New SecDef Says President Obama Needs Military’s Help New Defense Secretary Ashton Carter said Thursday that President Obama needs policy guidance from a military perspective.
Joint Chiefs to Get Overhaul as Obama Presidency Nears Final Approach President Obama plans to overhaul the Joint Chiefs of Staff this year as he seeks to replace a handful of longtime members...
Obama: Afghans Take Mission Lead in Spring U.S. military forces in Afghanistan will move into a strictly supportive role as early as spring, said President Obama during...
Obama Orders Review of Sexual Assault in Ranks President Obama on Friday told Pentagon leaders to he wants a "full scale review" in less than a year on the steps the...
Old and New Vets Link Up at Normandy for D-Day President Obama hailed the heroes of D-Day and the new generation of troops who carry on their legacy.
Obama Says Airstrikes Break Mount Sinjar Siege More than 100 U.S. troops will be withdrawn from northern Iraq with the easing of the plight of the Yazidis.
Obama Dedicates Disabled Veterans’ Memorial in Washington America’s disabled veterans were honored Sunday during the dedication of a national memorial that President Obama called a...
White House Says No Plans to Delay US Drawdown from Afghanistan The White House has no plans to announce a change to its Afghanistan drawdown numbers, though visiting President Ghani may...
Pentagon Can Only Hope to Keep Paying Troops, Carter Says Defense Secretary Ashton Carter says he wants to keep paying the troops but can only offer hope on a budget resolution.
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...
