Admiral James Kilby, the acting Chief of Naval Operations, has expressed concerns over the U.S. Navy's reliance on expensive missile interceptors to counter Houthi drone attacks in the Red Sea.
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has removed U.S. Navy Vice Adm. Shoshana Chatfield from her position as the U.S. military representative to the NATO Military Committee.
The U.S. Army Reserve has confirmed it is taking disciplinary steps against a captain who posted a politically charged video on TikTok while wearing an official uniform. The video, shared by Captain Christina Winters under the username “alexandrahamilton01,” criticized the Trump administration’s policies on transgender individuals, accusing it of seeking to “erase” them from society.
U.S. Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nevada, is spearheading an effort to demand Senate hearings on the discussion of classified military operations over unsecured devices. A letter signed by Rosen and 15 other Democratic senators was sent to three Senate committees following a security breach where Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth posted attack-plan details in a Signal messaging chat ahead of U.S. airstrikes in Yemen.
A federal judge in New Jersey has issued a temporary injunction preventing the Trump administration from discharging two transgender service members from the U.S. Air Force.
Senior officials from the Trump administration inadvertently included Jeffrey Goldberg, editor-in-chief of The Atlantic, in a private group chat discussing classified military operations in Yemen.
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has extended an offer to the United States, proposing access to its vast mineral resources in exchange for military assistance against rebel forces.