US Claims Right to Defend Against Russian Anti-Air Systems in Syria The DoD warned Russia that the U.S. has the right to self-defense against surface-to-air missiles deployed by Russia to Syria...
US Access to Turkey's Incirlik Air Base Assured, For Now Turkey assured the U.S. of continued support for the anti-ISIS campaign and access to the Incirlik air base.
US Maintains Hands-Off Role in Aleppo Amid New Ceasefire The U.S. military will stick with a hands-off policy on Aleppo in the face of the Russian and Syrian regime onslaught.
The Most Talked About Stories This Week on Military.com Here are the stories generating the most comments this week on Military.com, along with a sampling of responses.
US Dismisses Russia's Aircraft Ban Over Syria Safe Zones A deal hammered out by Russia, Turkey and Iran to set up "de-escalation zones" in Syria is now in effect.
Report: Navy Pilot Breaks Silence About Shooting Down Syrian Fighter The shoot-down was executed by Navy Lt. Cmdr. Michael "MOB" Tremel, an F/A-18E pilot aboard the carrier George H.W. Bush.
Marine Artillery Detachment Deploys from Lejeune for ISIS Fight A detachment of Marines and sailors from 1st Battalion, 10th Marines is headed to the Middle East in support of anti-ISIS ops...
Panetta: Iran Forming Pro-Assad Syrian Militias Top Pentagon leaders say Iran is organizing and training pro-government, paramilitary formations to reinforce Syria's battle...
How the Government Shutdown Impacts Veterans and the VA While most vets won't be impacted by the ongoing government shutdown, concerns may ramp up the longer it persists.
Hegseth Wants 'Male Standard' for Combat Roles. Many Female Veterans Say That's Already the Case Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth in an address to the military’s top leaders waded back into a topic that nearly derailed his...
The Forgotten Military Vehicles of ‘M*A*S*H’ Between all the martini-fueled hijinx and medical drama, “M*A*S*H” featured some pretty special military vehicles.
Hegseth's Decision on Wounded Knee Medals Sparks Outrage in Native American Communities Native American communities that had long wanted the removal of military honors for the soldiers involved in the 1890 Wounded...
Airman Confronts and Shoots Armed Neighbor on Deadly Rampage, Iowa Officials Say Harrison Friar, a senior airman, was with his wife and children at their home in Glenwood on the evening of Aug. 6 when they...
