ISIS Fight Unaffected by Qatar Dispute: Air Force Secretary The dispute roiling the Middle East over Qatar's alleged ties to terrorism has not affected the Air Force's air operations.
US Set for Aerial Refueling of Arab Coalition Warplanes in Yemen The refueling effort, which was approved last week, is intended as a show of support for the Gulf Cooperation Council states.
US Reportedly Steps Up Involvement in Saudi-Led Yemen Campaign The U.S. reportedly has taken on a greater role in the Saudi-led campaign of airstrikes against Shiite rebels in Yemen.
White House Says F-35s Not For Sale to Gulf Arab States President Obama's Camp David summit with the Gulf Arab states on Thursday will seek to boost arms sales to the Gulf neighbors...
Critics Try but Fail to Kill $1 Billion Weapons Deal for Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia is poised to receive a hefty $1.3 billion weapons package that includes 13,000 "smart bombs" from the United...
US Quietly Maneuvers to Cut UN Dues There is hope among diplomats that the US can modify the UN's dues system loaded in favor of many poor and not-so-poor...
Iran-Saudi Rift Complicates U.S. Campaign Against ISIS The standoff between Iran and Saudi Arabia could impact the U.S. campaign against ISIS in Iraq and Syria.
US Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Visits Kearsarge The U.S. Ambassador to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia joined Commander, Task Force 51, Jan. 3-4 for a tour of amphibious assault...
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...
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...
