secrecy surrounding Austin’s hospitalization? A Pentagon report says no one

February 26, 2024 at 8:43 p.m.

WASHINGTON — An internal review blames privacy restrictions and staff hesitancy for the Pentagon's failure last month to quickly notify the president and other senior leaders about Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin's hospitalization...

En esta foto, proporcionada por el Ministerio de Defensa del Reino Unido, un avión Typhoon de la Real Fuerza Aérea se prepara para despegar con otras aeronaves para atacar blancos hutíes en Yemen, el sábado 24 de febrero de 2024. (Cabo Tim Laurence/RAF/Ministerio de Defensa del R.U. vía AP)

EEUU y Reino Unido atacan sitios huties ante aumento de ataques en mar Rojo

February 25, 2024 at 1:56 a.m.

EL CAIRO, Egipto — Estados Unidos y el Reino Unido atacaron el sábado 18 objetivos hutíes en Yemen en respuesta a un reciente aumento en el número de ataques realizados por el...

In this photo provided by Britain's Ministry of Defense, a Royal Air Force Typhoon aircraft prepares to take off, along with others, to conduct further strikes against Houthi targets in Yemen, Saturday, Feb. 24, 2024. The strikes answer a recent surge in attacks by the Iran-backed militia group on ships in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden. (l. Tim Laurence/RAF/UK Ministry of Defense via AP)

US and British strikes on Houthi sites in Yemen answer militants’ surge in Red Sea attacks on ships

February 25, 2024 at 5:28 p.m.

CAIRO — The U.S. and Britain struck 18 Houthi targets in Yemen, answering a recent surge in attacks by the Iran-backed militia group on ships in the Red Sea and Gulf of...

ARCHIVO - Un CV-22 Osprey del ejército estadounidense despega de la base Iwakuni, prefectura Yamaguchi, en el oeste de Japón, el 4 de julio de 2018. (Kyodo News vía AP, Archivo)

Fuerza Aerea de EEUU sabe cual fue la falla del Osprey en accidente de Japon, pero ignora el porque

February 20, 2024 at 6:56 p.m.

WASHINGTON — El Comando de Operaciones Especiales de la Fuerza Aérea de Estados Unidos dijo el martes que sabe cuál fue la falla que llevó a la caída de su A CV-22B...

The Air Force knows what failed on an Osprey in a crash in Japan, but still doesn’t know why

February 20, 2024 at 7:59 p.m.

WASHINGTON — Air Force Special Operations Command said Tuesday it knows what failed on its CV-22B Osprey leading to a November crash in Japan that killed eight service . But it still...

El portavoz del Pentágono, el general de brigada de la Fuerza Aérea Patrick Ryder, durante una sesión informativa en el Pentágono, el jueves 15 de febrero de 2024, en Washington. (AP Foto/Susan Walsh)

Antes de la amenaza satelital rusa ya existian los satelites “matrioshka” y otros con brazos robot

February 16, 2024 at 2:44 a.m.

WASHINGTON — ¿Qué pasaría si Rusia llegara a utilizar ojivas nucleares para destruir satélites estadounidenses? El sistema eléctrico y de agua de tu casa podrían fallar. El tráfico aéreo, ferroviario y vehicular...

Pentagon spokesman Air Force Brig. Gen. Patrick Ryder speaks during a briefing at the Pentagon in Washington, Thursday, Feb. 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Before Russia’s satellite threat, there were Starfish Prime, nesting dolls and robotic arms

February 16, 2024 at 12:47 a.m.

WASHINGTON — What would it mean if Russia used nuclear warheads to destroy U.S. satellites? Your home’s electrical and water systems could fail. Aviation, rail and car traffic could come to a...

F/A-18F Super Hornet fighter jet takes off from the aircraft carrier U.S.S. Dwight D. Eisenhower, also known as the 'IKE', in the south Red Sea, Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)

On the USS Eisenhower, 4 months of combat at sea facing Houthi missiles and a new sea threat

February 15, 2024 at 6:03 p.m.

