Pentagon Speeds Shipment of M-16s and MRAPS to Iraqi Army The U.S. has been delivering M-16 rifles and MRAPs to the Iraqi Security Forces under a rapid Foreign Military Sales program.
Meet the US Generals Ramping up the Training Mission in Iraq and Syria The Army generals charged with strengthening Iraqi and Syrian forces to dislodge Islamic militants are poised to ramp up...
US Commander Says Coalition Has Killed 8,500 ISIS Fighters U.S. Central Command's Gen. Lloyd Austin told Congress Tuesday that more than 8,500 ISIS fighters had been killed in the U.S...
Dempsey Worried about Iran’s Assault on ISIS to Retake Tikrit Lawmakers and military leaders are expressing concern that Iranian-trained Shia militias have joined the fight against ISIS.
Pentagon Says Congress Must Send Strong Signal to ISIS with AUMF Lawmakers from both sides of the aisle argued over the level of detail Congress should include in the AUMF against ISIS put...
Soldier Shot in Nose First US Combat Casualty in Fight Against ISIS A soldier at a training base south of Baghdad was slightly wounded Wednesday by apparent sniper fire in the first ground...
Senators Question Austin on Growing Iranian Influence in Yemen, Iraq Members of Congress grilled the head of U.S. Central Command Thursday over recent moves by Iran to control the conflicts in...
Army Denies it Sought to Hide Troops' Chemical Exposure in Iraq The Pentagon denies it deliberately tried to hide the fact that U.S. troops were exposed to chemical agents, including...
Army Seeks to Identify Troops, Veterans Exposed to Chemical Weapons The Army is using news reports, documents and a hotline to identify troops and vets exposed to chemical warfare agents in...
82nd Airborne HQ Troops to Replace 1st Infantry Division in Iraq About 500 headquarters troops from the Army's 82nd Airborne Division will replace a similar number of 1st Infantry Division...
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...
