Pentagon Announces $2 Billion in Arms Sales The Defense Security Cooperation Agency recently issued six notifications with a combined value of $1.71 billion for weapons...
Saudi Arabia Requests $5.4 Billion Worth of PAC-3 Missiles The government of Saudi Arabia has requested several hundred Lockheed Martin Corp.-made Patriot Advanced Capability-3...
Dunford Warns of Potential Iran-Saudi Rift Fallout on ISIS Campaign JCS Chairman Gen. Joseph Dunford reflected growing concerns at the White House and State Department over the Saudi-Iran...
Thornberry Challenges Obama, Argues 'World is More Dangerous Today' The chairman of the House Armed Services Committee says President Obama is wrong when he claims that America's enemies are...
CentCom Not Sharing Intel with Saudi Warplanes Striking Yemen The U.S. military continues to provide refueling support for Saudi-led airstrikes in Yemen, but the service said it has not...
Leadership Course Preps Middle East Allies for Real-World Battles The Advanced Tactical Leadership Course, coordinated by the Air Warfare Center at Al Dhafra Air Base, UAE, wrapped up last...
USS Cole Patrols Off Yemen After Iran-Backed Rebels Attack Saudi Ship The Navy sent the USS Cole to the Gulf of Aden after an attack earlier this week on a Saudi warship off Yemen by Houthi...
Arab Countries Promise to Halt Flow of Fighters to ISIL Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Oman, the UAE, Lebanon, Egypt. Jordan and Iraq agreed to stop the flow of foreign...
How Marines Took an Airfield in the Philippines in a Show Against China On April 30, three combined littoral reconnaissance teams made up of roughly 30 U.S. and Philippine Marines each, flown by...
Army Eliminates Online Training Requirement for Noncommissioned Officers, Saying It's Too Burdensome The Army has eliminated a significant part of its online training for enlisted troops -- a learning program that has drawn...
For Decades, Recipients Were Honored with Purple Hearts Made During WWII. This Company Now Forges New Medals. For decades, recipients of the Purple Heart were honored with medals that had been forged during World War II, leftover stock...
Air Force Pilot Who Died After Aircraft Ejection Seat Misfire Identified by the Service Capt. John Robertson, an instructor pilot from the 80th Operations Support Squadron at Sheppard Air Force Base, was injured...
Must-Pass Defense Bill Includes 4.5% Military Pay Raise on Top of 15% Increase for Junior Enlisted Troops The recommendation from the House Armed Services Committee in its draft version of the National Defense Authorization Act, or...