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...
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...
Failed Coup in Turkey Won't Affect ISIS Campaign: Carter Defense Secretary Carter said that Turkey remained a solid ally and supporter of the anti-ISIS campaign despite the failed...
Joint Chiefs Chairman: Don't Trust Russia to Help End Syrian War Gen. Joseph Dunford said he doesn't trust the Russians and signaled that he was wary of plans to cooperate with them in Syria...
Marines' Longest-Serving Assistant Commandant Retires After 42 Years Defense Secretary Ash Carter said he insisted on being a speaker at the retirement Thursday of Gen. John "Jay" Paxton
Military Tattoo Policies May Thwart Potential Recruits: Carter Defense Secretary Ashton Carter said he is concerned the current tattoo policies are turning away otherwise good recruits.
US Military Will Be in Mideast for 'a Long Time,' Carter Tells Troops Defense Secretary Ash Carter touched on ISIS, budgets, benefits and suicide rates in a video conversation with troops...
'First Strike' Nuclear Doctrine Won't Change: Carter The next generation of nuclear weapons will be guided by the same doctrine that permits a "first strike," Ashton Carter said...
Carter Promises More Resources for Pacific Pivot The U.S. will spend more and devote more resources to the Pacific to offset China and reassure allies, Ashton Carter said.
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...
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...
