US reportedly sending ISIS fighters captured in Syria to Iraq
The U.S. has reportedly sent at least 30 suspected ISIS combatants who were captured in Syria in 2017 and 2018 to Iraq for trials. Reuters reported the transfers on Wednesday, citing interviews with...
View ArticleShanahan breaks with Trump on North Korea missile tests
Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan said he sees recent North Korean missile tests as a violation of a United Nations Security Council resolution (UNSCR), breaking with President Trump.Asked a...
View ArticleTop general: Recent Iran threats were different because they were 'more...
The top general in the U.S. military on Wednesday said that he viewed recent threats from Iran that precipitated U.S. deployments to the region as different because they were “more of a campaign” than...
View ArticleDefense intel head: Russia 'probably' violating nuclear test ban...
The top U.S. defense intelligence officer on Wednesday publicly accused Russia of “probably” violating an international agreement banning nuclear testing.“The United States believes that Russia...
View ArticleOvernight Defense: Pentagon intel chief believes Russia cheating on nuke...
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View ArticleTrump: Whoever moved to obscure USS McCain was 'well-meaning'
President Trump on Thursday defended the reported decision by military officials to obscure the USS John S. McCain during his trip to Japan, saying whoever made the order was "well-meaning.""I didn't...
View ArticleDemocratic Armed Services member demands answers from Navy on reported USS...
A Democratic member of the House Armed Services Committee from Arizona is demanding answers from the Navy on its handling of an order to keep the USS John S. McCain “out of sight” during President...
View ArticleTrump emphasizes need for military strength in Air Force commencement speech
President Trump on Thursday touted the need for American military strength as he delivered a commencement address celebrating the Air Force Academy's graduating class of 2019.Trump gave a roughly...
View ArticleOvernight Defense: Latest on USS McCain controversy | Trump says order was...
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View ArticleTrump claims USS McCain report was 'an exaggeration, or even Fake...
President Trump on Thursday sought to distance himself from a reported decision by military officials to obscure the USS John S. McCain during his trip to Japan, calling the report "an exaggeration, or...
View ArticleNavy SEAL charged with war crimes and considered for pardon by Trump released
A military judge on Thursday released from custody Navy SEAL Edward Gallagher, who has been accused of war crimes and is reportedly being considered for a pardon by President Trump. Capt. Aaron Rugh,...
View ArticlePentagon chief says military will not 'become politicized' amid USS...
Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan insisted Friday that the military will not "become politicized" as he faced continued questions about a White House order to keep the USS John S. McCain “out...
View ArticleShanahan: China's militarization of South China Sea 'excessive'
The Trump administration's top Defense official took aim Friday at China's buildup of military forces and defenses on islands in the disputed South China Sea.At a press conference in Singapore, acting...
View ArticlePentagon goes full year without on-camera briefing from top spokesperson
The Defense Department on Friday hit the one-year mark of not offering an on-camera briefing by a top spokesperson, adding to friction between the Pentagon press corps and defense officials.The lack of...
View ArticleOvernight Defense: Shanahan vows military won't be...
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View ArticleNavy says it was asked to 'minimize visibility' of USS McCain for...
The Navy has acknowledged receiving a request to "minimize visibility" of the USS John S. McCain during President Trump's visit to Japan earlier this week but said the ship remained in its normal...
View ArticleTrump defense chief says US won't 'tiptoe' around Chinese...
Acting Pentagon Secretary Patrick Shanahan on Saturday denounced China's moves in the South China Sea and efforts to steal technology from other countries, saying the U.S. will no longer "tiptoe"...
View ArticleTrump accuses Russia, Syria, Iran of 'bombing the hell' of Idlib...
President Trump on Sunday accused Russia, Syria and Iran of escalating violence in Syria's Idlib region, calling on those countries to stop carrying out bombings in the province."Hearing word that...
View ArticleHouse defense bill doesn't include Pentagon proposal to make sexual...
A Pentagon request to make sexual harassment a stand-alone crime in the military justice system came too late for the House Armed Services Committee to include it in its annual defense policy bill,...
View ArticleHouse panel seeks to prevent Trump from retiring aircraft carrier early
The House Armed Services Committee’s version of the annual defense policy bill would block funding for the Navy to go below 11 aircraft carriers after the Trump administration flirted with retiring a...
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