Salvage crews are taking precautions against the possible presence of explosives or toxic substances mixed in among the remnants of the downed Chinese spy balloon, military officials said. After rough seas at first thwarted efforts to recover debris from the balloon, collection efforts ramped up on Monday off the coast …

Pentagon war games for decades have assessed how U.S. forces would fare in a conflict with China’s Peoples Liberation Army. What about now: how goes the matchup? Gone are the days when Western military analysts dismissed the capabilities of Beijing’s war machine. READ MORE about China’s military. Beijing clearly wants …

A new package of U.S. military aid for Ukraine includes rockets with a range twice the distance of the rockets Kyiv now has. The Pentagon announced the new package on Friday. The Ground Launched Small Diameter Bomb (GLSDB) is included in a $2.2 billion U.S. military aid package announced by the Pentagon. …

He planned to serve ISIS, but instead will serve time in prison. An Ohio man who was arrested by the FBI in 2018 while trying to travel to Afghanistan to join the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) or ISIS-Khorasan (ISIS-K), was sentenced Feb. 1 in federal court. Naser …

By Liam Collins and John Spencer Editor’s note: This is an excerpt from the book “Understanding Urban Warfare” published by Howgate Publishing and available for purchase at Amazon here. The excerpt is an edited conversation John Spencer had with Lt. Gen. James Rainey about the 2004 Second Battle of Fallujah …

The Russian military is facing an unexpected situation that brought equal measures of protest and ridicule from fighters in the war against Ukraine. In a bid to tighten up discipline in the ranks, the Commander of Russian forces in Ukraine has ordered all men to cut their facial hair. However, …

An Afghan soldier seeking U.S. asylum who was detained for months after trying to cross the U.S.-Mexico border has been freed from detention and reunited with his brother, his attorney said Wednesday. Abdul Wasi Safi, or Wasi, crossed multiple continents trying to escape the Taliban’s revenge, only to be arrested …

Russian forces in Ukraine will face additional armor and firepower, following an agreement between the United States and Germany to send some of the world’s most lethal and coveted tanks into the fight. In Ukraine, locals have been celebrating the announcements by wearing leopard print designs, sources inside the country …

Germany will send Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine and allow other countries such as Poland to do so, defense sources told Soldier of Fortune. The development was reported also in Germany, and brought a swift and unhappy response on Tuesday from the Kremlin. “Such shipments do not bode well for the …

A former top counterintelligence agent for the FBI was freed on bail after being charged with secretly working for the very people he once investigated. Charles McGonigal, 54, left Manhattan federal court on Monday on a signature bond – with no money up front – on a $500,000 personal recognizance pledge. …