White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt on Feb. 5 insisted President Trump has not committed to sending the U.S. military into Gaza after he appeared to float such a possibility during a joint press conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu the day before.
Staff for at least seven U.S. intelligence agencies have received deferred resignation offers from the Trump administration—a sign that the Elon Musk-backed push to slash the federal workforce is reaching national security personnel the administration previously indicated would be insulated from it.
Major Middle East powers rejected President Trump’s surprise proposal for the U.S. to take control of Gaza, redevelop the enclave, and move Palestinians out permanently, pointing to the challenges ahead for a notion that breaks with decades of U.S. and international policy toward the region.
President Donald Trump tapped Michael Jensen, an Air Force veteran with experience in special operations forces, to take a high-level Pentagon job as assistant secretary of defense for special operations and low-intensity conflict.
Australia’s defense minister will visit the Pentagon on Feb. 7, marking the first time U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth will meet with a foreign counterpart, according to multiple people familiar with the planning.
The Department of the Air Force has named longtime procurement official William Blauser as the acting director of the U.S. Space Force’s Space Development Agency (SDA). The move, announced Feb. 5, follows the sudden removal of former SDA Director Derek Tournear, who was placed on administrative leave for unspecified reasons related to past contracting activities.
As information sharing between allies and partners becomes increasingly important in the space domain, the U.S. needs to create a uniform set of cybersecurity standards for its space systems, government officials said Feb. 4.
New information about serious and potentially dangerous deficiencies with the emergency ejection system on the U.S. Air Force’s new T-7A Red Hawk jet trainer has been released. Environmental testing of the Red Hawk last year also exposed new problems that need to be addressed.
Captain America himself spent a little time training in Southern Nevada. Marvel released a new behind-the-scenes video showcasing "Captain America: Brave New World" star Anthony Mackie visiting Nellis Air Force Base.
