Veteran suicide rate decreases for 2 consecutive years, VA report states

“This year’s report shows real progress, but there is still so much work to be done,” VA Secretary Denis McDonough said in a prepared statement.

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USS Ronald Reagan strike group to make show-of-force port call on South Korea

The strike group includes the USS Chancellorsville, a Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser, and the USS Benfold, an Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer.

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Permanently stationed US troops probably not best option for Baltics, NATO chiefs say

Mobile units able to maneuver quickly around NATO’s eastern flank could be preferable to permanent bases in the Baltics, top allied commanders said.

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Confederacy-linked names on Army landing craft, civil works projects cited in new report

The third and final report produced by the Naming Commission, a group convened by Congress to rename Confederacy-affiliated items within the Defense Department, lists 1,100-plus assets flagged for modification or removal and singles out several of them in greater detail.

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Navy veteran abducted in Afghanistan swapped for convicted drug lord

An American Navy veteran captured in Afghanistan two years ago has been freed in exchange for an Afghan man who was imprisoned by the U.S., a senior Biden administration official said Monday.

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US bases in southern Japan escape severe tropical storm Nanmadol with ‘minor damage’

U.S. military bases in the south of Japan weathered an overnight drenching along with high winds as severe tropical storm Nanmadol made its way across the country.

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Biden on ‘60 Minutes’ doubles down on promise to defend Taiwan

President Joe Biden said the U.S. remains committed to the “One China” policy that acknowledges Beijing’s claim over Taiwan but considers the island’s status unresolved.

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Pentagon opens sweeping review of clandestine psychological operations

The Pentagon has ordered a sweeping audit of how it conducts clandestine information warfare after major social media companies identified and took offline fake accounts suspected of being run by the U.S. military in violation of the platforms' rules.

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Queen Elizabeth II mourned by Britain and world at funeral

Britain and the world said a final goodbye to Queen Elizabeth II at a state funeral Monday that drew presidents and kings, princes and prime ministers — and crowds who massed along the streets of London to honor a monarch whose 70-year reign defined an age.

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Ukraine warns of ‘nuclear terrorism’ after strike near plant

The Pivdennoukrainsk nuclear plant is Ukraine's second-largest after the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, which is Europe's largest nuclear power station and has repeatedly come under fire during the war.

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