Carter Warns About ISIS Push in Iraq and AQAP Threat in Yemen Defense Secretary Ashton Carter acknowledged that a resurgent ISIS was threatening to take the capital of Anbar province in...
Carrier Roosevelt Keeps Close Watch on Nine Iranian Ships Off Yemen Nine Navy warships, including the carrier Roosevelt, were monitoring nine Iranian cargo ships in waters off Yemen.
US Troops on the Ground in Yemen, Navy Ships Positioned Nearby: DoD The U.S. has had a team of troops on the ground in Yemen for the past two weeks to support in a fight against an al-Qaeda...
American Troops in Yemen Signals Deepening US Involvement in Mideast A small team of U.S. troops was on the ground in Yemen and Navy ships with Marines aboard were offshore to support friendly...
US Troops Staying in Yemen for Now, Pentagon Official Says The "short term" presence of a small team of U.S. troops on the ground in Yemen was being extended for a "limited period of...
US Drone Strikes Have Killed as Many as 116 Civilians: White House Airstrikes, mostly from drones, have caused the deaths of up to 116 civilians outside the war zones, the White House said...
Navy Destroyer Fires Missiles in Self-Defense: Report A Navy ship that came under fire from missiles launched from Yemen responded with three missiles, a DoD official confirmed.
Navy Cruise Missile Strike Destroys Radar Sites in Yemen A U.S. Navy ship destroyed three radar sites from a rebel-controlled area in Yemen, the service announced late Wednesday.
US Can't Say Who Launched Missiles from Yemen at Navy Ships The missiles were fired from areas in the control of Houthi rebels, but the U.S. can't say yet who was responsible.
CentCom Not Sharing Intel with Saudi Warplanes Striking Yemen The U.S. military continues to provide refueling support for Saudi-led airstrikes in Yemen, but the service said it has not...
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...
