McCain Calls for More Ground Troops to Fight ISIS Sen. John McCain is calling for more U.S. ground troops in the ongoing fight against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, or...
Numerous Sports Teams Involved in 'Paid Patriotism,' Senators Say Many of those heart-rending tributes to the troops at ballparks and football stadiums came with a pricetag to the Pentagon.
Republican Lawmakers Re-elected to Key Defense Panels Trump's reform plans for will have to get past the chairmen of the Armed Services Committees who both refused to endorse him.
McCain Scolds Mattis for Delay on Afghan War Strategy A key lawmaker criticized Pentagon and administration officials for failing to deliver a strategy for victory in Afghanistan.
McCain Calls Anti-Kissinger Protesters 'Low Life Scum' Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., told Code Pink activists protesting the presence of former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger at a...
US-Enforced No-Fly Zone over Syria Risks Conflict with Russia: Selva Air Force Gen. Paul Selva said the U.S. could impose a no-fly zone over Syria, but only at the risk of conflict with Russian...
Gen. Keane: 10,000 to 20,000 More Troops Needed in Afghanistan Retired Gen. Jack Keane said that 4,000 U.S. troops are not enough to defeat the Taliban and boost the Afghan Army's strength...
McCain, Dempsey Duel Over US Role in Syria McCain threatened to block the reconfirmation of the military's top officer over how the U.S. should deal with the war in...
McCain Rips Nominee for Deputy Defense Secretary Sen. John McCain on Tuesday threatened to block the nomination of Boeing exec Patrick Shanahan as deputy defense secretary.
McCain Will Not Hold Up Dempsey's Nomination McCain said he won't block Dempsey from being confirmed after the general offered lawmakers options for intervening in Syria.
Supreme Court Upholds VA Court Decision Not to Review 'Benefit-of-the-Doubt' Evidence in Veterans' Claims In a 7-2 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court said last week that, while the Department of Veterans Affairs should favor veterans...
The Medal of Honor Fraud Case that Took Stolen Valor to the Extreme H.L.I. Lordship Industries of Long Island, New York, admitted to selling unauthorized versions of the Medal of Honor, the...
The Army Is Losing Nearly One-Quarter of Soldiers in the First 2 Years of Enlistment The Army is grappling with a staggering attrition rate among newly enlisted troops, even as recent recruiting figures suggest...
5 Reasons Veterans Are Especially Hard-Hit by Federal Cuts For the past month, the Trump administration has been cutting federal spending, causing numerous hardships for government...
Court-Martial Convenes for Pentagon Leaker Already Facing Years Behind Bars A military court-martial convened for Massachusetts Air National Guard member Jack Teixeira, who was sentenced in federal...