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The Pentagon released the newly declassified footage of what it says shows a Russian fighter jet harassing and colliding with an U.S. drone over the Black Sea.

Reported sexual assaults at U.S. military academies shot up during the 2021-22 school year, and one in five female students told an anonymous survey that they had experienced unwanted sexual contact.

The U.S. Department of Defense released a photo of an Air Force pilot flying above the suspected Chinese spy balloon shot down earlier this month.

Pentagon Spokesperson Brigadier General Patrick S. Ryder says the high-altitude object that was shot down off the coast of Alaska posed a “reasonable threat to the safety of civilian flight.”

The Pentagon shot down an unknown object flying in U.S. airspace off the coast of Alaska on Friday, White House officials said.

A massive white orb sweeping across U.S. airspace has triggered a diplomatic maelstrom and is blowing up on social media.

A look at the massive battle weapon, why it is important to Ukraine’s war with Russia, and what drove the Biden administration’s tank turnabout.

About half of the unidentified flying objects appeared to be balloons or drones, while the rest could not be explained and “appear to have demonstrated unusual flight characteristics or performance capabilities.”

A new Pentagon office set up to track reports of unidentified flying objects has received “several hundreds” of new reports, but no evidence so far of alien life. That’s according to the leadership of the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office. It was set up in July and is responsible for not only tracking unidentified objects in the sky, but also underwater...

The COVID-19 vaccine mandate for members of the U.S. military would be rescinded under the annual defense bill heading for a vote this week in Congress. If the measure passes, it will end a policy that helped ensure the vast majority of troops were vaccinated but also raised concerns that it harmed recruitment and retention. Republicans emboldened by their new...

President Joe Biden has marked the 21st anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks, taking part in a somber wreath-laying ceremony held at the Pentagon under a steady rain.

President Joe Biden on Friday named Pentagon press secretary John Kirby to be the new National Security Council coordinator for strategic communications.

The Pentagon is monitoring claims of Russian forces using chemical weapons in Mariupol, Ukraine, as fighting intensifies.

Department of Defense spokesperson John Kirby on Wednesday clarified the Pentagon’s decision to decline facilitating a transfer of MiG-29 jets from Poland to Ukraine. “We believe the provision of additional fighter aircraft provides little increased capabilities at high risk [for escalation].”

Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby spoke on MSNBC this morning about the United States deploying more troops to Poland.

Former Defense Secretary Mark Esper has dropped a lawsuit against the Defense Department.

The military investigation into the deadly attack during the Afghanistan evacuation has concluded that a suicide bomber, carrying 20 pounds of explosives packed with ball bearings, acted alone, and that the deaths of more than 170 Afghans and 13 U.S. service members were not preventable.

An animal welfare organization says a wandering chicken was caught sneaking around a security area at the Pentagon

The establishment of a new office, signed into law just before New Year’s, to study “unidentified aerial phenomenon” has divided the loose community of activists, researchers and pseudo scientists who hunt for proof that we are not alone in the universe.

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin says he has tested positive for COVID-19 and is experiencing mild symptoms while quarantining at home