Pentagon budget trims missile defense The Pentagon plans to spend $558 million, or 5.7 percent, less than the $9.72 billion it requested for this year despite the...
Navy, Marines Offer Options for Syria, North Korea Sea service leaders work to pivot their forces to the Pacific as they balance sequestration cuts and and offer military...
Lawmakers Call for Asia-Pacific 'Rebalance' Review Several members of Congress sent a letter to National Security Advisor Susan Rice asking for a formal review of the...
General Says U-2 Superior to Global Hawk in Korea The U-2 spy plane is a better suited than the Global Hawk for early warning of a North Korean attack, a top commander said.
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...