Carter Pledges More Airstrikes and Raids against ISIS, Not Assad The defense secretary said the U.S. military would step up action to counter ISIS with more airstrikes and commando raids.
Carter Signals US Plans to Deploy More Troops to Iraq Defense Secretary Ashton Carter has again addressed the controversial issue of U.S. "boots on the ground" in Iraq and Syria.
Navy SEAL Died in Combat Against ISIS in Iraq, Carter Says The DoD said that a U.S. service member later identified as a Navy SEAL was killed by ISIS fire while assisting Kurdish...
Joint Chiefs Chairman: Don't Trust Russia to Help End Syrian War Gen. Joseph Dunford said he doesn't trust the Russians and signaled that he was wary of plans to cooperate with them in Syria...
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Carter Surprises by Picking Neller as Next Marine Commandant Carter picked a man he knows well in Lt. Gen. Robert Neller over higher-ranking officers to serve as the next Marine...
Lawmakers Scold Defense Secretary for Communication Failures Senators scolded Defense Secretary Ashton Carter Tuesday for dodging questions on a range of issues at a Committee hearing.
'Micro' Drones, 'Arsenal' Plane, Railguns Funded in New Defense Budget An "arsenal plane," swarming "microdrones" and anti-missile railgun projectiles were among the weapons concepts in the...
Kissinger Talks Presidential Politics While Discussing His Own Legacy Foreign policy for the U.S. has changed and the presidential contenders ought to change with it, Henry Kissinger said Monday.
Marines' Longest-Serving Assistant Commandant Retires After 42 Years Defense Secretary Ash Carter said he insisted on being a speaker at the retirement Thursday of Gen. John "Jay" Paxton
Musk, Ramaswamy Proposal to Slash Spending Could Include VA Medical Services Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy confirmed that they plan to target "unauthorized" federal spending, a category that includes...
Coast Guard Set to Receive New Icebreaker by Year's End, Bolstering US Presence in Arctic The need for ships with icebreaking capabilities is growing as China and Russia increase their presence in the Arctic...
Marine Corps F-35C Was Used in Combat for First Time to Strike Houthis, Military Confirms Traveling at speeds of 1,200 mph, the F-35C can carry Joint Direct Attack Munitions, or JDAMs, air-to-air missiles and other...
Military Diversity Is Not the Problem "The main reason for concern about the U.S. military and its performance has to do with the variety of U.S. commitments and...
MacDill Airman Gets 5 Years Of Probation in 'Undead Apes' Blockchain Fraud U.S. District Judge William Jung sentenced Devin Rhoden to five years’ probation, a reflection of Rhoden’s substantial...
