Iraq Airstrikes Paid for by Military's OCO Budget The current U.S. air campaign in Iraq is being paid for from Overseas Contingency Operations funding.
Pentagon Won't Confirm Intel Flights Over Syria The U.S. backed off Tuesday on confirming that surveillance flights over Syria have begun.
CIA Estimates Islamic State Has Tripled to 31,000 Fighters Military advisers being sent to Iraq will not call in airstrikes for Iraqi troops against the ISIL terror group.
Pentagon Names Airstrikes Against ISIS 'Operation Inherent Resolve' The name will be retroactive to actions against ISIS extremists in the region going back to Aug. 8, when airstrikes began.
A-10s Hitting ISIS Targets in Iraq U.S. commanders have been sending A-10 Thunderbolt II attack aircraft in recent weeks to hit ISIS targets in Iraq but not in...
Dempsey Worried about Iran’s Assault on ISIS to Retake Tikrit Lawmakers and military leaders are expressing concern that Iranian-trained Shia militias have joined the fight against ISIS.
US Commander Denies Ramadi Has Fallen to ISIS ISIS has renewed attacks and made gains in the key cities of Ramadi and Baiji but the terror group remains on the defensive...
Carter Insists There Really is a Strategy for Iraq and Syria The Pentagon's top civilian and general argued that they had a detailed strategy for defeating ISIS while House members...
US Commander Rejects Iraqi Complaints on Lack of Airstrikes A lack of U.S. airstrikes was not to blame for the lengthy delays in Iraqi efforts to retake Ramadi, a U.S. commander said...
Iraqi Army Learning to Fight on Its Own, US Commander Says Iraqi army units have realized since the U.S. withdrawal that they have to fight their own battles, an American commander...
Army Eyeing Replacement for M240B Machine Gun Dubbed the Future Medium Machine Gun, or FMMG, the new weapon will mirror the M240B in function as a machine gun primarily...
Burn Pit Exposure Linked to Higher Rates of Mental Health Disorders, Brain Injury A new study also confirms earlier research on a connection between burn pit exposure and suicide.
The Cost of Spouse Volunteerism Military spouses are often encouraged to pursue volunteerism as a way to stay professionally relevant during relocations and...
Decried as 'Garden State Gulag,' New Jersey Military Base that Will House Undocumented Immigrants Faces Continued Criticism The South Jersey military base that'll become a deportation center for undocumented immigrants has earned a new and...
Marine Officer Who Faced Charges for Criticizing Military Leaders Now Leads Promotion Review Since January, the defense secretary also has ordered the Pentagon to review combat standards, disqualifying medical...
