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Obama Says Airstrikes Break Mount Sinjar Siege More than 100 U.S. troops will be withdrawn from northern Iraq with the easing of the plight of the Yazidis.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...
4 Soldiers Charged in Alleged Sexual Assault in Barracks at Washington State Base Four soldiers have been charged in an alleged sexual assault that took place in the barracks at Joint Base Lewis-McChord in...
Fire Extinguished After 12-Hour Fight on USS New Orleans Off Okinawa Two sailors received minor injuries in the response, U.S. 7th Fleet officials said.
A Look at Those Trump Has Targeted in Tactic of Revoking Security Clearances The Trump administration's announcement this week that it would rescind the security clearances of 37 current and former...
Major Russian Attack on Western Ukraine Hits an American Factory During US-Led Push for Peace The aerial assault on a part of Ukraine that has largely avoided such focused attacks was one of Russia's biggest this year...
14 with Ties to Washington Deported to ‘Third Countries’ and Guantánamo Bay As the Trump administration lines up ever more countries to accept deported immigrants, a report to be released Thursday...
