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Senior Pentagon officials in the US are preparing a plan that could significantly reshape how the US military is organised and commanded. The proposal, expected to be presented shortly to Defence ...

The US Army officially stood up a new command on Friday to oversee the Army’s activities in the Western Hemisphere in the latest signal of increasing focus on homeland defense. The new command, called ...

FORT BRAGG, N.C. — The Department of the Army activated the U.S. Army Western Hemisphere Command in a historic transition ceremony today at Fort Bragg, uniting U.S. Army Forces Command, U.S. Army ...

The Army’s push to reduce headquarters and general officer positions made more progress Friday with the activation of U.S. Army Western Hemisphere Command, which will replace Army Forces Command and ...

President Donald Trump announced the U.S. Space Command headquarters will relocate from Colorado to Huntsville, Alabama. Colorado has filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration, claiming the ...

A Marine Corps MV-22B Osprey is shown during the 2025 Kaneohe Bay Air Show at Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Aug. 9. (Pfc. Peter Bannister/Marine Corps) A Marine general fired the commander, executive ...

Colorado has accused President Donald Trump of unconstitutionally retaliating against the state by ordering U.S. Space Command to move from Colorado Springs to Alabama — punishment, the complaint says ...

The admiral overseeing US Southern Command, which has responsibility for forces in the Caribbean, where the US has carried out multiple legally ambiguous strikes against alleged drug cartels, is ...

The head of U.S. Special Operations Command (Ussocom), Gen. Bryan Fenton, retired from his role Friday. “As I hand over the reins, I do so with the utmost confidence in your ability to continue this ...

AUSTIN, Texas — The Army on Thursday formally combined two four-star commands under one leader who will oversee everything from soldier recruitment and training doctrine to the modernization of ...

The current structure of the Unified Command Plan (UCP)—the document that outlines the roles and responsibilities of America’s combatant commands, such as European Command (EUCOM), Special Operations ...