US Military Will Be in Mideast for 'a Long Time,' Carter Tells Troops Defense Secretary Ash Carter touched on ISIS, budgets, benefits and suicide rates in a video conversation with troops...
'First Strike' Nuclear Doctrine Won't Change: Carter The next generation of nuclear weapons will be guided by the same doctrine that permits a "first strike," Ashton Carter said...
Carter Promises More Resources for Pacific Pivot The U.S. will spend more and devote more resources to the Pacific to offset China and reassure allies, Ashton Carter said.
US Reportedly Weighs Deploying B-52s, F-22s to South Korea The U.S. is reportedly considering stationing bombers and advanced fighters in South Korea as part of an plan against North...
Raids Killed 35 ISIS Commanders Before Mosul Offensive: US U.S. airstrikes and special operations raids killed more than 35 ISIS commanders ahead of the Mosul offensive, Ashton Carter...
Military to Boost Recruiting with Better Ads, School Access The DoD plans a new advertising campaign and warnings to schools blocking recruiters in a drive to broaden the appeal of...
US Military to Stay in Pacific Despite Public Opposition in Manila Defense Secretary Carter's assurances come amid increasing uncertainty about Washington's treaty alliance with Manila.
Carter Surprises by Picking Neller as Next Marine Commandant Carter picked a man he knows well in Lt. Gen. Robert Neller over higher-ranking officers to serve as the next Marine...
Dempsey Softens Carter's Line on Iraqis Lacking 'Will to Fight' Gen.. Martin Dempsey has been trying to clarify what Defense Secretary Ashton Carter really meant by charging that the Iraqis...
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...
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...