ABOARD THE USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER — Sailors aboard the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower and its accompanying warships have spent four months straight at sea defending against ballistic missiles and...

El secretario de Defensa de Estados Unidos, Lloyd Austin, habla durante una sesión informativa en el Pentágono el jueves 1 de febrero de 2024, en Washington. (AP Foto/Kevin Wolf)

Un dia despues de haber salido del hospital, Austin presiona para enviar mas ayuda a Ucrania

February 14, 2024 at 3:22 p.m.

WASHINGTON — Un día después de su hospitalización más reciente por problemas de salud tras recibir tratamiento por cáncer de próstata, el secretario de Defensa, Lloyd Austin, realizó una sesión virtual sobre...

A day after his latest hospital release, Austin presses for urgent military aid for Ukraine

February 14, 2024 at 3:50 p.m.

WASHINGTON — A day after his latest hospital stay for health issues following treatment for prostate cancer, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin hosted a virtual session on Ukraine to help resource urgently needed...

El secretario de Defensa de Estados Unidos Lloyd Austin participa en una conferencia de prensa en el Pentágono el jueves 1 de febrero de 2024 en Washington. (AP Foto/Kevin Wolf)

Secretario de Defensa de EEUU, Lloyd Austin, es dado de alta; retoma sus funciones

February 13, 2024 at 11:02 p.m.

WASHINGTON — El secretario de Defensa de Estados Unidos, Lloyd Austin, fue dado de alta el martes del Centro Médico Militar Nacional Walter Reed y ha reanudado plenamente sus funciones, informó el...

Defense Secretary Austin discharged from hospital, ending second stay since cancer treatment

February 13, 2024 at 11:12 p.m.

WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin was released from Walter Reed National Military Medical Center on Tuesday, ending his second stay since surgery to treat prostate cancer, and he has resumed his...

El secretario de Defensa, Lloyd Austin, a la derecha, y el ministro de Defensa de Kenia, Aden Duale, a la izquierda, escuchan el himno nacional de Kenia durante una ceremonia en el Pentágono en Washington, el miércoles 7 de febrero de 2024. (AP Foto/Susan Walsh)

Jefe del Pentagono sigue hospitalizado; no viajara a Bruselas para reuniones sobre Ucrania y OTAN

February 12, 2024 at 6:13 p.m.

WASHINGTON — El secretario de Defensa, Lloyd Austin, ha cancelado su viaje a Bruselas para reunirse con los ministros de la OTAN y trabajar en la ayuda militar a Ucrania, ya que...

Pentagon chief Austin remains hospitalized, will not travel to Brussels for Ukraine, NATO meetings

February 12, 2024 at 9:09 p.m.

WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has canceled his trip to Brussels to meet with NATO ministers and work on Ukraine military aid as he remains hospitalized while dealing with further health...

Iraq says US troop drawdown talks will go on ‘as long as nothing disturbs the peace of the talks’

February 12, 2024 at 2:22 a.m.

WASHINGTON — Iraq and the U.S.-led military coalition resumed meetings Sunday on how to draw down troops who have been deployed there for years combating the Islamic State. The first long-awaited meeting...

El secretario de Defensa estadounidense Lloyd Austin, derecha, y el ministro de Defensa de Kenia, Aden Duale, izquierda, escuchan el himno nacional durante una ceremonia en el Pentágono, el miércoles 7 de febrero de 2024, en Washington. (AP Foto/Susan Walsh)

Hospitalizan al secretario de Defensa de EEUU por problema de vejiga; delega sus funciones

February 12, 2024 at 4:09 a.m.

WASHINGTON — El secretario de Defensa estadounidense Lloyd Austin fue hospitalizado de nuevo el domingo para tratar un problema de vejiga mientras sigue recuperándose de un cáncer de próstata, y transfirió su...

Defense Secretary Austin is hospitalized with bladder issue, transfers powers to his deputy

February 12, 2024 at 5:36 a.m.

WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin was hospitalized again Sunday to address a bladder issue as he continues to recover from prostate cancer and has transferred authorities to his deputy, the Pentagon...

