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...
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...