Lawmakers Demand Greater Scrutiny of Syrian Refugees House and Senate lawmakers say the U.S. must tighten up on its vetting process before allowing any Syrian refugees into the...
US Air Force Wants to Ease Technology Transfers to Allies, James Says Air Force Secretary Deborah James says the service should speed up some technology transfers to US allies.
Army Chief Weighs Assigning Active Units to National Guard The chief of staff of the Army is considering assigning active units to the National Guard to beef up readiness for short...
Thornberry Challenges Obama, Argues 'World is More Dangerous Today' The chairman of the House Armed Services Committee says President Obama is wrong when he claims that America's enemies are...
US Has No Plans for Humanitarian Airdrops in Northwest Syria: Pentagon The U.S. again Tuesday ruled out having the military airdrop relief supplies to civilians in northwestern Syria where Russia...
US Builds New Detention Facility in Iraq for Terror Suspects The U.S. has a new detention facility in Iraq and the first inmate was believed to be a captured ISIS chemical weapons...
US Improving Accuracy of Airstrikes, Intel Against ISIS: Dunford As the U.S. likely sends more troops to Iraq, the Joint Chiefs chief said existing efforts, including airstrikes, are...
Marines Deploy EA-6B Prowler Aircraft to Turkey amid Anti-Air Threats The deployment of Marine EA-6B Prowler radar jammers to Turkey followed recent anti-air missile shootdowns of Syrian...
US Rejects Russian Request to Launch Joint Airstrikes in Syria Russia urged the U.S. to join in airstrikes against the al-Qaida affiliate in Syria, but the Pentagon rejected the proposal.
CIA Director Says ISIS Will Intensify Global Terror Campaign John Brennan's forecast contrasted with the upbeat assessments from the Pentagon and White House.
Federal Government Shutdown Grinds into a Second Week as Tempers Flare at the Capitol As the federal government shutdown enters a second week, there’s no discernible endgame in sight.
Trump Targets Blumenthal, Calling for Investigation into Senator's Vietnam Service Claims President Donald Trump is targeting U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal again after Connecticut’s senior U.S. senator grilled U.S...
At 50, He Survived Marine Boot Camp — Then Fought at Peleliu and Okinawa When 50-year-old Paul Douglas showed up at Marine Corps boot camp in 1942, the white-haired economics professor looked more...
Ukrainian Drones Attack Russian Cavalry Troops in Rare 21st-Century Encounter A short video circulating online this month appears to show a Russian mounted patrol being struck by a Ukrainian drone near...
When The Government Can Afford Everything Except The Essentials Every shutdown forces the government to decide what counts as “essential.” Air traffic controllers and TSA agents fall into...
