Trump Puts US Commander in Afghanistan in Crosshairs President Trump reportedly has clashed with SecDef Jim Mattis on whether to fire Gen. John Nicholson as commander in...
Additional 3K US Troops in Afghanistan Will Be on 'Combat Duty' The commitment of U.S. troops to "combat duty" marks a shift from the Obama administration's strategy.
Mattis Presses for Immediate $30 Billion Extra for Defense The military badly needs an infusion of $30 billion extra in defense spending, Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said Wednesday.
Mattis Heads into Marathon Tussle With Congress on Defense Budget Defense Secretary Jim Mattis on Monday is beginning a marathon round of congressional testimony on defense spending.
Mattis to Kim Jong-un: US Would 'End' North Korean Regime Defense Secretary Jim Mattis warned Kim Jong-un that North Korea would be destroyed in conflict with the U.S.
Mattis: Splitting DoD's Acquisition and Research Will Aid Warfighting The Pentagon needs to move faster to adapt new technologies for war, the secretary of defense said Monday.
Gillibrand Remains Opposed to Mattis Waiver After Meeting Emerging from the closed-door meeting, Gillibrand said she will oppose the waiver, emphasizing her belief in civilian...
Trump to Defer to Mattis on Keeping Torture Ban President Trump said he still thinks torture works but will defer to Defense Secretary James Mattis on keeping the ban...
US Airstrike Kills High-Profile Terrorist Leader Al-Qaida terrorist leader Qari Yasin was responsible for the deaths of many innocent victims, including two U.S...
Mattis: Lawmakers in Congress Have Let Troops Down Defense Secretary Jim Mattis ripped Congress Monday for letting sequestration budget caps continue.
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-Forty-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...
