Tom Vanden Brook is a Pentagon Correspondent at USA Today. He has extensively covered topics related to government and politics, security and law enforcement, and international affairs, including the Russia-Ukraine War and U.S. relations with China. His work has been featured in numerous publications, including Seacoast Media Group, Detroit Free Press, and Yahoo News.
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By: Kim Hjelmgaard, Tom Vanden Brook
Kim Hjelmgaard and Tom Vanden Brook, USA TODAY · 9 min read
By: Tom Vanden Brook, Kim Hjelmgaard
Israel's military said Thursday it may have killed Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar.
By: Kim Hjelmgaard, Tom Vanden Brook
Some Middle East watchers are comparing the death the significance of Osama bin Laden being killed. This story has been updated with new information.
Israel's strikes on Iran mean it is effectively fighting a war on multiple fronts against a web of non-state and state actors.
By: Tom Vanden Brook
WASHINGTON The Air Force needs to clean up its act on buying spare parts for its workhorse C-17, the Pentagon Inspector General announced Tuesday, blasting the service for spending 80 times the commercial rate for soap dispensers.
By: Tom Vanden Brook
The Defense Department said earlier this week it believes North Korea sent 10,000 troops to Russia. Now, most are in Kursk, Antony Blinken said.
South Korean lawmakers said 3,000 troops from the north were in Russia to support its war against Ukraine.
By: Cybele Mayes-Osterman, Tom Vanden Brook
WASHINGTON — The Pentagon will allow contactors to repair military equipment inside for the first time, putting what a Defense official termed "a small number" of personnel inside the country at war with Russia.
By: David Jackson, Tom Vanden Brook
WASHINGTON - President-elect Donald Trump has asked Florida congressman Mike Waltz to serve as his national security adviser, according to two sources familiar with his selection.
By: Tom Vanden Brook, Erin Mansfield
WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday picked former congresswoman and Army veteran Tulsi Gabbard as his nominee for director of national intelligence, a cabinet-level post.
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