Should Iraq repay the U.S.? A congressman has reportedly broached the idea that Iraq repay the U.S. for some of the funds spent on aid and reconstruction...
Marines ditch SAW for new auto rifle The Marines' new rifle can't spit lead like their old light machine gun, but it's so accurate it may not need to. Or so the...
The Army's big network experiment Commanders want to know more than whether a batch of new network equipment works -- they want to know how real soldiers...
U.S. details aircraft on display in Paris The Pentagon announces the officials and aircraft that it plans to send to this year's air show.
U.S. builds secret drone base for Yemen attacks Does a new secret airbase indicate that the locus of terrorism has fully shifted? If so, what are American troops still doing...
Australia to buy 24 MH-60R helos The sale is the first time a foreign buyer has opted for the Navy's most advanced version of the workhorse Seahawk -- and it...
Navy's troubled amphib now 'fixed' The amphibious transport USS San Antonio may have finally purged its demons, its crew says.
The second front in the Libyan war: Washington Has President Obama overstepped his authority, or is he just making official what everyone knows: That "war" in the 21st...
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...