America’s Military Runs on Chinese Rare Earths
Take a look at the U.S. military arsenal, and you’ll find that much of the United States’ firepower depends on rare earths—powerful materials whose supply chains are largely controlled by ...
Tag: Department of Defense
Trump admin plans first ‘Golden Dome’ test of space-based missile defense system: report
Pentagon officials are aiming to test President Trump’s space-based Golden Dome missile defense system to safeguard the US in the fourth quarter of 2028, according to a report. That timeframe ...
How Strong Is China’s Rare-Earth Card?
Unnerved by its recent trade spat with China, the Trump administration is turbocharging efforts to forge a domestic supply chain for rare earths, the powerful materials that underpin technology from ...
Trump admin deploying 200 Marines to Florida to support ICE deportation raids
The Trump administration is sending 200 Marines to Florida to provide support for ICE deportation raids across the Sunshine State, military officials announced Thursday. The mobilization of Marines was revealed ...
Hegseth unveils new name of USNS Harvey Milk
The US Navy has officially changed the name of its ship honoring slain gay-rights icon Harvey Milk to the USNS Oscar V. Peterson in commemoration of the WWII Medal of ...
Breakthrough vaccine could eradicate breast cancer, shows 75% immune response in trial
The most common cancer in women — and one of the deadliest — may have finally met its match. Development of a breakthrough vaccine researchers say could eradicate breast cancer ...
Terror networks ‘thriving’ in Africa — could pose threat to US, top general warns: ‘Growing more aggressive’
The top US general in Africa warned Friday that terror groups in the Sahel region are “thriving” and may eventually pose a threat to the homeland. Marine Corps Gen. Michael ...
Hegseth orders service academies to ignore ‘race, ethnicity, or sex’ in admissions
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth commanded the nation’s military academies Friday to stop considering “race, ethnicity, or sex” in their admissions process, the latest blow by the Trump administration against Diversity, ...
DOGE Has Its Sights on the Defense Department
After dealing with lower-hanging fruit, Elon Musk’s U.S. Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) now has its sights on a bigger target: the Defense Department and its projected $1 trillion new ...
Pete Hegseth says troops with gender dysphoria have 30 days to leave service voluntarily: ‘TRANS is out at the DOD’
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced Thursday that active-duty transgender troops will have 30 days to voluntarily separate from the military before being forced out. Hegseth’s announcement comes two days after ...
