Pentagon Officials Defend Plan to Send More Special Forces to Syria U.S. Defense Department officials on Thursday defended their plan to send 250 additional Special Forces soldiers into Syria.
US to Coordinate with French on Response to Nice Attacks The U.S. and France will coordinate a response to Nice expected to involve increased French support for the anti-ISIS...
Turkish Tanks Roll into Syria with US Air Support Turkish forces backed by U.S. air support crossed into Syria to take a town in an action aimed at ISIS and a Kurdish group.
Russia Sends More Warplanes into Battle for Aleppo Russia reportedly sent more warplanes into Syria to join what the U.S. has called "barbarous" airstrikes on Aleppo.
Dunford Meets with Turkish Counterpart on Raqqa Offensive The chairman met with his Turkish counterpart on the Raqqa offensive to be led by Syrian Kurds deemed terrorists by Turkey.
What Can the US Salvage from the Syrian Debacle? The Kremlin has succeeded in ensuring the survival of the Assad regime and has largely marginalized the American role in...
Mattis Not Ready to Recommend Ground Combat Troops for Syria, Iraq Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said that putting U.S. ground combat troops into Syria and Iraq is not under immediate...
US Marines in Syria Have Yet To Fire Howitzers The Marines sent into Syria to set up a firebase have yet to fire their .155 howitzers.
Calm Prevails as Russian Warship Nears US Destroyers in Mediterranean A Russian warship may be nearing two U.S. destroyers, but so far interactions at sea have been strictly professional.
US F/A-18E Shoots Down Syrian Su-22 in Air-to-Air Kill A Navy F/A-18E Super Hornet shot down a Syrian Su-22 fighter in the U.S. military's first air-to-air kill in nearly two...
Tricare Patients Fear Losing Preferred Health Care Providers Amid Contract Transition Doctors and patients said they have been caught off guard by the shift from Health Net Federal Services to TriWest Healthcare...
Lessons from the Air Force Kitchen Police: Volunteer for Everything. Even Pots and Pans When Ed Meagher reported to Air Force basic training on June 15, 1966, he was a 19-year-old college dropout. Despite two...
2 US Navy Pilots Shot Down over Red Sea in Apparent 'Friendly Fire' Incident, US Military Says Both pilots were recovered alive after ejecting from their stricken aircraft, with one suffering minor injuries.
How the Marine Corps Is Changing to Keep Talented Marines in the Service For decades, the Marine Corps incurred a "remarkably high turnover rate" among its first-term Marines as it prioritized, and...
Troop Pay Safe After Congress Approves Extension of Government Funding Troop pay is no longer in jeopardy after Congress approved legislation to keep the government funded through mid-March and...