CIA Director Blames Downing of Russian Airliner on ISIS Group in Sinai The downing of a Russian airliner in Egypt last year was blamed by the CIA on the ISIS affiliate in Sinai.
Marines' Africa Crisis Task Force Gears for Change as It Shrinks The Marine Corps' crisis response task force for Africa will see its air contingent cut in half in 2017.
China's Indian Ocean Ambitions China's base in Djibouti is part of a broader dual strategy described by Beijing as "String of Pearls" and "One Belt, One...
Benghazi 'Whistleblower' Testifies on Capitol Hill Gregory Hicks testified Wednesday on the frantic events surrounding the Sept. 11 attacks at the U.S. Embassy in Tripoli.
House Benghazi Select Committee Could Cost $3.3M The select committee investigating the deadly 2012 attacks on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya could cost taxpayers as...
Soldier Goes Extra Mile in Liberia For Army Cpl. Nicole Mattoon, going beyond the basic requirements of her duties while deployed Liberia is just part of doing...
White House Makes 'No Sense' on Airstrikes in Libya: AFRICOM Nominee The nominee to head U.S. Africa Command said the White House has refused to back close air support for Libyan forces against...
The Kremlin Turns Its Attention to Libya With the future of the Assad regime now well in hand, the Kremlin has turned its attention to another former Soviet client.
US Troops Ambushed in Niger, Pentagon Confirms U.S. and coalition troops were ambushed in Niger, the U.S. Defense Department confirmed on Wednesday evening.
Federal Government Shutdown Grinds into a Second Week as Tempers Flare at the Capitol As the federal government shutdown enters a second week, there’s no discernible endgame in sight.
Trump Targets Blumenthal, Calling for Investigation into Senator's Vietnam Service Claims President Donald Trump is targeting U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal again after Connecticut’s senior U.S. senator grilled U.S...
At 50, He Survived Marine Boot Camp — Then Fought at Peleliu and Okinawa When 50-year-old Paul Douglas showed up at Marine Corps boot camp in 1942, the white-haired economics professor looked more...
Ukrainian Drones Attack Russian Cavalry Troops in Rare 21st-Century Encounter A short video circulating online this month appears to show a Russian mounted patrol being struck by a Ukrainian drone near...
When The Government Can Afford Everything Except The Essentials Every shutdown forces the government to decide what counts as “essential.” Air traffic controllers and TSA agents fall into...
