Carter Signals US Plans to Deploy More Troops to Iraq Defense Secretary Ashton Carter has again addressed the controversial issue of U.S. "boots on the ground" in Iraq and Syria.
'Micro' Drones, 'Arsenal' Plane, Railguns Funded in New Defense Budget An "arsenal plane," swarming "microdrones" and anti-missile railgun projectiles were among the weapons concepts in the...
Carter: Pentagon to Unveil Officer Promotion Changes in Coming Months The U.S. Defense Department plans to announce potentially sweeping changes to its officer promotion system "in coming months...
Partner Forces Closing in on Raqqa and Mosul: Carter Raqqa in Syria and Mosul in Iraq -- the two main ISIS strongholds -- are under increasing pressure from U.S.-backed forces...
Pentagon, VA Make Progress in Breaking Medical Records Logjam: Carter The Silicon Valley whiz kids brought in to solve the Pentagons IT problems have made progress in the records transfer logjam.
Pentagon to Announce Approval of Women-in-Combat Plans: Sources Defense Secretary Ashton Carter has approved service-specific plans opening previously closed combat and special operations...
Carter Sidesteps on Response to Iran's Capture of 2 Navy Boats Strong expressions of disapproval will likely be the only U.S. response to Iran's capture of two small Navy boats in January.
Carter: Return to Sequestration Biggest Threat to National Security A return to the budget caps of sequestration would be the biggest threat to U.S. national security, Defense Secretary Ashton...
Carter: Infantry Brigade to Stay in Alaska The 4-25 Brigade Combat Team was all but guaranteed to stay in Alaska for at least another year, according to Ash Carter.
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...
