McCain Calls for More Ground Troops to Fight ISIS Sen. John McCain is calling for more U.S. ground troops in the ongoing fight against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, or...
Soldier Shot in Nose First US Combat Casualty in Fight Against ISIS A soldier at a training base south of Baghdad was slightly wounded Wednesday by apparent sniper fire in the first ground...
Shiite Militia's Name for Ramadi Counter-Offensive Splits Iraq Force The operational name given by a Shiite militia to the counter-offensive against Ramadi went against U.S. efforts to promote...
$500M US Program Has Only Trained 60 Syrians to Fight ISIS Only 60 Syrian rebels are currently being trained by the U.S. to fight ISIS, Defense Secretary Ashton Carter said Tuesday.
Turkey Agrees to Join Coalition Air Campaign against ISIS in Syria The U.S. and Turkey reached a tentative deal after weeks of haggling that would have Turkish warplanes join the air campaign...
Back on Capitol Hill, Petraeus Atones for Sharing Intel with Mistress The retired general returned to Capitol Hill with an apology for the extramarital affair that led to his resignation.
No Plans for Joint US-Russian Strikes on ISIS after Airliner Crash U.S. and Russia won't coordinate airstrikes against the Islamic State in Syria after the Russian airliner crash.
US Choice to Drop Leaflets in Syria Contrasts with Russian Way of War The goal of avoiding civilian casualties poses a hurdle to greater U.S. and Russian cooperation on airstrikes against ISIS.
France Takes Command of NAVCENT Task Force 50 A French flag officer took command of U.S. Naval Forces Central Command's Task Force 50 Dec. 7, leading coalition naval...
With US Help, Iraqi Security Forces Move Against ISIS in Ramadi Center U.S. training in bridge building paid off for the Iraq Security Forces who used a portable bridge to gain access to the...
Army Dramatically Expands Combat Patch Eligibility The policy shift, issued last week, covers soldiers who served in Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon...
Plans for Mass VA Firings Scuttled, But Department Still Expects 30,000 Employees to Leave on Their Own The announcement walked back previous plans, first revealed in a leaked memo in March, to fire as many as 83,000 employees as...
Colonel Retaliated Against Major for Talking to Congress About Red Hill Contamination, Report Says The report said that investigators substantiated an allegation that an Air Force colonel had retaliated against Army Maj...
Air Force Academy Cutting 140 Positions; Majors Affected? As the Air Force works to cut 5,000 positions before October, the Air Force Academy expects to eliminate 140 jobs.
Mystery on Pacific Seafloor Proves to Be Part of Daring WWII Saga, US Navy Says A mysterious object spotted on the South Pacific seafloor has been identified as the bow of a torpedoed World War II ship...
