More US Troops Headed to Iraq in Push to Retake Mosul: Dunford The Pentagon was pushing President Obama to approve sending more U.S. troops to Iraq to back up the offensive to retake Mosul...
Carter, Biden Take on Trump's Foreign and Defense Policies Without mentioning Trump's name, SecDef Carter and Vice President Biden ripped the presumptive Republican nominee's policies.
In Final Months, SecDef to Aggressively Pursue Obama's Goals The U.S. military will pursue the goals of the Obama administration for the remaining two months in office, the Pentagon said...
Carter Warns About ISIS Push in Iraq and AQAP Threat in Yemen Defense Secretary Ashton Carter acknowledged that a resurgent ISIS was threatening to take the capital of Anbar province in...
Carter Says Military Would Lose $38 Billion with Stopgap Spending Plan Defense Secretary Ashton Carter said Wednesday that projected budget cuts would take a heavy toll on the Air Force.
Builders Defend Littoral Combat Ships after Carter Orders Program Cuts In the wake of a memo from Carter ordering a reduction in the Navy's buy of Littoral Combat Ships, the two companies...
DoD Reveals Operation Inherent Resolve Medal for Campaign against ISIS Thousands of U.S. troops who have deployed in support of the mission against ISIS are now eligible for a new medal, officials...
Top Pentagon Leaders Welcome New Secretary of the Army DefSec Carter and Army Chief of Staff Milley welcomed the Army's new secretary into his job today at a ceremony in Arlington.
Carter: Opening Combat Jobs to Women 'Makes Sense' Trump faces calls from some conservatives to undo the women-in-combat provisions, which affects a large portion of the...
Carter Blasts GOP Plan to Use War Funds for Base Defense Budget The top civilian at DoD slammed Republican lawmakers' plan to use emergency war funding to get around spending caps.
Top Enlisted Leader at Air Force Special Operations Command Fired, Facing Investigation Chief Master Sgt. Anthony Green, who advised on the readiness, training and quality of life of enlisted air commandos, was...
Army to Soldiers: Reenlist by Monday if You Want to Claim Incentives While it is not unusual for the Army to curtail incentives after meeting its retention goals, the troops were given little...
Former Air Force Commander Punished with 21 Days' Confinement, Forfeiture of Pay After Guilty Plea Col. Christopher Meeker, the former commander of Wright-Patterson's 88th Air Base Wing, was sentenced Tuesday evening after...
New Air Force Academy Mission Statement Drops Educate, Adds a Different Focus The Air Force Academy has rolled out a new mission statement that drops the word "educate" and adds in a focus on winning...
The Army Is Getting Rid of Athletic Trainers The Army is set to phase out its unit-level athletic trainers -- civilian specialists tasked with providing immediate care...
