Carter Says US Wants Deal With Russia on Syria, Ukraine Defense Secretary Ashton Carter said the U.S. is looking for compromise with Russia on Syria and Ukraine.
Deadline Approaches for Services to Submit Women-in-Combat Plans The Navy has already submitted its plan to integrate women into its Special Warfare community to Defense Secretary Ashton...
Cyber Command Gets 'First Wartime Assignment' in Fight against ISIS The DoD's relatively new Cyber Command has received its "first wartime assignment" in the fight against the Islamic State.
Pentagon Lifts Ban on Transgender Troops Serving Openly in Military Defense Secretary Ashton Carter ended Thursday the ban on transgender persons serving openly in the ranks.
Marines Train for Near-Peer Threats Amid Resurgent Russia To prepare for war with a near-peer rival, Marines will no longer be subjected to 'fix-as-you-go' training, a general said.
US Begins Training of 'Moderate' Syrian Rebels to Fight ISIS The U.S. has begun the effort to train and equip Syrian opposition rebels to fight ISIS, Defense Secretary Ashton Carter...
Carter to Decide in January on Whether to Open Combat Jobs to Women Defense Secretary Ashton Carter didn’t say whether any of the services asked for exceptions to the order to open up all...
Pentagon to Review 1,100 Awards for Possible Upgrade to Medal of Honor The Defense Department will review some 1,100 Silver Stars and Service Crosses to determine if they warrant a higher award...
Lawmaker Raises Concerns about Navy SEAL Fighting Techniques A veteran in Congress is calling on the secretary of defense to examine the current Navy SEAL combat training program.
About 8,400 US Troops to Remain in Afghanistan Next Year: Obama Either Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump will have the job of ending the Afghan war, beginning with 8.400 U.S. troops on the...
Army Planners Are Weighing Force Reductions of Up to 90,000 Active-Duty Soldiers The Army is quietly considering a sweeping reduction of up to 90,000 active-duty troops, a move that underscores mounting...
Commander of Air Force Weather Wing Fired After Legal Troubles Earlier This Year Col. Joseph Coughlin, commander of the 557th Weather Wing at Offutt, was removed from his position Tuesday "due to a loss of...
Top US General Argues Against Giving Up Command of NATO at Senate Hearing Giving up American military leadership of the NATO alliance would be "problematic," Gen. Christopher Cavoli told senators...
Capitol Hill Wants $15 Billion for Weapons Pentagon Didn’t Seek: Report The spending directions from Congress are included in tables that Republican Defense appropriators sent the department last...
'Psychological Warfare': Veterans Fired from Federal Government Speak Out at Informal Hearing Air Force veteran Shernice Mundell was testifying at a "shadow hearing" organized by Senate Veteran Affairs Committee ranking...
