America's Largest Combatant Command Is Getting a New Name U.S. Pacific Command will be called U.S. Indo-Pacific Command moving forward, Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said.
Cyber Command Elevated to Combatant Command Nakasone assumed command of Cyber Command and the NSA from Navy Adm. Michael Rogers during a change-of-command ceremony .
Trump Argues for Pulling Out of Syria as CENTCOM Chief Pushes to Stay Gen. Joseph Votel wants to keep U.S. troops in Syria; President Donald Trump wants them out.
Army Screening 30 US Cities for Home of New Futures Command Service officials say they need access to academics and business leaders for a new modernization reform effort.
SOCOM Grappling With New Counter-WMD Mission U.S. Strategic Command recently passed the leadership role in counter-proliferation to SOCOM.
Legendary Marine General to Meet with Trump Amid SecDef Talk Legendary retired Marine Gen. James Mattis will meet with President-elect Trump amid rumors of a Defense Secretary nomination...
Retired Gen. Mattis Eyed as Possible Defense Secretary If nominated and approved, Mattis would be the highest-ranking officer to become defense secretary in more than half a...
Trump Mourns Loss of Service Member in First Raid He Authorized President Donald Trump on Sunday mourned the loss of a U.S. service member in a raid on Al-Qaida forces in Yemen.
Austin Says Time Not Right for US Combat Troops in Iraq U.S. Central Command's top officer said he is not ready to recommend ground combat troops in the fight against Islamic State...
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...