Konstantin Toropin

As the Biden administration nears its final days, military and government officials are starting to speak more openly about the scope of the fighting that has occurred against Yemen's Houthi rebels in the Red Sea, the evolving tactics of the last 15 months, and the issues with U.S. production that will need to be addressed by the incoming Trump administration.

In this image from U.S. Capitol Police video, released and annotated by the Justice Department in the Statement of Facts supporting an arrest warrant, Joshua Abate, circled in green, Micah Coomer, circled in red, and Dodge Dale Hellonen, circled in blue, appear inside the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington. (Justice Department via AP, File)

Aeria view of Naval Station Norfolk. (U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Christopher Stoltz)

Pentagon officials are not offering any explanation as to why they removed the portrait of Gen. Mark Milley, the former Joint Chiefs chairman, on Monday shortly after President Donald Trump was inaugurated.

Texas Military Department soldiers, airmen, and state guardsmen guard the Texas-Mexico border as part of Operation Lonestar, Aug. 3, 2022. (Texas Military Department photo by Sgt. Jason Archer)

U.S. Customs and Border Protection security agents guide a group of migrants to board a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft assigned to the 60th Air Mobility Wing for a removal flight at Fort Bliss, Texas, on Jan. 23, 2025. (Dept. of Defense photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Nicholas J. De La Pena)

A U.S. Marine Corps combat marksmanship trainer assigned to Weapons and Field Training Battalion, Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, zeroes a rifle in preparation for an all-female marksmanship subject matter expert exchange between U.S. Marines and Jordanian soldiers in Al-Quwayrah, Jordan, Oct. 26, 2024. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Angela Wilcox)

The Pentagon is seen in this aerial view, March 27, 2008, in Washington. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)

Late Monday evening, President Donald Trump fulfilled a promise and signed an executive order that he said would reinstate troops who were discharged over the COVID-19 vaccine mandate -- but much of what is in the order was already in effect, while the rest left more questions than answers.

The Pentagon had few details to offer Thursday on its new mandate from President Donald Trump to detain tens of thousands of migrants from the U.S. at its Navy base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, where 9/11 terrorism suspects have been jailed for more than two decades.