Dignified Transfer: A Quiet Mission for Airlift in the Middle East Dignified transfer becomes a chance to focus on the reality of war, one that may not be seen from a cockpit, 10,000 feet...
Iraq Kurds Begin Voting In Secession Referendum The Kurdish Regional Government in Iraq held a non-binding referendum Monday on independence.
US Mulls Aid to Collapsing Iraqi Military The U.S. will take second look at the current aid program supporting an Iraqi military that was failing to turn back...
Bataan Amphib Heads to Persian Gulf The U.S. buildup of forces in and around Iraq continued Monday as the Bataan with 1,000 Marines aboard was enroute to the...
Obama Says Airstrikes Break Mount Sinjar Siege More than 100 U.S. troops will be withdrawn from northern Iraq with the easing of the plight of the Yazidis.
Obama Says No Airstrikes Against ISIL in Syria The U.S. has no immediate plans for expanded military action against ISIL, President Obama said Thursday.
Obama Builds Coalition of Arab Nations for Syrian Strikes President Obama on Monday said Congress and Arab allies in the Middle East are in agreement on the US-led strikes against...
Iraqi Security Forces Gain Ground Against ISIS Iraqi soldiers and Kurdish peshmerga fighters have made progress retaking territory in the ongoing ground fight against the...
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...
Defense Analysts Call for up to 20K US Ground Troops Back in Iraq A panel of defense analysts called for as many as 20,000 U.S. ground troops to be deployed to Iraq to combat Islamic...
Watchdog Finds 50% Increase in VA Medical Center Jobs with 'Severe' Shortages This year, Veterans Health Administration facilities reported 4,434 severe occupational staffing shortages in jobs ranging...
4 Out of 5 US Troops Surveyed Understand the Duty to Disobey Illegal Orders With his Aug. 11, 2025, announcement that he was sending the National Guard – along with federal law enforcement – into...
National Guard Rehearsed Show of Force Against Immigration Raid Protesters, General Testifies National Guard troops repeatedly rehearsed their role in an operation at a Los Angeles park intended as a show of force...
San Diego Espionage Trial Begins for Sailor Accused of Spying for His Native China Jinchao “Patrick” Wei, 25, is accused of seven counts of conspiracy, espionage and charges related to unlawfully sending...
Trump and Putin Will Meet at an Alaska Military Base Long Used to Counter Russia The base created by merging Elmendorf Air Force Base and Army Fort Richardson in 2010 has played a key strategic role in...