Un avión de combate F-16 de Estados Unidos realiza maniobras acrobáticas durante la última jornada de Aero India 2019, en la base aérea de Yelahanka, el 24 de febrero de 2019 en Bangalore, India. (AP Foto/Aijaz Rahi, Archivo)

EEUU tiene fondos suficientes por ahora para continuar adiestramiento de pilotos ucranianos en F-16

February 8, 2024 at 11:36 p.m.

WASHINGTON — La Guardia Nacional aún cuenta con dinero suficiente para completar el adiestramiento de pilotos ucranianos en el uso de los aviones caza F-16, a pesar de que Estados Unidos se...

FILE - A U.S. fighter aircraft F-16 performs aerobatic maneuvers on the last day of Aero India 2019 at Yelahanka air base in Bangalore, India, Feb. 24, 2019. The chief of the National Guard said Thursday, Feb. 8, 2024, that the U.S. is still able to train Ukrainian pilots on F-16 fighter jets despite the U.S. running out of funds to send additional weapons and assistance to Kyiv. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi, File)

US has enough funds for now to continue training Ukrainian pilots on F-16, National Guard chief says

February 8, 2024 at 9:34 p.m.

WASHINGTON — The National Guard still has enough money on hand to complete the training of Ukrainian pilots on F-16 fighter jets despite the U.S. running out of funds to send additional...

A blue sheet covers what believed to be a part of a crashed U.S. military Osprey aircraft on a U.S. salvage boat off Yakushima, Kagoshima prefecture, southern Japan on, Dec. 27, 2023. The U.S. Air Force on Friday, Jan. 12, 2024 announced the end of its more than a month long search and recovery operation at the site of a CV-22B Osprey crash that occurred off the southern Japanese coast in late November, expressing regret at not being able to find the last of the eight crew killed. (Kyodo News via AP)

Pentagon believes it has identified problem behind Osprey crash that killed 8 Air Force crew

February 7, 2024 at 2:43 a.m.

WASHINGTON — The Pentagon believes it has identified the mechanical failure that led to a fatal crash of an Osprey aircraft in Japan and the grounding of the fleet for two months,...

Esta fotografía --difundida por el Ministerio de Defensa del Reino Unido el domingo 4 de febrero de 2024-- muestra a un caza Typhoon FGR4 de la Real Fuerza Aérea a su regreso a la base tras atacar blancos hutíes en Yemen. (AS1 Leah Jones/Real Fuerza Aérea vía AP)

EEUU advierte de mas represalias en caso de nuevos ataques de milicias respaldadas por Iran

February 5, 2024 at 12:53 a.m.

JERUSALÉN — JERUSALÉN (AP) — Después de lanzar ataques en represalia el fin de semana, Estados Unidos advirtió el domingo a Irán y a las milicias a las que este patrocina con...

In this image provided the Ministry of Defence, an RAF Typhoon aircraft takes off to conduct further strikes against Houthi military targets in Yemen, from RAF Akrotiri, Cyprus, Saturday, Feb. 3, 2024. (AS1 Jake Green/Ministry of Defence via AP)

US warns of further retaliation if Iran-backed militias continue their attacks

February 4, 2024 at 9:51 p.m.

JERUSALEM — After a weekend of retaliatory strikes, the United States on Sunday warned Iran and the militias it arms and funds that it will conduct more attacks if American forces in...

Esta imagen proporcionada por la Armada de Estados Unidos muestra un caza de combate partiendo del portaaviones USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) durante operaciones aéreas sobre el Mar Rojo, el 22 de enero de 2024. (Kaitlin Watt/U.S. Navy via AP)

EEUU y Reino Unido continuan sus ataques contra objetivos huties en Yemen

February 4, 2024 at 8:41 a.m.

WASHINGTON — Estados Unidos y Reino Unido atacaron el sábado 36 objetivos hutíes en Yemen, en una segunda ola de operativos para incapacitar aún más a los grupos respaldados por Irán que...

What to know about the US strikes in Iraq and Syria and its attacks with the UK in Yemen

February 4, 2024 at 12:11 p.m.

