An inside look at U.S. commandos' harrowing race against time to find and rescue an injured U.S. Air Force officer shot down over Iran www.nytimes.com/2026/04/05/u...

SEAL Team 6 commandos rescued a downed Air Force officer deep behind enemy lines in a massive pre-dawn operation to reach the aviator before Iranian forces did www.nytimes.com/2026/04/04/u...

Despite the Pentagon's claims of war success, Iran Is quickly repairing missile bunkers and has retained a significant amount of its missiles, U.S. intelligence reports say www.nytimes.com/2026/04/03/u...

Trump Says Opening the Strait of Hormuz ‘Should Be Easy.’ Will It? www.nytimes.com/video/us/pol...

U.S. plans to expand its military bases in Greenland, the first expansion there in decades and one that fulfills a major Trump national security goal www.nytimes.com/2026/04/01/w...

In an extraordinary move, Hegseth reverses Apache helicopter crew suspension before Army even investigates the incident, undercutting the service's authority and underscoring his contempt for legal guardrails in the military www.nytimes.com/2026/03/30/u...

Pentagon weighs deploying high-energy anti-drone lasers at an Army base in D.C. where Hegseth and Rubio live following reports of unusual drone activity in the airspace there www.nytimes.com/2026/03/31/u...

Two Army Apache helicopter gunships paid a visit to Kid Rock's mansion in Nashville. Here's what happened next www.nytimes.com/2026/03/30/u...

Several hundred U.S. Special Operations forces, including Army Rangers and Navy SEALs, sent to Mideast to join thousands of Marines and paratroopers as Trump weighs ground operations against Iran www.nytimes.com/2026/03/29/u...

U.S. allows a Russian oil tanker to reach Cuba despite a blockade, shifting the trajectory of a rapidly accelerating crisis there & buying the island nation at least a few weeks before its fuel reserves run out www.nytimes.com/2026/03/29/w...

Hegseth assailed for removing four officers -- two Black men and two women -- from a promotion list to be generals, raising questions about racial and gender bias www.nytimes.com/2026/03/27/u...

NEW -- Hegseth drops two Black and two female Army officers from promotion list to be a general, prompting allegations of racial and gender bias www.nytimes.com/2026/03/27/u...

The Pentagon is sending about 2,000 elite U.S. Army paratroopers to the Middle East in an escalatory step even as Trump seeks a diplomatic offramp with Iran www.nytimes.com/2026/03/24/u...

Here are the options being weighed to try to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, all of which are complex and carry substantial risks. None of them would guarantee a quick end to the conflict www.nytimes.com/2026/03/20/u...

General Says U.S. Boat Strikes Are Not Answer to Country’s Drug Problem www.nytimes.com/2026/03/19/u...

Where Iran is hitting back in the war. Take a listen www.nytimes.com/video/us/100...

Some 2,500 Marines are rushing to the Middle East as Iran has effectively closed the Strait of Hormuz. Here's what they could do www.nytimes.com/2026/03/14/u...

What Does It Mean to Have Air Superiority Over Iran? www.nytimes.com/2026/03/13/w...

U.S. at fault in the deadly strike on an Iranian elementary school: U.S. officers created the target coordinates for the attack using outdated data provided by the Defense Intelligence Agency, an inquiry's preliminary findings conclude www.nytimes.com/2026/03/11/u...

Iran's military has shifted tactics even as it comes under heavy U.S and Israeli fire, attacking key American air defense and radar systems in the region, as well as hotels frequented by American troops www.nytimes.com/2026/03/10/u...

NEW -- U.S. Special Forces soldiers are advising and supporting Ecuadorian commandos on raids across the country against suspected drug shipment facilities www.nytimes.com/2026/03/03/u...

Trump says the top U.S. general predicts an easy military victory over Iran; the general -- the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff -- says otherwise in private www.nytimes.com/2026/02/23/u...

Trump is leaning toward limited strikes against Iran, followed by a much larger attack if Tehran doesn't give in to his demands that it give up its nuclear program www.nytimes.com/2026/02/22/u...

NEW -- Iran could order proxies to attack U.S. targets in Europe and the Middle East, as intercepted communications among extremists worry U.S. & Western officials www.nytimes.com/2026/02/22/u...

Dozens of U.S. warplanes are massing at a major air base in Jordan, a key hub for the U.S. military’s planning for possible strikes against Iran www.nytimes.com/2026/02/20/u...

Joint Chiefs chairman convenes a rare meeting of dozens of top military officers from across the Americas to press counter-drug and anti-crime organization operations www.nytimes.com/2026/02/11/u...

