New Acting Defense Secretary Shanahan Calls China His Top Priority Shanahan also announced that Pentagon Comptroller David Norquist would take on his former duties as Deputy Defense Secretary.
Lawmakers Question Pentagon's Strategy Focusing on Russia, China Senators voiced concern that the Pentagon's new defense strategy could hurt the counterterrorism mission in Afghanistan.
Navy Ops Rattle China Ahead of Trump Meeting with Xi Jinping The Navy conducted two missions this week that rattled China.
Despite South China Sea Tensions, Air Force Commander Sees No Overt Intercept Threat The head of Pacific Air Forces Command said leaders are monitoring the buildup of surface-to-air missiles and other defenses.
US Carrier's Port Call a Possible Gesture Ahead of Trump-Xi Showdown China allowed a Hong Kong port visit of the carrier Reagan ahead of an economic summit this weekend.
US Positions 2 Carriers in Philippine Sea in Show of Strength to China The presence of the carriers Reagan and Stennis is part of the overall U.S. effort to counter China.
Pentagon's Competition with Russia, China Is No Cold War, General Says Russia and China have altered their strategies to counter the U.S. military, Dunford said.
The South China Sea and US-China Trade Policy: Are They Becoming Linked? The Trump Administration may use U.S. trade policy as a way of constraining China's ability to to fund an military expansion.
Trump Administration, Mattis Appear to Take Contrasting Views on China The aggressive White House policy on China contrasted with the position of Defense Secretary Jim Mattis.
Pentagon Blocks Request to Send Marine Embassy Guards to Taiwan DoD officials have declined a State Department request to send about a dozen Marines to guard a de facto embassy in Taiwan.
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...
