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Thunderbirds begin training for 2022 show season

The Thunderbirds, based at Nellis Air Force Base outside Las Vegas, have begun a month-long training trip to New Mexico and Arizona in preparation for their season.

New rules aim to stop rising extremism in US military

Warning that extremism in the ranks is increasing, Pentagon officials are issuing detailed new rules prohibiting service members from actively engaging in extremist activities.

 
Pearl Harbor survivor, 101, returning to Hawaii for ceremony

David Russell, 101, plans to return to Pearl Harbor for a ceremony in remembrance of the more than 2,300 American troops killed in the Dec. 7, 1941, attack that launched the U.S. into World War II.

101-year-old returns to Pearl Harbor to remember those lost

Pearl Harbor survivors and World War II veterans are gathering in Hawaii to remember those killed in the Dec. 7, 1941, attack. Those attending will observe a moment of silence at 7:55 a.m., the minute the bombing began. The ceremony marks the 80th anniversary of the attack that launched the U.S. into World War II.

 
Biden praises airlift, defends departure from ‘forever war’

Faced with tough questions about leaving Afghanistan, including Americans left behind, President Joe Biden planned to address the nation Tuesday about the way forward after 20 years of U.S. war.

The broken door of a house is seen after U.S. drone strike in Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday, Aug. ...
 
Rockets hit area near Kabul airport amid US pullout

Rockets struck a neighborhood the Kabul airport on Monday amid the ongoing U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan. It wasn’t immediately clear who launched them.