Trump took up the ‘Christian Genocide’ cause in Nigeria and it led to U.S. missile strikes, the explosive outcome of an intense, yearslong push led by Christian activists, GOP lawmakers and U.S celebrities www.nytimes.com/2026/02/01/w...

For at least six months, advanced military drones at a secret base in Egypt have been carrying out strikes in Sudan. Their target is a ruthless paramilitary group that has been battling the Sudanese military www.nytimes.com/2026/02/01/w...

A secret drone base in Egypt offers new evidence of how the civil war in Sudan is morphing into a sprawling theater for high-tech drone warfare driven by the interests of rival foreign powers www.nytimes.com/2026/02/01/w...

A U.S. missile strike in Nigeria was the explosive outcome of an intense, yearslong push by Christian activists, Republican lawmakers and U.S. celebrities seeking U.S. intervention in the African nation www.nytimes.com/2026/02/01/w...

Trump mulls military options against Iran, including sending U.S. commandos to destroy or badly damage parts of the Iranian nuclear program not already damaged in the U.S. bombing last June www.nytimes.com/2026/01/29/u...

As U.S. aircraft carrier and other warships get closer to Middle East, Iran and allies ramp up retaliation threats www.nytimes.com/2026/01/26/w...

In the wake of the U.S. commando raid to seize Venezuela's Maduro and Trump's demands over Greenland, the Joint Chiefs chairman plans to convene a rare meeting of senior military leaders from across the Western Hemisphere www.nytimes.com/2026/01/23/u...

NEW -- Joint Chiefs chairman to convene rare meeting of military brass from across the Western Hemisphere, amid tensions following Maduro raid in Venezuela & disputes over Greenland www.nytimes.com/2026/01/23/u...

Trump wants to fly in his gifted Qatari 747 by this summer, in time for the country's 250th birthday celebration, whether all the usual Air Force One secret security protections are built into the plane or not www.nytimes.com/2026/01/22/u...

Trump has repeatedly threatened to use military force to seize Greenland, but so far the Pentagon isn't planning for that www.nytimes.com/2026/01/20/u...

In a major shift, the U.S. is moving away from Kurdish-led forces, a longtime ally, in its fight ISIS in Syria www.nytimes.com/2026/01/20/w...

Pentagon sending aircraft carrier Abraham Lincoln, more warplanes and more air defenses to the Mideast as Israel & Arab nations ask Trump not to attack Iran www.nytimes.com/2026/01/15/u...

NEW - The Trump administration is pressing Mexico to allow U.S. Special Operations commandos or C.I.A. officers to accompany Mexico soldiers on raids on suspected fentanyl labs www.nytimes.com/2026/01/15/w...

The Pentagon is moving some troops out of an important air base in the Middle East as a precaution as tensions mount with Iran www.nytimes.com/2026/01/14/u...

Russia’s fearsome arsenal fizzled in Venezuela and the Venezuelan military’s incompetence played a big part in the successful U.S. commando raid to seize Maduro www.nytimes.com/2026/01/12/w...

U.S. launches more airstrikes against the Islamic State in Syria to avenge deaths of three Americans there www.nytimes.com/2026/01/10/u...

As Army helicopters raced to Maduro’s lair in Caracas early Saturday, the aircraft came under fire and fired back. The first helicopter in the assault was hit but remained flyable. Its flight leader was struck three times in the leg www.nytimes.com/2026/01/07/u...

After Trump ordered missile strikes on Christmas, fear grips Muslims in rural Nigeria, where residents see no evidence of any ISIS terrorists killed www.nytimes.com/2026/01/05/w...

U.S. Special Operations forces blew up several more boats in the Pacific this week. The Coast Guard is now doing something unusual for these attacks: Looking for survivors who jumped in the water www.nytimes.com/2025/12/31/u...

How Oil, Drugs and Immigration Fueled Trump’s Venezuela Campaign www.nytimes.com/2025/12/27/u...

Trump's unprecedented aircraft carrier deployment in the Caribbean increases U.S. military options against Venezuela, but carries steep maintenance and personnel costs www.nytimes.com/2025/12/24/u...

The USS Ford's long deployment off the Venezuelan coast keeps Trump's military options open, but it will also increase maintenance costs and strain crew morale www.nytimes.com/2025/12/24/u...

U.S. launches major retaliatory strikes against the Islamic State in Syria as Hegseth seeks to allay fears of re-opening a wider Middle East war www.nytimes.com/2025/12/19/u...

BREAKING -- U.S. strikes dozens of Islamic State targets in Syria in retaliation for the killing of two U.S. soldiers last Saturday www.nytimes.com/2025/12/19/u...