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In Donald Trump's first term as president, he wielded his broad constitutional authority over the military in unprecedented ways. He mobilized thousands of National Guard troops to repel Black ...

China is developing military space gear at a "mind-boggling" pace, according to the US Space Force chief. "The number of different categories of space weapons that [China has] created and . . .

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An armed group has taken control of a military post in central Bolivia and is holding more than 200 personnel hostage. The Bolivian military said Friday that an “irregular armed group” had ...

And we need one we can trust to not use the military inappropriately. At an Oct. 24, 1973, meeting in the Situation Room, Adm. Thomas Moorer, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, recorded in his ...

In Gaza, he wrote, Israel should ensure the release of the remaining hostages, make sure there is no military threat from Hamas, and promote civilian rule. That’s a far cry from the existing ...

In the past decade, this island roughly the size of Taiwan has become home to China’s most concentrated buildup of modern military power and the launching point for its aggressive forays into the ...

BEIRUT—At an international conference in Paris last week, European leaders singled out the Lebanese Armed Forces as key to stabilizing the country. Some $200 million in contributions were ...