Carter Awards DoD’s Improvised Explosive Device Agency Unit Award Defense Secretary Ash Carter presented the Joint Meritorious Unit Award to the Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat...
Carter Opens All Military Jobs to Women in Historic Move Defense Secretary Carter went against the opposition of Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Joseph Dunford to open up all military...
Carter Sidesteps on Response to Iran's Capture of 2 Navy Boats Strong expressions of disapproval will likely be the only U.S. response to Iran's capture of two small Navy boats in January.
Proposed Updates to Military Promotions Need OK from Congress: Carter The secretary wants to reform the military's 'up-or-out' promotion standards.
US Reportedly Weighs Deploying B-52s, F-22s to South Korea The U.S. is reportedly considering stationing bombers and advanced fighters in South Korea as part of an plan against North...
Ashley Madison's Military Users May Face Disciplinary Action: Carter Service members found to have used adultery website Ashley Madison could face disciplinary action, Defense Secretary Ashton...
GOP Lawmakers Vow to Review Decision to Open All Combat Jobs to Women The Republican heads of congressional defense committees pledged to scrutinize Defense Secretary Ashton Carter's decision to...
Carter: Return to Sequestration Biggest Threat to National Security A return to the budget caps of sequestration would be the biggest threat to U.S. national security, Defense Secretary Ashton...
Planner of Bin Laden Raid, LinkedIn Chief Tapped for Innovation Board The admiral who planned the Navy SEAL Team 6 raid that killed Osama Bin Laden was named to a new Defense Innovation Board.
Raids Killed 35 ISIS Commanders Before Mosul Offensive: US U.S. airstrikes and special operations raids killed more than 35 ISIS commanders ahead of the Mosul offensive, Ashton Carter...
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...
