Nation Aug 19 U.S. says Iraqi forces ready for next battle against Islamic State extremists Senior U.S. military leaders said Friday that Iraqi forces are largely set for their next major campaign against Islamic State extremists.
Politics Aug 18 Trump approves plan to create independent cyber command President Donald Trump has approved a long-delayed Pentagon plan to create an independent and more aggressive cyber command.
World Aug 17 U.S. will help clear ‘historic’ amount of explosives in Mosul Some estimates suggest it may take 25 years to clear West Mosul of explosives. The bomb-removing team leader said those understate what is sure to be a long, enduring problem.
World Aug 09 AP FACT CHECK: How strong is America’s nuclear arsenal? President Donald Trump's tweet Wednesday that America's nuclear arsenal is "now stronger and more powerful than ever before" is debatable.
Nation Aug 08 Marines eye plan to put women in West Coast combat training The U.S. Marine Corps for the first time is eyeing a plan to let women attend what has been male-only combat training in Southern California, as officials work to quash recurring problems with sexism and other bad behavior among Marines,…
Politics Aug 07 Military leaders get OK to shoot down drones over bases He said the new policy provides details about the actions the military can take to stop any threat, including destroying or seizing any unmanned aircraft — including the smaller ones that the general public can easily buy — that is…
Politics Jul 17 U.S. to create the independent U.S. Cyber Command, split off from NSA After months of delay, the Trump administration is finalizing plans to revamp the nation's military command in hopes of intensifying America's ability to wage cyberwar against the Islamic State group, according to U.S. officials.
Nation Jul 01 AP report: Military chiefs have six more months to review transgender enlistments The delay in allowing the enlistment of new recruits does not affect transgender troops who are already serving openly in the military.
Politics Jun 29 U.S., NATO allies wrangle over troop levels in Afghanistan More than 16 years into the Afghanistan war, the United States and its NATO allies wrangled anew on Thursday over how to meet the need for more troops to counter the resurgent Taliban and help the Afghan forces break a…
Politics Jun 28 Mattis says Syria’s government taking U.S. threat seriously Syria's government has taken seriously the U.S. warning against launching another chemical weapons attack, Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said Wednesday.