Trump Gives Mattis Authority to Set Troop Levels in Iraq, Syria Defense Secretary Jim Mattis now has authority to send more troops to Iraq and Syria on his own.
Defense Officials Warn of Seoul's Destruction in War With North Korea The opening round of a war with North Korea would devastate Seoul and be unstoppable.
Mattis Vows Aid, Not Necessarily Weapons, to Ukraine Defense Secretary Jim Mattis on Thursday pledged continued aid to Ukraine as it clashes with pro-separatist, Russian-backed...
Retired General to Speak in DC amid Support for Presidential Run The retired Marine general who has inspired a groundswell of support for a presidential run will appear in D.C. on Friday.
Senate Committee Approves Mattis as Next Defense Secretary The Senate Armed Services Committee voted 26-1 to approve retired Marine Gen. James Mattis as the next Secretary of Defense.
Mattis Headed to Europe Next Week for Talks on ISIS Campaign Defense Secretary Jim Mattis will be at NATO headquarters next week for talks on speeding up the campaign against ISIS.
Senators Call on Mattis to Buy More Littoral Combat Ships A group of U.S. senators from four states called on Defense Secretary Mattis to find money for three new littoral combat...
Dunford in Afghanistan for Talks on US Troop Increase Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Joseph Dunford was in Kabul on Monday to prepare the way for a possible U.S. troop increase.
5 Things to Start Your Week Here are five news stories and events to start your week, from the editors at Military.com.
Mattis: 'I Don't Understand' Speculation about Presidential Run The favorite story in Washington involves a plan to draft James Mattis to run against a lackluster presidential field.
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-40-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...
