Russia Asks US for Help with IEDs at Olympics Russian officials have asked the U.S. for help in detecting and dismantling improvised explosive devices at the Olympics.
Pentagon's New Role for JIEDDO Counter-IED Agency The Joint IED Defeat Organization will have its funding and personnel cut in a diminished role at the Defense Department.
Carter Awards DoD’s Improvised Explosive Device Agency Unit Award Defense Secretary Ash Carter presented the Joint Meritorious Unit Award to the Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat...
Pentagon Identifies Sailor Killed Supporting Mosul Offensive The DoD has released the name of a decorated sailor killed in an improvised explosive device blast in northern Iraq.
1st Cav Soldiers Among 4 Americans Killed in Afghanistan The U.S. Defense Department identified the two soldiers killed by a suicide bomber at the Bagram airbase in Afghanistan.
Scholarship Fund to Honor Soldier Killed by IED in Iraq Friends have started a scholarship fund to honor Army 1st Lt. Weston Lee.
NATO Soldier Killed in Suicide Attack North of Kabul A NATO soldier was killed in a suicide attack a day after two U.S. troops in a NATO convoy were killed near Kandahar.
Pentagon Identifies Soldier Killed in Iraq from 10th Mountain Division Spc. Alexander W. Missildine, 20, died Oct. 1 as a result of injuries sustained when an IED detonated near his convoy.
Deadliest IED Back on Iraq Battlefield The roadside bomb that killed a U.S. soldier in Iraq last week was an explosively formed penetrator, a top U.S. general said.
Pentagon Withdraws Admiral's Nomination to Lead Pacific Fleet Amid Renewed Attention on Drag Shows The Pentagon has confirmed reports it has pulled Navy Rear Adm. Michael Donnelly from promotion and a new job overseeing the...
3.8% Raise for Service Members Endorsed by House and Senate Defense Bills The raise is consistent with the Trump administration's budget request for next year, as is the overall value of the House...
A Chinese-Owned Company Owns Farmland near Fort Riley. Federal Officials Think That's Bad The White House and top officials this week rolled out a plan aimed at limiting foreign ownership of farm and ranch land.
Senators Seek Guardrails Against JAG Firings in Must-Pass Defense Policy Bill Firing a top military lawyer would require a congressional notification that includes a substantive justification under a...
Coast Guard Selects 'Proven' Command Master Chief for Top Enlisted Position Command Master Chief Phillip Waldron will serve as the 15th senior enlisted adviser to the Coast Guard commandant.