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Less than a week after his new role was announced, Richard Torres-Estrada was removed as SOCOM’s first-ever head of diversity as the military probes his controversial and highly partisan Facebook posts, one of which compared former President Donald Trump to Adolf Hitler. “The Commander has directed an investigation to look …

Defense spokesman John Kirby announced the move in a statement on Wednesday night, noting that the military would fulfill a request from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to “temporarily house” migrant youths at military installations.  One of the facilities set to hold the migrants is a “vacant …

Pentagon spokesman John Kirby told reporters on Tuesday that the Department of Health and Human Services requested to use facilities at Joint Base San Antonio and Fort Bliss, both in Texas, to house an unspecified number of minors apprehended after crossing the border from Mexico. “We have just received this …

Austin arrived in Kabul from India and met with President Ashraf Ghani and other government officials, according to local media. The US general told the select reporters traveling with him that the Biden administration is interested in a “responsible end to this conflict.” “There’s always going to be concerns about …

Former US president Donald Trump made one last effort to prove he was sincere about prying the US military loose from its two-decade engagement in Afghanistan when he signed an executive order demanding all remaining troops be pulled from the country before the year’s end – just days after November’s …

“Since when does the Pentagon declare war on a domestic news operation? I can’t remember that ever happening,” Carlson said on a segment of his show on Thursday night, adding “This is genuinely worrisome. The Department of Defense has never been more aggressively or openly political.” The TV pundit responded …

In a segment highlighting the potential threat of China’s military to the US, Carlson pointed to comments made by President Joe Biden about “updating” certain requirements like hairstyles to change the “culture and habits” that cause women to “leave the US military.” “So we’ve got new hairstyles, maternity flight suits. …

The Pentagon will work to “incrementally reduce” the National Guard “footprint as conditions allow,” spokesman John Kirby told reporters on Tuesday, announcing that 2,300 or so troops have been authorized to stay through May 23. More than 5,000 Guards were still in Washington as of this week, having been put …

“We are aware of the Microsoft threat intelligence center’s report. We are currently assessing our networks right now for any evidence of impact,” Pentagon press secretary John Kirby told reporters at a Friday presser. “We’re also taking all necessary steps to identify and remedy any possible issues related to the …

Biden announced the new task force during a Pentagon visit on Wednesday, his first to the department, declaring that his administration would “meet the growing challenges posed by China to keep peace and defend our interests.” READ MORE: US Navy berates ‘destabilizing’ Chinese activity as pro-NATO Atlantic Council publishes blueprint …