DoD Civilians to Destroy Syria's WMD The destruction of Syria's chemical weapons stockpiles at sea will be an all-civilian operation by U.S. Defense Department...
US Hands Over ISIS Chemical Weapons Chief to Iraqi Government: DoD The Pentagon transferred the head of the Islamic State terror group's chemical weapons development unit to the Iraqi...
US Readies Ship to Destroy Syria's Weapons The U.S. is preparing to send a specially outfitted ship to the Mediterranean to destroy Syria's stockpiles of chemical...
Massive US Airstrike Hits Suspected ISIS Chemical Weapons Factory The U.S. used 12 aircraft, including a B-52 bomber, to hit a suspected ISIS chemical factory near Mosul, Iraq.
Cape Ray Arrives in Spain, Waits for Syria's CW The MV Cape Ray and its crew arrived at U.S. Naval Station Rota, Spain, Thursday for what was likely to be a long wait to...
Pentagon Casts Doubt on Mustard Gas Use against US Troops Initial information reported the shell contained sulfur-mustard blister agent, but more testing needs to be done for...
White House Says Syria Used Chemical Weapons The administration says that U.S. intelligence has "varying degrees of confidence" that Syria has used chemical weapons.
Last Of Syria's Chemical Weapons Removed The U.S. ship Cape Ray will soon begin its mission of destroying Syria’s chemical weapons.
Pentagon Now Expects ISIS to Use Mustard Gas in Mosul Fight ISIS is "dead set" on using chemical weapons in the defense of Mosul, a Pentagon spokesman said Monday.
Report: Obama Close to Sending Arms to Syria President Obama may soon approve the shipment of weapons to opposition forces fighting Syria's al-Assad regime.
For Decades, Recipients Were Honored with Purple Hearts Made During WWII. This Company Now Forges New Medals. For decades, recipients of the Purple Heart were honored with medals that had been forged during World War II, leftover stock...
Officers with Higher Rank Get Better Care than Those with Lower Ranks at Military Hospitals, Study Finds A look at 1.5 million emergency room visits in the military health system shows that, in addition to racial bias, disparities...
Another Dead End for Airborne Lasers: Air Force Scraps Effort to Mount Directed-Energy Weapon on Fighter Jet The Self-Protect High-Energy Laser Demonstrator, or SHiELD, was envisioned as a laser weapon mounted on fighter jets such as...
'He Was Great Before He Came to Us': Air Force Leaders Speak at Funeral of Florida Airman Killed by Police The military connection and the attendance and participation by Air Force officials made the service for Roger Fortson an...
Military Ospreys Can't Fly More Than 30 Minutes from Landing Airfield Months After Grounding Lifted Air Force, Marine Corps and Navy V-22 Ospreys were all given the green light to fly again in early March and have been slowly...