Russian Withdrawal Eases Attacks on Syrian Rebel Groups Syrian forces have backed off on attacking opposition groups following Russia's withdrawal announcement, according to the U.S...
Russia Grounds Entire Fleet of Su-27 Fighter Jets after Deadly Crash Russia grounded its entire fleet of Sukhoi-27 fighter jets Thursday after an apparent technical glitch caused one of the...
US Surveillance Plane Makes Emergency Landing in Russia The Open Skies Treaty observation plane landed safely in the city of Khabarovsk on Russia's eastern seaboard.
Scaparrotti Surveys Ukraine's Front Lines Against Russia Army Gen. Curtis M. "Mike" Scaparrotti toured the combat positions of Ukrainian troops facing off against Russian troops.
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US, Russia Pledge to Avoid Clashes Over Syria U.S. and Russian military leaders confirmed their "commitment to de-conflicting" military operations in Syria.
Russia to Target US, Coalition Aircraft Over Syria The Russian Ministry of Defense said it will track joint coalition aircraft west of the Euphrates River and treat them as...
Strykers Now Armed with Bigger Gun, New Missile for Russian Threat Strykers upgunned with .30mm turret cannons and Javelin missiles are headed to Europe to guard against the Russian threat.
Moscow Denounces US Destroyer's Black Sea Patrol The guided-missile destroyer Donald Cook's passage into the Black Sea was denounced by Moscow.
Trump Wants a Department of War. A House GOP Amendment Would Give Him One. Rep. Greg Steube, R-Fla., has filed an amendment to the annual defense policy bill that would formally change the name of the...
F-35 Pilot Was on Phone for Nearly an Hour with Engineers Before Ejection and Fiery Crash The 39-page crash report, released this week, detailed the circumstances of the fiery crash, which completely destroyed the F...
All Services Now Issue Form DD214-1 to Departing Reservists The military's reserve components now issue departing reservists a new record that summarizes their periods of active and...
Veteran Stole $244K in Disability, Then Faked Drowning Death in Maine, Feds Say Gregory P. Heimann Jr. will be returned to Maine, where he will face a charge of making false statements to the government.
US Deportation Flights Hit Record Highs as Carriers Try to Hide the Planes, Advocates Say Immigration advocates gather like clockwork outside Seattle's King County International Airport to witness deportation...
![An F-16 fighter prepares for an airstrike against terrorists in December 2016. The U.S. military has conducted air strikes against Al-Qaida in Ildib, Syria, one of the proposed "de-escalation" zones in the conflict. (US Air Force photo/Benjamin Wilson)](http://images01.military.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_large/public/media/equipment/2017/05/f16fighterlaunch050717.jpg?itok=8n0SuEy2 "An F-16 fighter prepares for an airstrike against terrorists in December 2016. The U.S. military has conducted air strikes against Al-Qaida in Ildib, Syria, one of the proposed "de-escalation" zones in the conflict. (US Air Force photo/Benjamin Wilson)")
