The National Service Scheme sent David Webster to war in Vietnam and made him the man he became: a one-star general in the Australian Army; a husband, father and granddad in the security of his home ...

While reading The Courier on January 22, 2026, particularly the section titled “From the Courier 1965 Archives”, I was reminded that the first registrations under the second National Service Training ...

Roughly 100 American troops deployed to Nigeria, almost two months after the U.S. carried out several strikes in the country.

The U.S. military says it has carried out another deadly strike on a vessel accused of trafficking drugs in the Caribbean Sea. U.S.

In a tie vote, the House defeated an effort to prohibit the president from using the U.S. military in Venezuela weeks after the raid he ordered that captured the country’s leader. By Robert Jimison ...

US President Donald Trump renewed threats to strike Iran if it does not agree to negotiate a new nuclear deal, as US forces conduct a multi-day air exercise in the Middle East, bolstering Washington’s ...

China’s sudden removal of senior military leaders, including allegations that a top general leaked sensitive information to the United States, is raising new questions about internal turmoil inside ...

The ouster of Gen. Zhang Youxia, who was second only to Xi Jinping in the military hierarchy, marks “the total annihilation of the high command,” one analyst said. By Chris Buckley China’s top general ...

The U.S. will conduct drills in the Middle East in a show of strength following the deployment by President Donald Trump of what he called an “armada” led by the USS Abraham Lincoln amid tensions with ...

More than 40 former military leaders are backing Sen. Mark Kelly’s (D-Ariz.) lawsuit against the Pentagon, saying they are “deeply concerned” Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s threats against the ...

In the first 12 months of his second term, President Donald Trump ordered strikes on seven countries, in addition to his campaign against alleged drug smugglers in the Caribbean Sea and the eastern ...

Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s decision to place the country’s top-ranking general under investigation is a stunning move that leaves Xi virtually alone at the top of the military hierarchy – raising ...