Senators push Pentagon on Syria strategy after withdrawal uproar, Soleimani...
A bipartisan pair of senators is pressing the Pentagon for “clarity” on the U.S. military mission in Syria.In a letter to the top officials at the Pentagon, Sens. Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) and...
View Article49ers star gives Super Bowl tickets to family of soldier killed in Iraq
San Francisco 49ers tight end George Kittle announced Thursday that he had given two Super Bowl tickets to the family of an Army sergeant killed in Iraq.Excited to provide 2 tix to the #SuperBowl to...
View ArticleDozens of US troops suffered traumatic brain injuries after Iran missile strikes
The Pentagon said Friday that 34 U.S. service members suffered traumatic brain injuries from Iran's retaliatory missile strikes earlier this month on Iraqi bases that house U.S. forces.Half of the...
View ArticlePoll: 41 percent approve of Trump airstrike on Iranian general
A new poll shows a plurality of Americans approve of President Trump's decision to order the drone strike that killed Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani.Forty-one percent of Americans agreed with the...
View ArticleWyden vows push to force release of Khashoggi assessment
Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) warned Friday he would attempt to force the release of the intelligence community’s assessment of who is responsible for killing Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi if...
View ArticleNavy investigating secret videos of sailors posted on porn site
Navy officials are investigating after videos of service members emerged on Pornhub earlier this year.According to NBC, the videos depict both uniformed Marines with visible names and patches and...
View ArticleTrump unveils Space Force logo
President Trump on Friday unveiled the logo for Space Force, the newly established sixth branch of the Armed Forces.“After consultation with our Great Military Leaders, designers, and others, I am...
View ArticleVeterans group demands apology from Trump over comments on brain injuries
A prominent veterans advocacy group is asking President Trump for an apology over his remarks on injuries suffered by U.S. troops stationed at a military base in Iraq that was hit by Iranian airstrikes...
View ArticleOvernight Defense: Veterans group seeks Trump apology for comments on brain...
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View ArticleIranian nuclear agency says it can enrich uranium at any percentage
An Iranian official said Saturday that the country's nuclear agency now has the capacity to enrich uranium at any percentage if leaders in Tehran give the green light."At the moment, if (Iranian...
View ArticleRocket fire hits US Embassy compound in Iraq: reports
The U.S. Embassy in Baghdad was struck by at least one rocket on Sunday, though no casualties were reported, according to multiple reports.Fox News and CNN reported that the rocket struck a dining...
View ArticleUS jet crashes in Taliban territory in Afghanistan
A U.S. Air Force jet crashed in mountainous Taliban territory in Afghanistan on Monday.U.S. Air Force spokesman Col. Sonny Leggett confirmed the crash of the U.S. Bombardier E-11A on Twitter."While the...
View ArticleOvernight Defense: US military jet crashes in Afghanistan | Rocket attack...
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View ArticleTaliban blocks push to reach downed US plane
U.S. troops and Afghan security forces reportedly clashed on Tuesday with Taliban fighters in the country's Ghazni province as authorities attempt to reach a crashed U.S. military aircraft.Reuters...
View ArticleUS service members' bodies recovered from crash site in Afghanistan
The remains of the two U.S. service members killed in a jet crash in Afghanistan on Monday have been recovered, U.S. forces in Afghanistan announced.The identity of the victims aboard the Air Force...
View ArticleForeign Relations Democrats 'deeply frustrated' after Iran briefing
Members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee said a classified briefing Tuesday on U.S. policy toward Iran revealed no new information to clarify the Trump administration’s justification for the...
View ArticlePentagon official: 'We don't fully know the reasons' North...
A top Pentagon official said Tuesday it’s unclear why North Korea did not take provocation action such as a missile test after warning the United States about a “Christmas gift” last year.“Predicting...
View ArticleWhite House threatens veto of House Iran bills
The White House has threatened to veto a pair of bills the House plans to vote on this week aimed at restricting President Trump’s ability to wage war on Iran.The veto threats were expected, but...
View ArticleHouse chairman says Pompeo agreed to testify on Iran
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has agreed to testify about Iran before the House Foreign Affairs Committee, the committee’s chairman said Tuesday, following weeks of effort to bring Pompeo before the...
View ArticleGOP Foreign Affairs leaders join pushback against potential troop drawdown in...
The top Republican lawmakers on the Senate Foreign Relations and House Foreign Affairs committees are adding their names to the growing pushback against the Pentagon’s potential plan to draw down U.S....
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