US Forces Killed Islamic State's No. 2 Leader, Carter Says U.S. forces killed the No. 2 in the Islamic State's chain of command in an operation this month, Defense Secretary Carter...
More US Troops Headed to Iraq in Push to Retake Mosul: Dunford The Pentagon was pushing President Obama to approve sending more U.S. troops to Iraq to back up the offensive to retake Mosul...
DoD Reveals Operation Inherent Resolve Medal for Campaign against ISIS Thousands of U.S. troops who have deployed in support of the mission against ISIS are now eligible for a new medal, officials...
Cyber Command Gets 'First Wartime Assignment' in Fight against ISIS The DoD's relatively new Cyber Command has received its "first wartime assignment" in the fight against the Islamic State.
Lawmaker Raises Concerns about Navy SEAL Fighting Techniques A veteran in Congress is calling on the secretary of defense to examine the current Navy SEAL combat training program.
All Three Zumwalt Class Destroyers to Be Assigned to Pacific: Carter All three of the Zumwalt class of destroyers will be assigned to the Pacific as part of the rebalance of forces to the region...
Pentagon Officials Defend Plan to Send More Special Forces to Syria U.S. Defense Department officials on Thursday defended their plan to send 250 additional Special Forces soldiers into Syria.
Navy SEAL Died in Combat Against ISIS in Iraq, Carter Says The DoD said that a U.S. service member later identified as a Navy SEAL was killed by ISIS fire while assisting Kurdish...
Kissinger Talks Presidential Politics While Discussing His Own Legacy Foreign policy for the U.S. has changed and the presidential contenders ought to change with it, Henry Kissinger said Monday.
Carter Expands High-Tech Project While Shaking up Leadership The Pentagon will expand its outreach to private high-tech expertise while shaking up the leadership of the DIUx.
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...
