US Warns of Terror Threat at Ugandan Airport The United States on Thursday warned its citizens and travelers about a "specific threat" to attack Uganda's Entebbe...
US Military Leaders Recall 'That Raw Moment When Everything Changed' The nation marked the 14th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks with messages of remembrance and resolve to prevail over terrorism...
Carter Pledges Support to French Defense Minister after Terror Attacks U.S. Defense Secretary Ashton Carter spoke to French Minister of Defense Jean-Yves Le Drian after the attacks in Paris.
US to Deploy 'Targeting Force' to Bolster Fight against ISIS The U.S. will deploy Special Forces troops to Iraq as part of a "targeting force" against the Islamic State, Defense...
Pentagon Identifies Six Airmen Killed in Suicide Attack in Afghanistan The U.S. Defense Department has identified the six U.S. airmen killed this week in a suicide attack in Afghanistan.
US to Shift Troops to Helmand as More Airstrikes Target ISIS Hundreds of 10th Mountain Division troops were slated for a "force protection" mission in Helmand province to shore up Afghan...
Second ISIS Attack on New Marine Base Where Staff Sergeant Was Killed ISIS fighters infiltrated Iraqi lines Monday on a new Marine firebase where a Staff Sergeant was killed on Saturday.
US Reviewing Troop Presence in Sinai amid Increasing ISIS Threats Ashton Carter has formally notified Israel and Egypt that the U.S. was reviewing its commitment to the Sinai peacekeeping...
ISIS Moving to Shore Up Defenses of Raqqa, Pentagon Says ISIS was moving to bolster the defenses of its self-proclaimed capital of Raqqa in Syria in fear of an imminent major attack.
Pentagon Again Expanding Military Border Zones, This Time in Arizona The newest military zone in Arizona -- the fourth border zone created by the Trump administration -- will encompass 140 miles...
Football Dreams Led to 'Fat Boy Flight' and an Over-40-Year Air Force Career In 1971, as a high school senior and captain of the football team, I assumed a college athletic scholarship was in my future...
US Contractors Say Their Colleagues Are Firing Live Ammo as Palestinians Seek Food in Gaza Two U.S. contractors, speaking to the AP on condition of anonymity because they were revealing their employers’ internal...
Tensions Are Rising Between Russia and Azerbaijan. Why Is This Happening Now? Deaths of ethnic Azerbaijanis rounded up by police for decades-old murders in a Russian city. The crash of an Azerbaijan...
Army Creating New Artificial Intelligence-Focused Occupational Specialty and Officer Field Service planners are moving to establish a new enlisted military occupational specialty focused on artificial intelligence...