Esper: US won't 'overreact' to North Korean missile launches
TOKYO - Defense Secretary Mark Esper said on Tuesday that the United States will not overreact to recent North Korean missiles launches in an effort to preserve denuclearization talks.“While we take...
View ArticleRouhani warns war with Iran would be 'mother of all wars'
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani warned Tuesday that war with Iran would be "the mother of all wars" amid escalating tensions with the U.S. and other countries. “Peace with Iran is the mother of all...
View ArticleNew Mexico says EPA abandoned state in fight against toxic 'forever...
New Mexico’s Democratic governor is pushing back against the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for failing to help the state fight contamination from “forever chemicals” spread by a military...
View ArticleUS sends carrier through disputed South China Sea amid tensions with Beijing
The U.S. military sailed an aircraft carrier through the South China Sea on Tuesday in a show of force against Chinese aggression, The Associated Press reported.The Navy flew a group of Philippine...
View ArticleNorth Korea's Kim: Missile launches a warning
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Wednesday reportedly called his country's latest missile test a "warning" to the U.S. and South Korea over the countries' joint military exercises. He said that...
View ArticleTrump: South Korea should pay 'substantially more' for defense costs
President Trump said Wednesday that South Korea should pay more money to the United States, arguing Americans pay too much to cover its ally's defense costs.Trump also said in the tweet that talks...
View ArticleAdvocates ramp up pressure on criminal justice measure
A coalition of advocacy groups is ramping up pressure on lawmakers to include criminal justice legislation in a must-pass defense bill. The push comes as staffers and lawmakers are expected to...
View ArticleMattis returns to board of General Dynamics
Former Defense Secretary James Mattis was elected to the board of directors for aerospace and defense company General Dynamics on Wednesday. “Jim is a thoughtful, deliberate and principled leader with...
View ArticleEsper given horse in Mongolia as US looks for new inroads against China
ULAANBAATAR, Mongolia – Defense Secretary Mark Esper on Thursday found himself in possession of a gift horse while visiting Mongolia.Esper - who was in the country to meet with senior Mongolian...
View ArticleRussian bombers intercepted near Alaska
The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) said in a statement that U.S. and Canadian fighter jets intercepted two Russian bombers off the coast of Alaska on Thursday.Two U.S. F-22 stealth...
View ArticleNew Pentagon report blames Trump troop withdrawal for ISIS surge in Iraq and...
A new report released by the Department of Defense this week revealed that the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) has been emboldened by the partial removal of U.S. troops from Syria and policy...
View ArticleTaliban: Latest round of talks with US end
The Taliban announced Monday that its latest round of talks with the United States has ended.The eighth round of talks on a deal to withdraw thousands of U.S. troops from Afghanistan was “long and...
View ArticleDefense officials say Marine may have been killed by friendly fire in Iraq:...
The U.S. military is investigating whether a Marine who died in Iraq was killed by friendly fire, the Wall Street Journal reported Monday.The Pentagon initially said that Gunnery Sgt. Scott A....
View ArticleUS team in Turkey begins work on Syrian safe zone
A U.S. delegation has arrived in Turkey to begin establishing an operations center to coordinate a planned safe zone in Syria, the Turkish Defense Ministry announced Monday.The six-person delegation...
View ArticleTrump: US is 'learning much' from Russian missile explosion
President Trump on Monday said his administration is "learning much" from a mysterious explosion in northern Russia last week that reportedly took place during the test of a nuclear missile."The United...
View ArticleReview of culture, ethics in US special forces ordered following scandals
Gen. Richard Clarke, the head of U.S. Special Operations Command, has ordered a comprehensive review of the ethics and culture of special operations forces following a series of scandals, according to...
View ArticlePentagon chief stresses alliances; back home, Trump tears at them
Defense Secretary Mark Esper stressed the importance of U.S. alliances during his inaugural foreign trip as Pentagon chief, though the message was undercut by President Trump disparaging U.S. allies at...
View ArticleRussia boasts of winning arms race days after fatal missile explosion
Russia on Tuesday claimed that it was winning the race to develop new, far-flying nuclear weapons despite a rocket explosion in the country that forced the government to temporarily evacuate a nearby...
View ArticleNATO jet chased off by aircraft escorting Russian defense minister's...
Russian fighter jets on Tuesday forced away a NATO F-18 fighter jet that came near a plane carrying the Kremlin’s defense minister, according to Moscow’s state-run TASS news agency.The NATO jet...
View ArticleFive takeaways from Pentagon chief's first major trip
Defense Secretary Mark Esper recently returned from his first major international trip as Pentagon chief — a seven-day whirlwind tour of five countries in the Asia-Pacific region.Esper stopped in...
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