Department of War

The USS San Antonio departed Norfolk to support U.S. Southern Command mission requirements and participate in Department of War operations aimed at stopping illegal drug trafficking. The ship recently deployed to the U.S. 4th Fleet operations zone.

The House Appropriations Committee advanced a $1.1 trillion defense spending bill for fiscal year 2027, which includes renaming the Defense Department as the Department of War. The bill passed on a 34-27 party line vote and is part of efforts linked to President Trump.

The House Appropriations Committee advanced a $1.1 trillion defense spending bill for fiscal 2027, which includes a provision to rename the Defense Department as the Department of War. The bill passed on a 34-27 party-line vote, marking a third win for President Trump in his effort to rename the department.

Democrats, including high-profile political figures, received approximately $2.6 million in campaign contributions from employees at Alibaba, Baidu, and BYD, firms recently labeled 'Chinese military companies' by the Pentagon. Contributions from these employees, including executives and lobbyists, primarily benefited Democratic committees and individuals between 2020 and 2024.

The Department of Defense may be renamed the Department of War if Republicans pass the bill, with key House and Senate committees approving the change and Donald Trump eager to sign it into law. The article describes the rebranding as a shift toward increased military aggression.

The Pentagon announced the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command (INDOPACOM) will revert to its former name, U.S. Pacific Command (USPACOM), citing historical significance and pride. The name change, reversing a 2018 decision under President Trump, reflects no operational changes. The move aligns with broader Pentagon rebranding efforts, including a proposed legislative change to rename the Department of Defense as the Department of War.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth criticized Anthropic after the AI company discontinued access to two models to comply with a Trump administration directive. Hegseth claimed that removing Anthropic from the Department of War three months prior was justified.

The Pentagon released a 2022 UAP report detailing an incident where five U.S. Army members observed a potato-shaped object hovering over Cheyenne Mountain near Colorado Springs. The latest evidence was made public on June 12.

The FBI conducted a simulated nuclear forensics training mission in Colorado Springs as part of 'Exercise Prominent Hunt 2026' from June 8 to 12. The annual exercise, led by the National Technical Nuclear Forensics Ground Collection Task Force, involved interagency collaboration to collect and analyze simulated radioactive fallout samples. Participants included military units, federal agencies, and scientists focused on preparing for nuclear incidents.

Republicans on the Senate Armed Services Committee advanced the Trump administration's proposal to rename the Department of Defense as the Department of War in the fiscal 2027 National Defense Authorization Act. The panel included the name change in closed-door deliberations over the bill.

The Senate Armed Services Committee approved changing the Pentagon's name to the Department of War, advancing a rebranding effort initiated by President Donald Trump. The House Armed Services Committee also supported the change, signaling a strong chance of the name becoming law despite criticism from some lawmakers.

The article criticizes Pete Hegseth, described as the 'self-declared secretary of war,' for his perceived unprofessional and overly performative behavior in his military role. It highlights his public statements, such as advocating for renaming the Department of Defense to 'Department of War,' as corny and unserious, with a colleague noting his 'moral unseriousness.'

President Trump endorsed a third $350 billion reconciliation bill, urging Congress to pass it with the Save America Act included. He emphasized the need for Republicans to 'IMMEDIATELY' advance the bill at the request of the Department of War.

The Pentagon revised a list of recognized religious denominations after Utah Republicans, including Sen. Mike Lee, criticized the exclusion of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints as non-Christian. The department reversed the policy following backlash, stating it does not adjudicate theological disputes.

The Pentagon revised a list of recognized religious denominations after Utah Republicans criticized its exclusion of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints as Christian. The change followed backlash from lawmakers like Sen. Mike Lee, who called the policy offensive, and the updated list removed the 'Christian' label from all denominations to avoid theological disputes.

The Pentagon removed the label 'Christian' from a list of recognized religious denominations after Utah Republicans criticized the exclusion of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The policy change, reversed following backlash, drew accusations of offending religious principles and disregarding theological disputes over LDS classification. The Pentagon clarified its role is not to adjudicate faith debates but to respect sincerely-held beliefs.

The Pentagon revised a list of recognized religious denominations after criticism from Utah Republicans over the exclusion of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints as a Christian denomination. U.S. Sen. Mike Lee called the policy 'offensive' and demanded a reversal, which the Pentagon implemented by removing the word 'Christian' from the list.

The Pentagon revised its list of recognized religious denominations after criticism from Utah Republicans, including Sen. Mike Lee, who argued the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS) should be classified as Christian. The Pentagon initially excluded LDS from the Christian list, leading to backlash, and later updated the list to remove the 'Christian' label from denominations.

The Pentagon reversed a policy removing the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from a recognized Christian denominations list after criticism from Utah Republicans. Senator Mike Lee called the policy 'offensive' and demanded changes, leading to an updated list without the 'Christian' label for denominations.

The Pentagon revised its list of recognized religious denominations after Utah Republicans criticized the exclusion of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from the Christian category. U.S. Sen. Mike Lee called the policy offensive and pressured the department to reverse the decision, which it did, removing the word 'Christian' from the list to avoid theological disputes.

The Pentagon revised its list of recognized religious denominations after criticism from Utah Republicans over the exclusion of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from a 'Christian' category. The change followed complaints that the policy could prevent Latter-day Saints service members from receiving Christian chaplain services.

The Biden administration used a $500,000 missile to shoot down a UFO, which was later identified as a Boy Scout balloon. A video released by the Department of War showed the incident.

