Middle East 2017: Picking Up the Pieces One of the immediate challenges facing Trump and his national security team will be to redefine U.S. policy in the Middle...
ISIS Fight Unaffected by Qatar Dispute: Air Force Secretary The dispute roiling the Middle East over Qatar's alleged ties to terrorism has not affected the Air Force's air operations.
No Additional US Troops Currently Planned for Niger: Dunford The U.S. military presence in Niger is aimed at stopping the spread of ISIS and other extremists, Dunford said.
Cuts Hurt Fight Against Narco-Al Qaida Connection President Obama hosted African leaders to talk of the dangerous mix of pirates, drugs, and al-Qaida.
US C-17s to Africa in Peacekeeping Bid The U.S. has joined with Britain to move equipment and troops responding to sectarian violence in the Central African...
Marines Move Ospreys for Possible Libya Evacuation The U.S. moved eight Ospreys and 250 Marines to Italy for a potential Libyan evacuation.
Marines, Ugandan Service Members Complete Joint Training U.S. Marines and Sailors with SPMAGTF Crisis Response-Africa completed a joint training engagement with service members of...
At Least 23 Killed by Militants in Burkina Faso Hotel At least 23 people were killed when an Al Qaida-affiliated terror group seized an upscale hotel in Burkina Faso's capital.
Two More US Navy P-3 Orion Aircraft Join Search for EgyptAir Wreckage Two more Navy P-3 Orion surveillance aircraft joined the search for EgyptAir Flight 804 but no Navy ships are yet involved.
'Sham' US Embassy in Ghana Issued Fake Visas for a Decade An organized crime ring operated a "sham" U.S. embassy in Ghana that issued illegally obtained visas for about a decade.
Coast Guard Reservist Wins Landmark Supreme Court Case Over Pay Disparities for Federal Workers In a 5-4 decision, the justices said Nick Feliciano, a Coast Guard petty officer who was called to active duty from 2012 to...
Senators Voice 'Deep Concerns' About Trump's Pick for Air Force Under Secretary Democratic senators voiced serious concerns about a former Former Lt. Col. Matthew Lohmeier's political social media posts...
'This Is Going to Be a Challenge': Service Officials Detail Fallout from Civilian Resignations Pushed by Trump The military services are poised to lose thousands of their civilian employees to the Trump administration's push for them to...
New England Patriots' Charter Plane Flies to Guantanamo Bay A New England Patriots plane made a trip to and from Guantánamo Bay, public flight tracking data shows.
Trump & Co’s Polygraph Pandemonium "Multiple studies over the years have shown not only that polygraphs are hardly foolproof when it comes to vetting ...