https://www.commondef.com Wed, 11 Nov 2026 13:21:34+0000 en-us hourly 1 https://www.commondef.com/2026/11/house-republicans-derail-effort-to-impeach-hegseth/ https://www.commondef.com/?p=108656 2026-11-12T13:17:35+00:00 Frank Guy House Republicans referred impeachment articles against War Secretary Pete Hegseth to the Judiciary Committee, halting an immediate vote as Hegseth rejected the effort as a political “farce” and President Trump publicly stood behind him. https://www.commondef.com/2026/11/historic-first-as-air-force-combat-drones-fly-in-formation-and-execute-air-combat-maneuvers/ https://www.commondef.com/?p=108663 2026-11-12T13:17:35+00:00 Vicki Schwarmer Multiple Air Force Collaborative Combat Aircraft used Shield’s Hivemind software to fly in formation and conduct counterair maneuvers beyond visual range, advancing a program backed by a $2.37 billion fiscal 2027 budget request. https://www.commondef.com/2026/11/russian-cargo-fleet-funnels-tanks-mraps-and-rocket-launchers-into-africa/ https://www.commondef.com/?p=108668 2026-11-12T13:17:35+00:00 Bethany Loveland C4ADS tracked Russian vessels carrying military equipment through African ports, identifying established routes toward Mali and Libya while flagging Pointe-Noire in the Republic of Congo as a possible new logistics hub. https://www.commondef.com/2026/11/pentagon-still-cannot-track-millions-of-f-35-spare-parts-worth-billions-watchdog-finds/ https://www.commondef.com/?p=108636 2026-11-12T13:17:35+00:00 Vicki Schwarmer A GAO report says the Pentagon’s records for approximately 26 million F-35 spare parts remain unreliable, with 17,000 parts worth up to $2.5 billion absent from its property and logistics management platform. https://www.commondef.com/2026/11/senior-u-s-soldier-arrested-in-britain-over-suspected-russian-espionage/ https://www.commondef.com/?p=108639 2026-11-12T13:17:35+00:00 Vicki Schwarmer A senior U.S. soldier entrusted with sensitive information was arrested near Gloucester over suspected assistance to Russian intelligence, while British police stressed that the case is not connected to other ongoing counterterrorism investigations. https://www.commondef.com/2026/11/marines-gain-sweeping-new-right-to-refuse-unlivable-barracks-rooms/ https://www.commondef.com/?p=108645 2026-11-12T13:17:35+00:00 Frank Guy The Marine Corps now defines uninhabitable barracks conditions, protects Marines who refuse unsuitable rooms and requires commands to pursue alternatives, including temporary lodging or possible Basic Allowance for Housing eligibility. https://www.commondef.com/2026/11/ukraine-presses-u-s-for-faster-interceptors-as-russia-pounds-power-grid/ https://www.commondef.com/?p=108642 2026-11-12T13:17:35+00:00 Bethany Loveland Andrii Sybiha pressed Washington for faster interceptor deliveries and energy grid support while Ukraine pursues talks with Russia and considers limited ceasefires covering the Black Sea and critical energy infrastructure. https://www.commondef.com/2026/11/marine-father-hands-corps-legacy-to-his-son-in-powerful-birthday-cake-ceremony/ https://www.commondef.com/?p=108627 2026-11-12T13:17:35+00:00 Bethany Loveland Master Sgt. Philip Bender passed more than a birthday cake to his newly graduated son. The ceremony marked Pfc. Noah Bender’s completion of boot camp and the continuation of a Marine family tradition spanning 20 years. https://www.commondef.com/2026/11/hegseth-battles-impeachment-push-declares-boat-strikes-lawful-and-successful/ https://www.commondef.com/?p=108633 2026-11-12T13:17:35+00:00 Bethany Loveland Facing eight impeachment articles, War Secretary Pete Hegseth defended operations involving Iran, Yemen, Venezuela, and alleged drug trafficking boats, insisting they were lawful missions ordered by President Donald Trump and executed by American forces. https://www.commondef.com/2026/11/family-battles-air-force-over-daughters-devastating-overseas-birth-injury/ https://www.commondef.com/?p=108630 2026-11-12T13:17:35+00:00 Frank Guy A Texas military family is asking a federal judge for a bench trial after the Air Force offered $225,000 for their daughter’s life altering brain injury, while federal law blocks the malpractice path available for births inside the United