House Republicans on the Armed Services Committee voted to codify President Trump's executive order renaming the Pentagon as the Department of War in the annual defense bill. The proposal faces Senate resistance but has been endorsed by Trump and Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth, while Democrats criticized it as wasteful and semantic nonsense.

Republicans on the House Armed Services Committee voted to rename the Department of Defense to the 'Department of War' through an amendment proposed by Rep. Ronny Jackson. The change was approved during a party-line vote as part of the annual defense policy bill debate.

The article discusses the historical development of weather forecasting in the U.S., starting with Thomas Jefferson's creation of the Coast Survey to map coastlines and prevent maritime disasters. It highlights the establishment of the Weather Bureau in 1870 under the Department of War via the telegraph, later moved to the Department of Agriculture, and its role in saving lives and crops through storm warnings and agricultural forecasts.

The Pentagon removed 180 faiths from the military's recognized religions list, reducing the total from over 200 to 31. The change aims to streamline religious preference tracking and improve chaplain support. Chaplains are also instructed to replace rank insignia with religious insignia.

The Pentagon has removed 180 faiths from the military's recognized religions list, reducing the total from over 200 to 31. The change, announced by War Secretary Pete Hegseth and detailed in a memo from Undersecretary Anthony Tata, aims to streamline religious support for service members. The new list includes major faiths like Christianity, Islam, Judaism, and Buddhism.

A bipartisan group of lawmakers warns the Pentagon has not adequately protected U.S. military personnel from adversaries exploiting commercially available location data to track or surveil troops overseas. The lawmakers cited reports from U.S. Central Command indicating foreign adversaries may purchase data to identify military installations or monitor troop movements.

A new secretly filmed documentary, 'Sleeping Dog,' highlights investigative journalist Jeremy Corbell's efforts to promote transparency around unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP). The film coincides with the release of declassified government documents on UAP and features interviews with figures like astronaut Edgar Mitchell and whistleblower David Grusch. Officials and advocates suggest increased public awareness and government openness to UAP are imminent.

U.S. Air and Marine Operations used a Black Hawk helicopter to intercept a drug-smuggling boat off Puerto Rico, seizing 391 pounds of cocaine and apprehending three Dominican nationals. The operation highlights increased efforts to combat narcotrafficking in the Caribbean, with officials crediting the mission's success to coordinated law enforcement and military action.

The White House launched Aliens.gov, an immigration enforcement website using UFO-style language to highlight illegal immigration data. The site features a heat map of migrant arrests and real-time encounter statistics, framing undocumented immigrants as 'aliens' embedded in society. It criticizes the previous administration's border policies and promotes ICE's role in tracking and detaining migrants.

The Pentagon has declassified audio from a 1969 Apollo 12 post-mission debrief where astronauts described seeing unexplained 'streaks of light' in deep space. The release is part of the Department of War's PURSUE system for identifying and publicizing unresolved UAP-related records. The phenomenon was discussed as possibly related to cosmic rays or heavy particles passing through the eye.

The Justice Department has charged two defense contractors, Leonard Pick and Brian Kent, with orchestrating a bribery and fraud conspiracy that corrupted the competitive procurement process for the U.S. Army Pacific Command's Hawaii-Pacific Innovation Campus. The scheme affected Department of War technology innovation contracts intended for testing new military technologies in the Pacific region.

Documentary filmmaker Dan Farah claims that senior intelligence officials have revealed the recovery of non-human bodies from crashed UFO craft, with elements of the government having obtained technology and bodies of non-human origin. The alleged recoveries have sparked speculation about multiple forms of extraterrestrial life visiting Earth. The US government has declassified some related files, but resistance to broader disclosure efforts remains.

The Department of Homeland Security and Department of War have joined an investigation into a network of nonprofit groups funded by Neville Roy Singham, allegedly sowing discord in the US. The probe includes multiple Trump administration agencies examining the coordination and funding of agitator groups tied to Singham's network. Investigators suspect the network of spreading Chinese Communist Party propaganda.

The Department of Homeland Security and Department of War have joined an investigation into a network of nonprofit groups funded by Neville Roy Singham, allegedly sowing discord in the US. The probe includes multiple Trump administration agencies examining coordination, funding, and online organization of agitator groups and nonprofits tied to Singham's network. The investigation has uncovered a coordinated effort to stir up discontent online.

Representative Tim Burchett revealed that more UFO videos will be released, and he's convinced aliens exist after seeing government briefings. He appeared on the Ruthless Podcast to discuss the topic and his potential interest in filling Senator Marsha Blackburn's Senate seat. The conversation is part of the Ruthless Midterm Interview Series ahead of the November midterms.

The U.S. Department of War requested a historic $1.5 trillion budget for FY2027, a 42% increase aimed at modernizing the military. However, the article argues that increased capital alone cannot solve structural problems within the defense bureaucracy, as $49 billion in private capital remains underutilized and a new class of well-funded 'neoprimes' is consolidating the defense technology market.

The Pentagon's $1.5 trillion budget request will face its first test as House lawmakers quiz Department of War Secretary Pete Hegseth about the proposal. Democrats have raised concerns about the unprecedented size of the request, which would increase defense funding by nearly 50%. The Trump administration argues the jump in defense spending is necessary to counter threats from geopolitical adversaries.

The Pentagon's $1.5 trillion budget request faces its first test as House lawmakers quiz Department of War Secretary Pete Hegseth about the proposal. Democrats have raised concerns about the unprecedented size of the request, which would increase defense funding by nearly 50%. The Trump administration argues the jump in defense spending is necessary to counter threats from geopolitical adversaries.