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.
Turkey Urges Mattis To Cut US Support for Syrian Kurds Turkey's defense minister urged Defense Secretary Jim Mattis to end U.S. support for Syrian Kurds closing on Raqaa.
Mattis Not Ready to Recommend Ground Combat Troops for Syria, Iraq Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said that putting U.S. ground combat troops into Syria and Iraq is not under immediate...
Before Congress, Trump Presses Military Buildup, More VA Funding Boosting defense spending would replenish a depleted military and usher in a new era of "peace through strength," he said.
Russian Aircraft Intercept NATO Planes Russian pilots intercepted NATO aircraft last month even as officials say provocations from Moscow are winding down.
Trump: Germany's Lower NATO Dues 'Unfair' to US Trump first stressed "my strong support of NATO" and then renewed his campaign criticism of members of the alliance.
The Most Talked About Stories This Week on Military.com Here are the stories generating the most comments this week on Military.com, along with a sampling of responses.
Mattis: US-NATO Ties Getting Stronger Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said NATO was growing stronger against the Russian threat.
London Attack Highlights ISIS Threat in Europe: US Commander The London terror attack underscores the growing threat in Europe from so-called "lone wolves" inspired by ISIS, NATO's head...
Army Chief in Europe Wants More Weapons to Combat Russian Threat NATO's supreme commander called Thursday for an escalated military buildup in Europe to deter Russia.
Federal Government Shutdown Grinds into a Second Week as Tempers Flare at the Capitol As the federal government shutdown enters a second week, there’s no discernible endgame in sight.
Trump Targets Blumenthal, Calling for Investigation into Senator's Vietnam Service Claims President Donald Trump is targeting U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal again after Connecticut’s senior U.S. senator grilled U.S...
At 50, He Survived Marine Boot Camp — Then Fought at Peleliu and Okinawa When 50-year-old Paul Douglas showed up at Marine Corps boot camp in 1942, the white-haired economics professor looked more...
Ukrainian Drones Attack Russian Cavalry Troops in Rare 21st-Century Encounter A short video circulating online this month appears to show a Russian mounted patrol being struck by a Ukrainian drone near...
When The Government Can Afford Everything Except The Essentials Every shutdown forces the government to decide what counts as “essential.” Air traffic controllers and TSA agents fall into...
