A retired US Navy rear admiral, Mark Montgomery, praised Taiwan's mobilisation of over 20,000 reservists in this year's Han Kuang military exercises as a significant step toward strengthening the ...

A passenger ferry carrying hundreds of people caught fire at sea on Sunday off Sulawesi island in Indonesia, killing at least five people, officials said. More than 280 people were rescued and ...

The KM Barcelona 5 was headed to Manado, the capital of North Sulawesi province, from Talaud, an island district in the ...

Syria eyes calm, Gaza aid site turns deadly, Trump hosts Gulf leaders—here’s your SOFREP Evening Brief for Wednesday, July 16, 2025.

Three weeks of military drills are taking place in and around Australia as the U.S. and its allies seek to send a message to ...

DHAKA, July 12, 2025—The World Bank’s new Vice President for the South Asia Region, Johannes Zutt, arrives in Dhaka today. During his four-day official visit, Zutt will meet with the Honorable Chief ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth blocked a Navy admiral's recently approved promotion and command assignment amid criticism over drag shows held aboard his aircraft carrier in the last decade. In ...

Vice Admiral Kelly Aeschbach is a globally recognized leader in cyber operations, intelligence, and space strategy with more than 34 years of distinguished service in the United States Navy.

Admiral's promotion sunk amid criticism over years-old Navy drag show Rear Adm. Michael Donnelly was nominated to command the Navy's Seventh Fleet.

Rear Adm. Mike Brown came into town for it along with demonstration groups like the Ceremonial Guard, the Blue Angels, and the Navy Parachute Team.

Vice Admiral Cooper is doing more than charting a new course for CENTCOM—he’s steering the whole ship through the storm with a steady hand and his eyes wide open.

Vice Adm. Brad Cooper said Iran remains a "considerable" threat to US forces in the Middle East, which must be "ready to go every single day".