BEIRUT — British forces on Saturday ed their American allies in new attacks against militia in Yemen. The U.S. military earlier launched strikes on dozens of sites manned by Iran-backed fighters in...

EEUU y Reino Unido realizan nuevos ataques contra objetivos huties en Yemen

February 3, 2024 at 11:14 p.m.

BAGDAD — Estados Unidos y Reino Unido atacaron el sábado 36 objetivos hutíes en Yemen, en una segunda ola de operativos para incapacitar aún más a los grupos respaldados por Irán que...

This image provided by the U.S. Navy shows an aircraft launching from USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) during flight operations in the Red Sea, Jan. 22, 2024. The United States and Britain struck 36 Houthi sites in Yemen on Saturday, Feb. 3, in a second wave of assaults meant to further disable Iran-backed groups in the region. (Kaitlin Watt/U.S. Navy via AP)

US, Britain strike Yemen’s Houthis in a new wave, retaliating for attacks by Iran-backed militants

February 4, 2024 at 9:12 a.m.

BAGHDAD — The United States and Britain struck 36 Houthi targets in Yemen on Saturday in a second wave of assaults meant to further disable Iran-backed groups that have relentlessly attacked American...

Fotografía de satélite de Planet Labs PBC que muestra la base militar conocida como Torre 22 en el noreste de Jordania el lunes 29 de enero de 2024.. (Planet Labs PBC vía AP)

EEUU lanza bombardeos en Irak y Siria en represalia por ataque en el que murieron 3 de sus soldados

February 3, 2024 at 4:00 a.m.

WASHINGTON — El ejército de Estados Unidos lanzó el viernes una ola de bombardeos contra docenas de sitios en Irak y Siria utilizados por milicias respaldadas por Irán y por la Guardia...

A satellite photo from Planet Labs PBC shows a military base known as Tower 22 in northeastern Jordan on Monday, Jan. 29, 2024. A satellite image taken Monday of the Jordanian base targeted by a bomb-carrying drone that killed three U.S. soldiers appears to show damage at the site. The damage can be seen in the center left of the photo. (Planet Labs PBC via AP)

US hits hard at militias in Iraq and Syria, retaliating for fatal drone attack

February 6, 2024 at 9:05 p.m.

WASHINGTON — The U.S. military launched an air assault on dozens of sites in Iraq and Syria used by Iranian-backed militias and the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Friday, in the opening salvo of...

Secretario de defensa afirma que nunca pidio a su personal que ocultara su hospitalizacion a Biden

February 1, 2024 at 8:30 p.m.

WASHINGTON — El secretario de Defensa de Estados Unidos Lloyd Austin dijo el jueves que nunca ordenó a ningún miembro del personal que no notificara a la Casa Blanca que había sido...

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin takes question from reporter during a Pentagon press briefing at the Pentagon on Thursday, Feb. 1, 2024 in Washington. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf)

Austin says he never told anyone on his staff to keep White House in the dark on hospitalization

February 1, 2024 at 6:51 p.m.

WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Thursday he never told his staff to keep his cancer surgery and hospitalization secret from the White House, but acknowledged he should have handled it...

El secretario de Defensa de EEUU, Lloyd Austin, en conferencia de prensa en el Pentágono el jueves 1 de febrero de 2024, en Washington. (Foto AP/Kevin Wolf)

EEUU insinua que es inminente una gran respuesta a las milicias respaldadas por Iran

February 1, 2024 at 6:46 p.m.

JERUSALÉN — JERUSALÉN (AP) — El secretario estadounidense de Defensa, Lloyd Austin, dijo el jueves que es hora de incapacitar más a las milicias respaldadas por Irán que han atacado a fuerzas...

US hints large response to Iran-backed militias is imminent as Houthi rebels target another ship

February 1, 2024 at 7:38 p.m.

JERUSALEM — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Thursday it's time to further disable Iran-backed militias that have struck at U.S. forces and ships in the Middle East and the U.S. is preparing...

