Russians, Syrians Fail to 'Watch Six' in Palmyra Rout: Pentagon The Syrian regime forces backed by Russia who were routed from Palmyra left behind armor and artillery as they fled.
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...
Carter Pledges More Airstrikes and Raids against ISIS, Not Assad The defense secretary said the U.S. military would step up action to counter ISIS with more airstrikes and commando raids.
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.
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...
Joint Chiefs Chairman: Don't Trust Russia to Help End Syrian War Gen. Joseph Dunford said he doesn't trust the Russians and signaled that he was wary of plans to cooperate with them in Syria...
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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...
Lawmakers Scold Defense Secretary for Communication Failures Senators scolded Defense Secretary Ashton Carter Tuesday for dodging questions on a range of issues at a Committee hearing.
'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...
Army Planners Are Weighing Force Reductions of Up to 90,000 Active-Duty Soldiers The Army is quietly considering a sweeping reduction of up to 90,000 active-duty troops, a move that underscores mounting...
Commander of Air Force Weather Wing Fired After Legal Troubles Earlier This Year Col. Joseph Coughlin, commander of the 557th Weather Wing at Offutt, was removed from his position Tuesday "due to a loss of...
Top US General Argues Against Giving Up Command of NATO at Senate Hearing Giving up American military leadership of the NATO alliance would be "problematic," Gen. Christopher Cavoli told senators...
Capitol Hill Wants $15 Billion for Weapons Pentagon Didn’t Seek: Report The spending directions from Congress are included in tables that Republican Defense appropriators sent the department last...
'Psychological Warfare': Veterans Fired from Federal Government Speak Out at Informal Hearing Air Force veteran Shernice Mundell was testifying at a "shadow hearing" organized by Senate Veteran Affairs Committee ranking...
