Mattis explains border mission dropped name to avoid using military terms
Defense Secretary James Mattis on Wednesday explained why the Pentagon last week announced they would no longer refer to the U.S. military mission at the southern border as "Operation Faithful...
View ArticleDefense strategy report warns of grave erosion in US military superiority
U.S. military superiority “has eroded to a dangerous degree,” with “grave and lasting” consequences if Washington doesn’t act quickly to reverse the damage and adequately fund the Pentagon, according...
View ArticleHouse blocks resolution to end US military support in Yemen war
House Republicans have officially blocked a vote on a resolution that would end all U.S. military support to the Saudi Arabia-led-coalition in Yemen’s ongoing war.On Wednesday afternoon, the House...
View ArticleMattis defends border deployment, likens it to 1916 effort against Pancho Villa
Defense Secretary James Mattis on Wednesday defended the deployment of active duty troops to the U.S. border with Mexico, arguing that it is providing wartime training, The Associated Press...
View ArticleSenators return to Washington intent on action against Saudis
Senators are preparing to put U.S.-Saudi relations back under the microscope after returning to Washington still seething about the murder of U.S.-based journalist Jamal Khashoggi.Lawmakers remain...
View ArticleOvernight Defense — Presented by Raytheon — Mattis defends border deployment...
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View ArticleRand Paul blocking Trump counterterrorism nominee
Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) is slow walking President Trump's counterterrorism nominee, whose nomination has languished in the Senate for months. Paul has placed a hold on Joseph Maguire's nomination to be...
View ArticleFirst woman passes special forces assessment, could become first female Green...
A female soldier completed the Special Forces Assessment and Selection for the first time in the history of the United States Army Special Forces, commonly known as the Green Berets.Officials told CNN...
View ArticleKerry tears into Trump for skipping visit to military cemetery: ‘Truculent...
Former Secretary of State John Kerry on Thursday tore into President Trump for skipping a visit to a military cemetery in France, calling the president a "truculent child.""People are tired of the...
View ArticlePentagon: Number of troops at border has 'pretty much peaked' at 5,800
The number of active-duty U.S. military personnel at the southern border has “pretty much peaked” at roughly 5,800 troops, a top Pentagon official said Thursday.President Trump at one point threatened...
View ArticlePentagon limiting senior leader appearances at public events: report
The Pentagon has limited public appearances by senior military leaders and its senior political appointees, Defense One reported Thursday.A rule put in place nine months ago stipulates that only one...
View ArticleSenate rejects effort to block Bahrain arms sale
The Senate has rejected Sen. Rand Paul’s (R-Ky.) effort to block a $300 million arms sale to Bahrain.The Senate voted 77-21 Thursday to table a resolution that would have blocked the artillery sale,...
View ArticleWhite House eyeing ways to remove Erdoğan foe Gülen from US: report
The Trump administration is considering ways to remove an enemy of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan from the United States to appease Turkey over the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi,...
View ArticlePentagon fails first-ever audit
The Defense Department failed its first full-scale audit, the results of which are expected to be released later today, according to a Pentagon spokesman.Deputy Secretary of Defense Patrick Shanahan...
View ArticlePentagon official: Trump's Space Force could cost up to $10 billion
President Trump's plan to create a new Space Force could cost much less than an Air Force estimate of $13 billion over five years, the Pentagon's No. 2 official said Thursday.Deputy Defense Secretary...
View ArticleUS military to draw down in Africa by 'less than 10 percent'
The Pentagon announced Thursday that it will cut by hundreds the number of U.S. troops deployed to Africa on counterterrorism missions over the next several years.“The Department of Defense announced...
View ArticleNorth Korea's Kim oversees new weapons test
North Korea's Kim Jong Un conducted a test of a new unspecified weapon at one of the country's weapons testing sites Thursday, according to a report from South Korean media.Yonhap News Agency reports...
View ArticleSenators introduce bill to respond to Khashoggi killing
A bipartisan group of six senators introduced a bill Thursday aimed at forcing “meaningful accountability” for the killing of dissident Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi.The bill is also seeks to push...
View ArticleOvernight Defense — Presented by Raytheon — Border deployment...
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View ArticleOvernight Defense — Presented by Raytheon — Lawmakers struggle with how to...
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