President Joe Biden walks towards Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2024, for a short trip to Andrews Air Force Base, Md., and then on to Florida for campaign receptions. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

How to strike back after deadly drone attack? US has many options, but must weigh consequences

January 30, 2024 at 11:41 p.m.

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden has made it clear the U.S. will strike back after a deadly drone attack killed three service and wounded more than 40 at a small base...

FILE - Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin speaks at a virtual Ukraine Defense Group (UDCG) meeting, Nov. 22, 2023, at the Pentagon in Washington. The secrecy surrounding Austin's hospitalizations due to prostate cancer surgery set off a political firestorm, launched multiple reviews and triggered calls for his ouster. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen, File)

Pentagon chief Austin’s cancer prognosis is ‘excellent,’ no further treatments needed, doctors say

January 26, 2024 at 10:16 p.m.

WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s doctors at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center say his prostate cancer prognosis is excellent and no further treatments will be needed after seeing him for...

Simpatizantes de los hutíes asisten a una concentración en apoyo a los palestinos de la Franja de Gaza y contra los ataques aéreos liderados por Estados Unidos en Yemen, en Saná, Yemen, el viernes 26 de enero de 2024. (AP Foto/Osamah Abdulrahman)

Huties disparan misil contra buque de guerra de EEUU

January 27, 2024 at 3:53 a.m.

JERUSALÉN — JERUSALÉN (AP) — Combatientes hutíes de Yemen dispararon el viernes un misil contra un buque de guerra estadounidense que patrullaba el golfo de Adén, obligándolo a derribar el proyectil, informó...

Houthi ers attend a rally in of the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip and against the U.S.-led airstrikes on Yemen, in Sanaa, Yemen, Friday, Jan. 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Osamah Abdulrahman)

Yemen Houthi rebels fire a missile at a US warship, escalating worst Mideast sea conflict in decades

January 27, 2024 at 5:28 a.m.

JERUSALEM — Yemen's Houthi rebels launched a missile Friday at a United States warship patrolling the Gulf of Aden, forcing it to shoot down the projectile, and struck a British vessel as...

de un grupo armado chiíta iraquí asisten al funeral de un combatiente de Kataib Hezbollah, que murió en un ataque aéreo estadounidense, en Bagdad, Irak, el jueves 25 de enero de 2024. (Foto AP/Hadi Mizban)

EEUU e Irak dialogaran para poner fin a mision de coalicion internacional

January 25, 2024 at 5:00 p.m.

WASHINGTON — Estados Unidos e Irak esperan iniciar pronto conversaciones para poner fin a la misión de la coalición militar internacional formada para luchar contra el grupo extremista Estado Islámico en ese...

of an Iraqi Shiite militant group carry the coffin during the funeral of a fighter with the Kataib Hezbollah, who was killed in a U.S. airstrike, in Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, Jan. 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)

The US and Iraq will begin talks soon on ending the mission of the US-led military coalition in Iraq

January 25, 2024 at 9:35 p.m.

WASHINGTON — The United States and Iraq will begin talks soon to wind down the mission of a U.S.-led military coalition formed to fight the Islamic State group in Iraq, both governments...

En esta imagen publicada por el Ministerio británico de Defensa, un avión Typhoon FGR4 de la fuerza aérea británica despega para atacar objetivos huríes en Yemen desde la base Akrotiri de Chipre, el lunes 22 de enero de 2024. Los ejércitos británico y estadounidense bombardearon ocho lugares empleados por hutíes con respaldo iraní en Yemen, la segunda ocasión en la que los dos aliados han hecho ataques coordinados de represalia contra la capacidad de misiles de los rebeldes en Yemen. (AS1 Jake Green RAF/Ministerio de Defensa británico via AP)

Irak condena ataques de EEUU en territorio iraqui mientras crecen los combates con aliados de Iran

January 24, 2024 at 10:49 a.m.

WASHINGTON — El ejército estadounidense atacó tres lugares en Irak y dos misiles antibarcos en Yemen gestionados por milicias con apoyo iraní que han atacado a barcos y personal estadounidense en la...

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