The Pentagon shot down an unknown object flying in U.S. airspace off the coast of Alaska on Friday on orders from President Joe Biden, White House officials said.
The last Pentagon chief to visit an ICBM base was Robert Gates in December 2008, when the Air Force was reeling from embarrassing lapses in its handling of nuclear weapons.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senators are expressing outrage that families of fallen U.S. military personnel are being denied death benefits while Democrats and Republicans grope for a way to end the partial government shutdown.
The Pentagon typically pays out $100,000 within three days of a soldier's death...