Former SecDef Weighs in on Syria, Turkey and Mattis' Departure Former Defense Secretary Ashton Carter is out with a book on the inner workings of the Pentagon.
US Troops Staying Behind In Syria Could Face Threats From Assad Regime U.S. troops guarding oil wells in Syria could face a threat from the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
Up to 600 Troops Now Set to Remain in Syria Indefinitely, Top General Says The fight against ISIS continues.
Luck Has Prevented More US Casualties from Drone Attacks in Iraq and Syria, Top Mideast General Says Kurilla's comment is the latest indication that American service members in the Middle East have faced more danger than most...
At Least 6 Kurdish Fighters Are Killed in a Drone Attack on a Syrian Base Housing US Troops The U.S.-backed, Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces said Monday the attack hit a training ground at al-Omar base in Syria’s...
As US Troops Take Fire in Middle East, Lawmakers Consider Billions in New Funding A long-awaited bipartisan Senate agreement to provide funding for the conflicts in Israel and Ukraine in exchange for U.S...
An Israeli Airstrike on the Syrian Capital Killed at Least 5 Iranian Advisers, Officials Say The Israeli air force fired the missiles while flying over Syria’s Israeli-occupied Golan Heights.
Turkey Launches Airstrikes Against Kurdish Militants in Iraq and Syria After 9 Soldiers Were Killed Fighter jets destroyed caves, bunkers, shelters and oil facilities “to eliminate terrorist attacks against our people and...
5 Purple Hearts Awarded to Injured Troops After Spike in Attacks on Bases in Iraq, Syria U.S. and coalition forces have been attacked 97 times since Oct. 17, a defense official told Military.com.
How the US Strikes a Delicate Balance in Responding to Attacks on its Forces by Iran-Backed Militias The U.S. military has struck back just three times.
Army Unveils Occupational Fields that Need More Soldiers – and Bonuses to Get Them Filled Referred to as "precision retention," the program highlights overcrowded occupational specialties, such as cavalry scouts and...
'Band of Brothers' Actors Are Training to Parachute into Normandy for the 80th Anniversary of D-Day With the 80th anniversary of the Allied invasion of Normandy approaching in June, some of the actors decided they would...
Army 4-Star Who Pressured Panel to Help Career of Unfit Officer Suspended, Facing Pentagon Investigation The case of Gen. Charles Hamilton, who oversees Army Materiel Command, was also referred by the Army to the Defense...
The State Department’s New Armored Vehicle Is on Another Level As if you needed another reason to apply for embassy duty.
The Hardest Part of Special Operations Selection Programs – and How to Handle It Contrary to what one might expect, the most arduous part of a U.S. special operations selection program is not the actual...