Breedlove Shifts Forces East to Counter Russia NATO’s commander announced a modest shift of troops, planes and ships to eastern Europe during the Ukraine crisis.
Hagel Promises More Non-Lethal Aid to Ukraine Hagel said there were no immediate plans to base U.S. troops in Eastern Europe in response to the Ukraine crisis.
Ukraine Crisis Puts Pacific Pivot in Question Moscow's aggressive push into Ukraine has forced Pentagon leaders to rethink the push to redistribute resources to the...
US Paratroopers Deploy to Poland and Baltics The U.S. is sending a total of about 600 paratroopers to Poland and the Baltic states to bolster defenses against Russia.
US Troops Arrive in Poland amid Russian Threats Paratroopers from the 173rd Infantry Brigade arrived in Poland Wednesday in the effort to deter Russia in Eastern Europe.
3 NATO Warships Patrol Black Sea Near Ukraine The U.S. frigate Taylor entered the Black Sea Wednesday along with a U.S. destroyer and a French intelligence ship.
US Turns Down Ukraine's Plea for Weapons The U.S. will focus on economic sanctions against Russia and put Ukraine’s pleas for U.S. weaponry on the backburner.
Russia Suggests Trampolines to Launch Astronauts A Russian official is suggesting that American astronauts get to the International Space Station by using trampolines instead...
Hagel Wants More NATO Spending to Counter Russia Defense Secretary Hagel called on NATO allies to boost defense spending to prepare for the threat of an expansionist Russia.
US Troops Jump with Poles Amid Ukraine Crisis Western allies bolstered Eastern Europe defenses as Ukraine pressed an offensive against pro-Russian militants.
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...
