Army General Tapped for Central Command Opposes No-Fly Zone in Syria Army Gen. Joseph Votel told lawmakers that he did not support establishing a no-fly zone to protect Syrian refugees.
More Civilian Deaths from US Airstrikes against ISIS U.S. Central Command estimated that 20 civilians were killed in airstrikes against ISIS between September and February.
At Least 14 Civilians Killed in US Airstrikes in Iraq, Syria: Centcom At least 14 civilians were killed in U.S. airstrikes in Iraq and Syria in six separate attacks, U.S. Central Command said .
US Airstrikes in Syria May Have Killed Civilians: Central Command Three US airstrikes may have killed Syrian civilians -- two when a vehicle drove into the target area after the bomb was...
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.
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...
