Category: Department of Defense

‘International Partners’ Involved in Yukon Wreckage Search, Including FBI, Says RCMP

The extent of foreign involvement in the search to retrieve the unidentified object shot down over the Yukon on Feb. 11 appears to be greater than let on, according to information provided by the RCMP on Feb. 14. “The RCMP has deployed resources alongside CAF to retrieve the debris and will be investigating the incident…


LIVE 2 PM ET: Pentagon Holds Briefing After Canadian Defense Minister’s Visit

U.S. Defense Department Press Secretary Air Force Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder briefs the news media at 2:00 p.m. ET on Feb. 10 at the Pentagon, after Canadian Minister of National Defence Anita Anand visited the Pentagon. The Epoch Times will livestream the media briefing. …


LIVE 3 PM ET: Pentagon Holds Briefing

U.S. Defense Department Press Secretary Air Force Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder briefs the news media at 3 p.m. ET on Feb. 10 at the Pentagon, after Canadian Minister of National Defence Anita Anand visited the Pentagon. The Epoch Times will livestream the media briefing. …


Pentagon Holds Briefing

U.S. Defense Department Press Secretary Air Force Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder briefs the news media at 3 p.m. ET on Feb. 10 at the Pentagon, after Canadian Minister of National Defence Anita Anand visited the Pentagon. The Epoch Times will livestream the media briefing. …


House Republicans Investigate DOD Over Funding Universities With CCP-Linked Groups

House Republicans are conducting an investigation into the influence of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) at American universities. Reps. Pat Fallon (R-Texas) and Jim Banks (R-Ind.) took the lead writing a letter to Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin dated Feb. 3, demanding answers about DOD funding for schools with Confucius Institutes (CI) or other CCP-linked entities….


House Republicans Investigate DOD Over Funding Universities that House CCP Linked Groups

House Republicans are conducting an investigation into the influence of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) at American universities. Reps. Pat Fallon (R-Texas) and Jim Banks (R-Ind.) took the lead writing a letter to Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin dated Feb. 3, demanding answers about DOD funding for schools with Confucius Institutes (CI) or other CCP-linked entities….


Kash Patel Says Jan. 6 Committee Buried Key Evidence From His Testimony

As the former chief of staff to the Defense Department under the Trump administration, Kash Patel was one of the first people the now-shuttered House Jan. 6 Committee sought testimony from in its investigation of the Capitol breach. Despite this, the transcript of his deposition was one of the last to be released as the…


Pentagon Has Rescinded COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate: Spokesman

The U.S. Department of Defense has withdrawn its COVID-19 vaccine mandate, a Pentagon official said on Jan. 5. “We have rescinded the mandate,” Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder told reporters during a briefing. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, a Biden appointee, imposed the mandate for all troops in August 2021, saying it was necessary to protect military…


US Spy Agency Works Inside America’s Borders to Assist With Disasters, Prepare for Climate Change

A U.S. intelligence agency is turning to domestic deployments to assist with disaster relief and help prepare for climate change, The Washington Post reported Monday. The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA), a spy organization that typically supports Department of Defense (DOD) overseas combat operations with mapping and imagery, helped relief workers in Florida locate and rescue…


LIVE NOW: US Defense Department Briefing

U.S. Defense Department Press Secretary Air Force Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder holds a briefing at the Pentagon at 2:30 p.m. ET on Dec. 15. The Epoch Times will livestream the event. * Click the “Save” button below the video to access it later on “My List.” Follow EpochTV on social media: Twitter: twitter.com/EpochTVus Rumble: rumble.com/c/EpochTV…