Today, #SOUTHCOM Commander Adm. Alvin Holsey visited USS Iwo Jima to see our top-notch @USNavy and @USMC warriors at work in the Caribbean Sea. U.S. military forces are deployed to the Caribbean in support of the #SOUTHCOM mission, @DeptofWar-directed operations, and @POTUS'

Earlier today, at the direction of President Trump, the Department of War carried out a lethal kinetic strike on yet another narco-trafficking vessel operated by a Designated Terrorist Organization (DTO) in the Eastern Pacific. This vessel, like all the others, was known by our

BREAKING: Six people were killed in a new U.S. strike on an alleged drug-smuggling boat, Defense Secretary Hegseth says.

After decades of coverage from inside the Pentagon we will continue to work that beat even harder from outside.

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Watch Live: President Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to address senior military leaders in rare meeting.

Taliban shuts down internet across Afghanistan in latest crackdown

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Dan Caine en route to Latvia for the NATO Military Committee Conference, @CBSNews' @charliecbs reports.

“The United States is a partner in NATO, a member of NATO, the most important member of NATO, and I think yesterday at the UN, our new Ambassador here, @USAmbUN made very clear, we will work with our Allies to defend every inch of @NATO territory.” — @SecRubio

As of last Friday afternoon anyway.

CBS News' @charliecbs has in-depth analysis on the Trump administration's decision to change the Department of Defense to the Department of War on CBS Evening News Plus. https://t.co/ZQ8pSQXcD1

The @DeptofDefense this evening confirms the @CBSNews scoop @charliecbs and I reported:

https://t.co/PSxm3uRsfM

Scoop: Two-armed Venezuelan F-16 fighter jets flew over a US warship today--a show of force, @JimLaPorta and @charliecbs report. The USS Jason Dunham is among a flotilla of U.S. ships dispatched to target criminal organizations and narco-terrorism. @CBSNews

The U.S. military on Tuesday struck a drug-carrying boat hailing from Venezuela, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said, as tensions spike between the Trump administration and the Venezuelan government. President Trump announced the strike in an unrelated Oval Office event, saying

Hegseth warns "narco-terrorists will face the same fate" after U.S. military strikes boat off Venezuela

US Navy officials tell me another F-18 fighter jet has crashed, during a routine training flight off the coast of Virginia today. Pilot ejected, rescued and transported to local hospital for further evaluation. That makes six F-18 or F-18 variants lost in the last 12 months.

Border Patrol says about 4,400 migrants were apprehended in July, the lowest monthly total on record. The Pentagon tells @CBSNews border security operations since February have cost an estimated $1.2 billion. @charliecbs gets an inside look at troops guarding the U.S.-Mexico

"Are you prepared for a protracted war?" CBS News' @charliecbs asked Defense Sec. Pete Hegseth following "Operation Midnight Hammer”, the overnight U.S. military strike targeting three Iranian nuclear sites. Hegseth said the strikes were designed to be overwhelming, but with

Chairman Caine just laid out the PERFECT execution of Operation MIDNIGHT HAMMER.