Bataan Amphib Heads to Persian Gulf The U.S. buildup of forces in and around Iraq continued Monday as the Bataan with 1,000 Marines aboard was enroute to the...
Obama Says Airstrikes Break Mount Sinjar Siege More than 100 U.S. troops will be withdrawn from northern Iraq with the easing of the plight of the Yazidis.
Obama Says No Airstrikes Against ISIL in Syria The U.S. has no immediate plans for expanded military action against ISIL, President Obama said Thursday.
Obama Builds Coalition of Arab Nations for Syrian Strikes President Obama on Monday said Congress and Arab allies in the Middle East are in agreement on the US-led strikes against...
Iraqi Security Forces Gain Ground Against ISIS Iraqi soldiers and Kurdish peshmerga fighters have made progress retaking territory in the ongoing ground fight against the...
Senators Question Austin on Growing Iranian Influence in Yemen, Iraq Members of Congress grilled the head of U.S. Central Command Thursday over recent moves by Iran to control the conflicts in...
Defense Analysts Call for up to 20K US Ground Troops Back in Iraq A panel of defense analysts called for as many as 20,000 U.S. ground troops to be deployed to Iraq to combat Islamic...
US Reportedly Blocks Arab Allies' Attempts to Deliver Weapons to Kurds The U.S. has reportedly blocked any attempts by Middle East allies to fly weapons to the Kurds fighting the Islamic State in...
Russia, Syria and Iran Set Up Military Coordination Cell in Baghdad Russian, Syrian and Iranian military commanders have set up a coordination cell in Baghdad in recent days to try to begin...
US Troops Guide Airstrikes for Kurds in Major Iraq Offensive U.S. troops were moving with a mostly Kurdish force and guiding airstrikes in an offensive to retake the Sinjar region of...
Naval Academy Superintendent, First Woman in Post, Replaced Early by Marine General Lt. Gen. Michael Borgschulte, who currently oversees the Marine Corps' personnel directorate, has been nominated to replace...
National Guard Officer's Promotion Stalled by California Senator Protesting LA Military Deployment A hold cannot prevent a nominee from being confirmed, but it means the Senate cannot use the expedited procedures it normally...
As Corps Gets Stretched Thin by Mounting Missions, Top Enlisted Leader Focused on Basics for Marines Sgt. Maj. Carlos Ruiz has been vocal about a multibillion-dollar barracks effort meant to fix disintegrating housing, as well...
Additional Military Bases in New Jersey, Indiana Set to Host Migrant Detention Camps Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, colloquially referred to as "Fort Dix," in New Jersey and Camp Atterbury in Indiana, both...
Fort Carson Soldier Accused of Kidnapping, Sexual Assault in Colorado Springs Records given to The Gazette by Fort Carson officials show Meade is a mechanic in the 4th Infantry Division for their...