General Argues to Continue Refueling Saudi Planes in Yemen Fight Gen. Joseph Votel said working with Saudi Arabia has proven successful even as the civil war in Yemen has continued on.
US Will Keep Refueling Saudi Coalition Warplanes -- for Now The House voted to adopt measure that urges a political solution in Yemen -- but does not call for an end to America's...
Pentagon Announces $2 Billion in Arms Sales The Defense Security Cooperation Agency recently issued six notifications with a combined value of $1.71 billion for weapons...
Saudi Arabia Requests $5.4 Billion Worth of PAC-3 Missiles The government of Saudi Arabia has requested several hundred Lockheed Martin Corp.-made Patriot Advanced Capability-3...
US Quietly Maneuvers to Cut UN Dues There is hope among diplomats that the US can modify the UN's dues system loaded in favor of many poor and not-so-poor...
Iran-Saudi Rift Complicates U.S. Campaign Against ISIS The standoff between Iran and Saudi Arabia could impact the U.S. campaign against ISIS in Iraq and Syria.
US Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Visits Kearsarge The U.S. Ambassador to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia joined Commander, Task Force 51, Jan. 3-4 for a tour of amphibious assault...
Dunford Warns of Potential Iran-Saudi Rift Fallout on ISIS Campaign JCS Chairman Gen. Joseph Dunford reflected growing concerns at the White House and State Department over the Saudi-Iran...
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...
