Marines Train for Near-Peer Threats Amid Resurgent Russia To prepare for war with a near-peer rival, Marines will no longer be subjected to 'fix-as-you-go' training, a general said.
US Begins Training of 'Moderate' Syrian Rebels to Fight ISIS The U.S. has begun the effort to train and equip Syrian opposition rebels to fight ISIS, Defense Secretary Ashton Carter...
Carter to Decide in January on Whether to Open Combat Jobs to Women Defense Secretary Ashton Carter didn’t say whether any of the services asked for exceptions to the order to open up all...
Pentagon to Review 1,100 Awards for Possible Upgrade to Medal of Honor The Defense Department will review some 1,100 Silver Stars and Service Crosses to determine if they warrant a higher award...
Lawmaker Raises Concerns about Navy SEAL Fighting Techniques A veteran in Congress is calling on the secretary of defense to examine the current Navy SEAL combat training program.
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...
Tennessee Man Shot Dead After Flipping Middle Finger at War Memorial Albert Sturgill Jr., 63, was confronted by a group while gesturing at the flag and monuments at Cumberland County Veterans...
Chicago Braces for Potential National Guard Deployment Amid Trump Threats Illinois politicians are sounding an alarm and bracing for possible National Guard deployments to Chicago amid President...
9/11 Air Defense Stories You Might Not Know As hijacked planes turned into weapons on September 11, 2001, inside a quiet Air National Guard facility in upstate New York...
Is Trump's Troop Buildup in US Cities a Declaration of War — or Something Else? As President Donald Trump goads Democratic-led cities, Americans are grappling with a fundamental question of American...
Navy Demotion Reversed for GOP Congressman Who Government Watchdog Found Abused Subordinates Jackson was quietly demoted to captain in 2022, three years after his retirement from the Navy, following an inspector...