World Feb 08 U.S. faces shortcomings in global, anti-ISIS coalition WASHINGTON — To doubters of its strategy for defeating the Islamic State, the Obama administration likes to tout its coalition of 66 nations and claim strength in numbers. But a year and a half into the war, some administration officials…
World Jan 22 U.S. confirms additional civilian casualties from airstrikes The U.S. military says American airstrikes likely killed two civilians near the Islamic State group's defacto capital of Raqqa, Syria, last July. That's on top of eight other civilian deaths the military acknowledged last week.
Politics Jan 18 U.S. military releases 1st account of sailors’ Iran detention WASHINGTON -- In its first official account of Iran's seizure and subsequent release of 10 U.S. sailors in the Persian Gulf, the U.S. military said Monday the only items found missing from their two recovered boats were SIM cards for…
Nation Jan 15 Safety flaws at Army lab led to mistaken shipments of live anthrax WASHINGTON — A one-star general and 11 other people associated with an Army biodefense laboratory face potential punishment for leadership, management and technical failures that an Army report says contributed to the mistaken shipment of live anthrax to other labs…
Nation Jan 14 Navy leader seeks new ways to support survivors of sexual assault The Navy's new top officer is launching several initiatives targeting the problem of sexual assault in the ranks.
World Jan 14 U.S. sailors made navigational error in Iran, defense chief says TAMPA, Florida — Defense Secretary Ash Carter said Thursday it appears a navigational error caused the crews of two Navy boats to stray into Iranian waters in the Persian Gulf, where they were detained overnight by Iran and released.
World Jan 05 1 U.S. service member killed, 2 wounded in southern Afghanistan WASHINGTON — A number of U.S. special operations troops were killed or wounded in fighting in southern Afghanistan on Tuesday, U.S. defense officials said.
World Nov 28 NATO tries to reconcile death totals in Kunduz hospital strike Nearly two months after a U.S. warplane mistakenly attacked a hospital in northern Afghanistan, officials said Friday it remains unclear how many civilians were killed.
Nation Nov 23 U.S. steps up attacks on Islamic State oil trucks in Syria The U.S. military said Monday it destroyed 283 tanker trucks used by the militants to transport oil from producing fields in eastern Syria to smuggling points.
Politics Nov 21 Pentagon pressing allies for more help against Islamic State The Pentagon is pressing European and Arab allies to provide more troops and support for the war against the Islamic State group, hoping that the horror of the Paris attacks - and the fear more are coming - will compel…