Leadership Course Preps Middle East Allies for Real-World Battles The Advanced Tactical Leadership Course, coordinated by the Air Warfare Center at Al Dhafra Air Base, UAE, wrapped up last...
USS Cole Patrols Off Yemen After Iran-Backed Rebels Attack Saudi Ship The Navy sent the USS Cole to the Gulf of Aden after an attack earlier this week on a Saudi warship off Yemen by Houthi...
Arab Countries Promise to Halt Flow of Fighters to ISIL Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Oman, the UAE, Lebanon, Egypt. Jordan and Iraq agreed to stop the flow of foreign...
2 Years Into Yemen War, US Ramps Up Refueling of Saudi Jets Air Force tankers such as KC-135s and KC-10 Extenders participated in 7,564 refueling "events" with coalition aircraft.
Red Reef 15 Closes With Joint Demonstration U.S. Marines and Sailors with the 11th MEU, along with members of the Royal Saudi Naval Forces officially concluded exercise...
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.
US Set for Aerial Refueling of Arab Coalition Warplanes in Yemen The refueling effort, which was approved last week, is intended as a show of support for the Gulf Cooperation Council states.
US Reportedly Steps Up Involvement in Saudi-Led Yemen Campaign The U.S. reportedly has taken on a greater role in the Saudi-led campaign of airstrikes against Shiite rebels in Yemen.
White House Says F-35s Not For Sale to Gulf Arab States President Obama's Camp David summit with the Gulf Arab states on Thursday will seek to boost arms sales to the Gulf neighbors...
Critics Try but Fail to Kill $1 Billion Weapons Deal for Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia is poised to receive a hefty $1.3 billion weapons package that includes 13,000 "smart bombs" from the United...
Marine Recruiter Who Wrote ‘Memoir’ About Teenage Recruit Sentenced to Prison Nearly a year after then-Gunnery Sgt. Christopher Champagne self-published a memoir about his inappropriate relationship with...
Five Chinese Nationals Charged with Covering Up Midnight Visit to Michigan Military Site U.S. authorities charged five Chinese nationals with lying and trying to cover their tracks, more than a year after they were...
Air Force Has a Problem Recruiting for Special Warfare Jobs, New Report Finds The Rand Corp. released a study detailing the issues the Air Force has faced in getting recruits to join Special Warfare...
1,000 Active-Duty Soldiers Called Up to Assist with Hurricane Helene Response The 1,000 troops, an Infantry Battalion Task Force formed from the XVIII Airborne Corps, are from the 82nd Airborne Division...
Army Testing Robot Dogs Armed with Artificial Intelligence-Enabled Rifles in Middle East The Army was testing at least one armed quadrupedal unmanned ground vehicle at an installation in Saudi Arabia.