The Pentagon is expected to send thousands of soldiers from the Army’s elite 82nd Airborne Division to the Middle East, two people familiar with the matter told Reuters on Tuesday, adding to the massive military buildup even as the Trump administration seeks talks with Iran.The officials, speaking on the condition of anonymity, did not specify where in the Middle East the troops would go and when they would arrive in the region. The soldiers are stationed at Fort Bragg, North Carolina.The U.S. military referred questions to the White House, which did not immediately respond to a request for comment.No decision…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! EXCLUSIVE: Despite the ongoing conflict in Iran, President Donald Trump’s “energy czar,” Doug Burgum, is confident the “temporary blip up” in gas and energy prices facing Americans will come back down very soon as the president’s “drill baby drill” agenda takes effect.In an interview with Fox News Digital, Burgum, who leads the Interior Department and chair of Trump’s National Energy Dominance Council, said: “It’s all about supply.””You want prices to go down? Supply has got to go up,” he said. To this end, he said his agency approved a record 6,000-plus drilling…

It was a homecoming of sorts — decades overdue.A dozen Vietnam veterans returned to the Southeast Asian country — with all but one having not been back since their combat boots left the soil of Vietnam for the last time some 50 years ago. “I got back from Vietnam in ‘68 and luckily, I didn’t experience any disrespect,” Jerry Melcher, a combat medic in the U.S. Army told Military Times. “Just experienced nobody wanted to acknowledge or talk about it. So I went home, took off my uniform and kind of stuffed it in my back pocket.”Rudy Dixon, who served…

Sometimes, a knife just looks different, unlike anything else in its class. When such a knife arrives on the scene it is almost automatically up for consideration for coverage here at KnifeNews HQ. Thus we present to you the Boker Plus Fafo, a tactical fixed blade with a style all its own. The Fafo is a collaboration piece, as many Boker Plus releases are; it comes from the mind of Robert Kohut, and according to Boker is one of those knives that originated as a knife forum fantasy before making it all the way to physical objecthood. It’s inspired by…

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Senate Republicans have landed on a funding framework for Homeland Security that they hope will end the shutdown.Now, they just need Senate Democrats to agree.The framework, which was developed over the weekend and finalized early this week, would reopen and fund most of the agency, except for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).It follows the first face-to-face meetings between Republicans and Democrats during the shutdown, as well as a last-minute meeting at the White House on Monday after President Donald Trump demanded that the GOP combine DHS funding with his prized Safeguard American…

The Army removed commissioned officers from its credentialing assistance program in a policy update this week.The program, known as credentialing assistance, helps service members pay for professional certifications and licensure that is tied to their military duties or civilian careers. Under the new rules, released March 19, only enlisted soldiers and warrant officers remain eligible. Enlisted soldiers will also have to obtain command approval prior to utilizing benefits under the new update. The move follows a 2024 policy announcement that the Army would cut credentialing assistance funding and remove officers from the program, citing the initiative’s rapid growth and skyrocketing…

While Iran is denying any discussions have taken place, United States ruler Donald Trump claims that the Islamic Republic wants to “make a deal”.  Trump has also extended his deadline for Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, saying the U.S. will hold off striking power plants in the country for five days. Trump said that he has already instructed the Department of War to “postpone any and all military strikes against Iranian power plants and energy infrastructure for a five‑day period.” The pause is “subject to the success of the ongoing meetings and discussions,” he claims are taking place. Trump Threatens To “Obliterate” Iran’s Power…

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A professional cornhole player and quadruple amputee is facing murder charges after allegedly gunning down a man in Maryland this week. 27-year-old Dayton Webber, of La Plata, allegedly shot and killed a passenger in his vehicle following an argument on the evening of Sunday, March 22, according to the Charles County Sheriff’s Office. Two individuals flagged down La Plata police officers around 10:25 p.m., telling officers they were passengers riding in the backseat of Webber’s vehicle, authorities said. The witnesses said Webber fatally shot the front-seat passenger, identified as 27-year-old Bradrick Michael Wells, twice in…

The Army has taken a step toward pilot-optional flight, receiving its first Black Hawk helicopter equipped with autonomy systems that allow it to fly without a human crew. The service received the aircraft, designated H-60Mx, and said the Black Hawk variant will begin rigorous testing of its ability to operate with a reduced crew or autonomously. According to a March 20 Army release, the helicopter uses autonomy software developed under a Defense Department program to enable flight with minimal human input.The Army said the aircraft is modified with “fly-by-wire” controls, which replace mechanical systems with electronic ones that allow computer-assisted…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! An extensive audit revealed a California school district allegedly issued diplomas to students in China in addition to potentially “unlawful financial practices associated with the district’s international program.”The Val Verde Unified School District (VVUSD) in Riverside, California, was audited by the county’s superintendent of schools in a more than 1,000-page review that alleges the VVUSD gave unauthorized diplomas to nonresident, Chinese students at the district’s “sister school,” Pegasus California School, in Qingdao, China.”Our audit, commissioned by Dr. Gomez, raises serious concerns about academic integrity, taxpayer fraud, and may even implicate national security,”…