MANAMA, Bahrain – A U.S. Navy guided-missile destroyer seized 7,200 kilograms of hashish worth an estimated $10 million from a fishing vessel transiting international waters in the Gulf of Oman, Sept. 28. USS Delbert D. Black (DDG 119) was operating…

The Department of Defense (DoD) has authorized a Presidential Drawdown of security assistance valued at up to $675 million to meet Ukraine’s critical security and defense needs. This authorization is the Biden Administration’s twentieth drawdown of equipment from DoD inventories…

By Charles Pope Secretary of the Air Force Public Affairs ARLINGTON, Va. (AFNS) -- Offering a report card on the state of transformation across the Air and Space Forces, Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall said June 24 that…

The United States has committed approximately $6.8 billion in security assistance to Ukraine, including approximately $6.1 billion since the beginning of Russia’s unprovoked invasion on February 24. On June 23, the Department of Defense (DoD) authorized security assistance valued at…

A former U.S. Army helicopter pilot-turned-civilian-contractor pleaded guilty in federal court today, admitting that he acted as an unregistered agent of China and accepted thousands of dollars from representatives of the Chinese government to provide aviation-related information from his defense-contractor…

The Defendants Allegedly Conspired to Silence Critics of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) in the United States and Abroad A U.S. citizen and four officials from China’s Ministry of State Security (MSS) were charged in an indictment, unsealed in…

MANAMA, Bahrain – A U.S. Coast Guard fast response cutter seized illicit narcotics from a fishing vessel while conducting patrols in the Gulf of Oman, May 15. USCGC Glen Harris (WPC 1144) seized 182 kilograms of heroin, 182 kilograms of…

JOINT BASE ANACOSTIA-BOLLING – JOINT BASE ANACOSTIA-BOLLING – The combined in-orbit space fleets of China and Russia grew more than 70% in just over two years, evidence of both nations’ intent to undercut U.S. and allied global leadership in the…

Russian Resident Indicted on Conspiracy Charges Related to Operating Hydra Market The Justice Department has seized Hydra Market (Hydra), the world’s largest and longest-running darknet market. In 2021, Hydra accounted for an estimated 80% of all darknet market-related cryptocurrency transactions,…

“As more countries normalize relations with Israel — which will happen quite quickly, we believe — the region will become more and more stable, secure, and prosperous.” Donald J. Trump President of the United States ACHIEVING PEACE: President Donald J.…

The governments of the United States of America and the State of Kuwait held the fourth U.S.-Kuwait Strategic Dialogue in Washington, D.C. on November 24, 2020. U.S. Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo hosted Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Dr. Ahmed Nasser…

The Department of Justice has seized virtual currency worth an estimated $24 million on behalf of the Brazilian government. The seizure order was obtained pursuant to an official request from the government of Brazil, made under the Treaty between the…