About 8,400 US Troops to Remain in Afghanistan Next Year: Obama Either Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump will have the job of ending the Afghan war, beginning with 8.400 U.S. troops on the...
Carter: 'We Have to Be Concerned About' Pilot Shortage The loss of trained and experienced pilots from the military to the private sector is a legitimate worry for Pentagon leaders...
Pacific Command Holds Change of Command Delayed by Fat Leonard Review Defense Secretary Ashton Carter presided Wednesday at a long-delayed ceremony at Pearl Harbor to install Adm. Harry Harris as...
US Faces 'Enduring Presence' in Afghanistan, 'New Reality' in Russia The U.S. will likely keep a force in Afghanistan past President Obama's deadline for withdrawal at the end of 2016, Defense...
New SouthCom Commander Tasked With Closing Gitmo This Year Adm. Kurt Tidd took over command of SouthCom Thursday with the job of closing Gitmo against mounting Congressional opposition...
All Three Zumwalt Class Destroyers to Be Assigned to Pacific: Carter All three of the Zumwalt class of destroyers will be assigned to the Pacific as part of the rebalance of forces to the region...
US to Coordinate with French on Response to Nice Attacks The U.S. and France will coordinate a response to Nice expected to involve increased French support for the anti-ISIS...
Turmoil at Pentagon in Transition to Trump Administration Defense Secretary Ashton Carter reportedly is trying to sack cyber and intelligence chief Adm. Mike Rogers.
Dempsey Softens Carter's Line on Iraqis Lacking 'Will to Fight' Gen.. Martin Dempsey has been trying to clarify what Defense Secretary Ashton Carter really meant by charging that the Iraqis...
Pentagon Can Only Hope to Keep Paying Troops, Carter Says Defense Secretary Ashton Carter says he wants to keep paying the troops but can only offer hope on a budget resolution.
Naval Academy Staff Removed Display on Female Jewish Graduates for Hegseth Visit The U.S. Naval Academy has confirmed that officials there removed items commemorating female Jewish graduates from a historic...
'The Greatest Soldier in American History' Took a Tank Round to the Leg and Kept Fighting The only reason Matt Urban didn't receive the Medal of Honor for single-handedly breaking an entire battalion through France...
My Black Roommate Opened My Eyes to an Air Force I Didn’t Know Existed I realized I had been sheltered from much of the world's ugliness and was more than a little naive. I thought the problems I...
4 US Soldiers Who Died in Lithuania Swamp When Their Vehicle Sank Are Identified The recovery operation for the bodies and the M88 was an intricate and arduous weeklong process, enlisting the expertise of...
How Comic Legend Mel Brooks Defused Land Mines During World War II Brooks participated in the Battle of the Bulge -- Germany's final major offensive on the Western Front -- but to his...
