Turkey Will 'Very Soon' Begin Bombing ISIS in Iraq, Syria: Pentagon The airstrikes are expected to start after Turkey and the U.S. finalize targeting details, a Pentagon spokesman said.
US Commander Rejects Iraqi Complaints on Lack of Airstrikes A lack of U.S. airstrikes was not to blame for the lengthy delays in Iraqi efforts to retake Ramadi, a U.S. commander said...
Pentagon Acknowledges Program to Train Syrian Rebels Needs Major Fix The faltering program to train and equip "moderate" Syrian rebels to fight ISIS is due for a major overhaul.
Despite Downsizing, Army Remains Decisive Service in War, Chief Says Airpower and naval might can shape the battlefield, but troops on the ground will always be the decisive force in war, top...
New Strategy Will Change How Marines Train The Marine Corps has listed 14 warfighting challenges that will dictate the shape of its future training for the next 20...
Army Budget Cuts Modernization and Personnel, Invests in Readiness A shrinking U.S. Army rolled out its proposed fiscal 2017 budget today -- a plan that funnels more money into readiness but...
Missing Radioactive Material in Iraq Prompts Search, ISIS Fears A desperate hunt for "highly dangerous" radioactive material is on in Iraq, where officials fear it could be used to make a...
Marines Designate Infantry Battalion as New Experimental Unit The Marine Corps has created an "experimental unit" for the first time in its history, underscoring its emphasis on...
Military Hospitals Are Key to Keeping Medical Staff Combat-Ready Lawmakers are looking for ways to balance combat readiness of hospitals and clinics with reforming military health care.
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...
