A lawyer representing U.S. military families suing over a 2021 jet fuel leak into a Navy drinking water system in Hawaii asked a judge Monday to award plaintiffs a range of about $225,000 to about $1.25 million each in damages. In a closing argument at the end of a two-week trial in federal court in Honolulu, the plaintiffs’ attorney, Kristina …
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A European naval force detained six suspected pirates on Friday after they opened fire on an oil tanker traveling through the Gulf of Aden, officials said, likely part of a growing number of piracy attacks emanating from Somalia. The attack on the Marshall Islands-flagged Chrystal Arctic comes as Yemen’s Houthi rebels have also been attacking ships traveling through the crucial …
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EXCLUSIVE: The new chairman of the House China Committee says there is an “alarming lack of urgency” from the Biden administration to adopt defensive measures to protect American military bases in the Indo-Pacific against potential attacks from China. House China Committee Chairman John Moolenaar, R-Mich., who took the helm last month after the departure of Rep. Mike Gallagher, R-Wis., outlined …
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The United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) is hosting its annual Special Operations Forces (SOF) Week in Tampa, Florida, and conducting military exercises in front of audiences beginning with a rehearsal on Tuesday. Small-scale demonstrations showed military personnel from ten nations displaying the capabilities of some of the best technology made available to servicemen and women overseas. “It’s just to …
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Richelle Dietz, a mother of two and wife of a U.S. Navy officer, often thinks about water. The family, stationed in Honolulu, spends more than $120 a month on jugs of bottled water for drinking, cooking and cleaning, as well as showerhead and sink filters. Each night the children, ages 13 and 5, carry cups of bottled water upstairs to …
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The fledgling United States Marine Corps proved its dauntless courage with a “miracle” victory in the Battle of Derna on the shores of Tripoli in North Africa on this day in history, April 27, 1805. The successful attack against overwhelming numbers on the port city in present-day Libya, a stronghold of pirates who spent years attacking United States ships at …
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The increase in China’s defense spending is concerning given its economy is “failing”, the head of the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command said on Tuesday. Speaking to reporters in Tokyo, Admiral John Aquilino said China’s economy had been battered by turmoil in its real estate sector and asserted that its official growth rates were “not real”. He also said China was spending …
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Endless, ever-moving ice, bone-chilling cold and the risk of coming across the occasional polar bear are just a few features describing the remote landscape of the Arctic Circle, where a temporary naval command center known as Ice Camp Whale sits on the ice floe. It’s also the site of Fox News host Bill Hemmer’s latest adventure. The “America’s Newsroom” co-anchor’s …
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Ukraine has started mass-producing two sea drones capable of carrying up to one ton of explosives as the military sets its sights on retaking Crimea, a crown jewel in Russian President Vladimir Putin’s ambitions for the neighboring country. “These are already new generations of drones, on the improvement of which the team of SBU specialists worked and continues to work …
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At -29 degrees Fahrenheit upon arrival and with an ever-present threat of encountering polar bears, Fox News anchor Bill Hemmer journeyed to the Arctic Circle to learn firsthand how military operations in Earth’s final frontier are key to national security. In Fox Nation’s latest special, “Battle for the Arctic,” the “America’s Newsroom” co-anchor embedded with the U.S. Navy for part …
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