Former Boeing executive Pat Shanahan is using his business prowess to implement change in the Defense Department.

Rep. Adam Smith (D-Wash.) will most likely take the reins of the House Armed Services Committee. He is unconvinced the current $716 billion defense budget should stand and opposes new spending on nuclear weapons.

The U.S. military is sending three medium-lift helicopter companies to support the DHS and CBP personnel defending the Southwest border.