Report: US Held $400M Payment to Iran until Detainees Were Released U.S. officials held a cargo plane carrying the equivalent of $400 million in cash for Iran until Tehran released three...
Amid Tense Encounters, US Ship Fires Warning Shots at Iranian Boats A Navy patrol ship fired three warning shots to ward off approaching Iranian boats in a second day of dangerous encounters.
Navy Patrol Ship Harassed by Seven Iranian Boats Seven Iranian boats harassed a U.S. Navy vessel Sunday in the latest of what has been a series of tense maritime incidents.
'Tactical Miscalculation' Likely if Iran Boat Harassment Persists: CNO Adm. John Richardson said that individual ship commanders had broad autonomy to respond to Iranian harassment incidents.
Middle East 2017: Picking Up the Pieces One of the immediate challenges facing Trump and his national security team will be to redefine U.S. policy in the Middle...
Navy Destroyer Helps Stranded Iranian Fishermen The USS Nitze took time to render humanitarian aid after coming across three Iranian fishermen in distress, officials said.
Commander: More US Troops in Afghanistan Sent 'Strong Message' The commander of U.S. Central Command said Wednesday he doesn't want American troop levels in Afghanistan to drop anytime...
Mattis Pick Could See Senate Clash on Women in Combat, PTSD President-elect Donald Trump might not get the quick approval he wished for if he chooses James Mattis as defense secretary.
Mattis Faces Hurdles after Trump's SecDef Nod Retired Gen. James Mattis' nomination as defense secretary won much praise, but it is now against the law for him to get the...
Joint Chiefs Preparing New ISIS Strategy for Trump: Chairman The Joint Chiefs are readying a strategy for President-elect Donald Trump, in line with his pledge to defeat ISIS quickly.
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...
