Us military

NBC News says the US is quietly pulling troops from bases in Jordan, Qatar and Kuwait and cutting diplomatic staff as Trump weighs renewed action in Iran.

Poland's government expects US President Donald Trump to fulfill his earlier promise to establish a permanent American military base on Polish territory, Polish officials stated.

US Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Gen. Dan Caine said American armed forces must be ready to fight from the ocean floor to cislunar space, with Space Force units already training for operations near the Moon.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is undertaking a sweeping reorganization of the Pentagon, replacing senior military and civilian officials and implementing new policy directives that mark a sharp departure from previous administrations.

South Korea has cut the 2026 Ulchi Freedom Shield joint exercises with the US by six days at Washington's request, ending 21 August instead of 27 August — after Trump called the drills costly and hostile.

The US has fired thousands of hard-to-replace missiles during its war with Iran. Analysis examines whether the American arsenal is critically depleted and what it means for the conflict.

The United States has almost entirely withdrawn its military personnel from Estonia as part of a Pentagon-ordered pause on sending new units to Europe, leaving only maintenance staff while a six-month review of the US presence on the continent is completed.