States. https://www.commondef.com/2026/11/trump-says-iran-war-may-end-fairly-soon-calls-new-strikes-quite-unlikely/ https://www.commondef.com/?p=108550 2026-11-12T13:17:35+00:00 Frank Guy Trump said momentum was building toward ending the nine month conflict, while Washington reviewed an Iranian proposal delivered through Qatar and oil prices declined on expectations that military tensions could ease. https://www.commondef.com/2026/11/massie-unleashes-impeachment-threat-against-hegseth-over-iran-boat-strikes-and-maduro-raid/ https://www.commondef.com/?p=108532 2026-11-12T13:17:35+00:00 Common Defense Staff Massie’s eight impeachment articles challenge Hegseth’s conduct involving Iran, Yemen, Venezuela, civilian harm protections and military boat strikes, while Hegseth argues that attacks on those operations amount to attacks on the troops who carried them out. https://www.commondef.com/2026/11/blue-angels-aviator-booted-days-before-homecoming-finale/ https://www.commondef.com/?p=108529 2026-11-12T13:17:35+00:00 Julian Dorsett Marine Maj. Scott Laux was removed from the Blue Angels days before the season finale in Pensacola, leaving five jets to perform as the Navy declined to explain which squadron standards the #6 pilot failed to uphold. https://www.commondef.com/2026/11/army-permanently-shutters-live-fire-ranges-on-sacred-hawaiian-land/ https://www.commondef.com/?p=108540 2026-11-12T13:17:35+00:00 Vicki Schwarmer The Army has permanently ended live fire training at Makua Military Reservation while preserving cultural access and continuing limited security and fire suppression activities. The service is also reducing its Oahu leasehold footprint by 19,500 acres. https://www.commondef.com/2026/11/firm-makes-bold-bet-on-fishing-trawlers-to-hunt-russian-subs-in-the-arctic/ https://www.commondef.com/?p=108517 2026-11-12T13:17:35+00:00 Vicki Schwarmer Kongsberg Maritime wants to convert commercial fishing trawlers into unmanned Type 92 submarine hunters, giving the British Royal Navy vessels capable of operating for roughly 60 days near an Arctic route used by Russian submarines. https://www.commondef.com/2026/11/japan-and-u-s-expand-troop-orientation-after-marine-is-indicted-in-okinawa-murder-case/ https://www.commondef.com/?p=108546 2026-11-12T13:17:35+00:00 Vicki Schwarmer Japan and the United States are expanding troop education, orientation briefings and police patrols after a Marine’s indictment in an Okinawa murder case, while the island’s governor demands broader changes to the Status of Forces Agreement. https://www.commondef.com/2026/11/secretive-dutch-underwater-listening-breakthrough-draws-dozens-of-navies/ https://www.commondef.com/?p=108520 2026-11-12T13:17:35+00:00 Vicki Schwarmer Dutch startup Optics11 says dozens of navies are discussing its optical fiber sensing systems, with around 35 paid trials expected this year as the company expands secretive underwater monitoring technology, software and local partnerships across multiple regions. https://www.commondef.com/2026/11/army-special-ops-unit-widens-pilot-gate-as-aviation-experience-pool-runs-dry/ https://www.commondef.com/?p=108526 2026-11-12T13:17:35+00:00 Frank Guy The 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment eliminated its minimum flight hour threshold for applicants, widening eligibility as an experienced Black Hawk pilot warns that the Army’s broader aviation talent pool is steadily shrinking. https://www.commondef.com/2026/11/neros-secures-450m-pentagon-loan-to-supercharge-american-drone-production/ https://www.commondef.com/?p=108535 2026-11-12T13:17:35+00:00 Frank Guy Neros will use a $450 million conditional Pentagon loan and $165 million of its own funding to expand American drone component production, with roughly 80% of each drone’s dollar value expected to be manufactured internally by late next year. https://www.commondef.com/2026/11/final-eight-uss-indianapolis-sailors-identified-81-years-after-catastrophic-sinking/ https://www.commondef.com/?p=108538 2026-11-12T13:17:35+00:00 Bethany Loveland Previously unavailable government records resolved the final eight unknown USS Indianapolis cases, but investigators found no documentation showing the sailors’ families were notified. The Legacy Organization is now searching for relatives to provide long delayed answers.