US Begins Training of 'Moderate' Syrian Rebels to Fight ISIS The U.S. has begun the effort to train and equip Syrian opposition rebels to fight ISIS, Defense Secretary Ashton Carter...
Carter to Decide in January on Whether to Open Combat Jobs to Women Defense Secretary Ashton Carter didn’t say whether any of the services asked for exceptions to the order to open up all...
Pentagon to Review 1,100 Awards for Possible Upgrade to Medal of Honor The Defense Department will review some 1,100 Silver Stars and Service Crosses to determine if they warrant a higher award...
Lawmaker Raises Concerns about Navy SEAL Fighting Techniques A veteran in Congress is calling on the secretary of defense to examine the current Navy SEAL combat training program.
About 8,400 US Troops to Remain in Afghanistan Next Year: Obama Either Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump will have the job of ending the Afghan war, beginning with 8.400 U.S. troops on the...
Carter: 'We Have to Be Concerned About' Pilot Shortage The loss of trained and experienced pilots from the military to the private sector is a legitimate worry for Pentagon leaders...
Pacific Command Holds Change of Command Delayed by Fat Leonard Review Defense Secretary Ashton Carter presided Wednesday at a long-delayed ceremony at Pearl Harbor to install Adm. Harry Harris as...
US Faces 'Enduring Presence' in Afghanistan, 'New Reality' in Russia The U.S. will likely keep a force in Afghanistan past President Obama's deadline for withdrawal at the end of 2016, Defense...
New SouthCom Commander Tasked With Closing Gitmo This Year Adm. Kurt Tidd took over command of SouthCom Thursday with the job of closing Gitmo against mounting Congressional opposition...
All Three Zumwalt Class Destroyers to Be Assigned to Pacific: Carter All three of the Zumwalt class of destroyers will be assigned to the Pacific as part of the rebalance of forces to the region...
'The Greatest Soldier in American History' Took a Tank Round to the Leg and Kept Fighting The only reason Matt Urban didn't receive the Medal of Honor for single-handedly breaking an entire battalion through France...
4th US Soldier's Body Recovered from Lithuanian Swamp The Army has not released the names of the soldiers pending notification of the next of kin. The bodies of the other three...
How Comic Legend Mel Brooks Defused Land Mines During World War II Brooks participated in the Battle of the Bulge -- Germany's final major offensive on the Western Front -- but to his...
Pentagon Civilians Again Told They Can Resign Now, or Face Potential Firings in the Future Hegseth signed a memo Friday to restart a deferred resignation program that emerged out of billionaire Elon Musk's "Fork in...
A Gulf War Veteran Convicted of Killing His Girlfriend and 3 Children Is Set for Execution Jeffrey Hutchinson, 59, is set to die by lethal injection May 1 at Florida State Prison near the city of Starke. DeSantis, a...
