Iranian Quds Force General Qassem Soleimani was by all accounts responsible for the killings of hundreds of Americans over the years before President Donald Trump ordered, successfully, his killing in an airstrike in Baghdad, Iraq, on Thursday.
Defense Secretary Mark Esper and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Joseph Dunford will brief the media at 1:30 p.m. ET on Wednesday.
Command Sgt. Maj. John Troxell, the top senior enlisted officer in the U.S. military, has dubbed the workout, “CHS Viking PT.”
Google on Thursday denied helping the Chinese military design technology that could be used to help China’s next-generation stealth fighters target their weapons after it was revealed that one of Google’s lead artificial intelligence (AI) researchers contributed to a joint research paper with Chinese scientists.
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) asked Gen. Joseph Dunford, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, how the Pentagon is addressing climate change.
Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) sent a letter to Google CEO Sundar Pichai Thursday, demanding the Silicon Valley executive clarify the company’s relationship with the Chinese government and its reluctance to partner with the Pentagon.
“He stated strongly that he is totally committed to the U.S. Military, not the Chinese Military,” Trump wrote. “Also discussed political fairness and various things that Google can do for our Country.”
Google requested a meeting with Dunford, after he called the tech company out for conducting work that directly benefitted China’s military.
Google is reportedly set to meet with the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Joseph Dunford, next week to discuss Google’s work with China in the development of artificial intelligence.
President Trump will leave a “small peacekeeping group” of 200 troops in Syria, after the April 30 deadline to withdraw all forces, according to a report.
Actor Milo Ventimiglia spent the holidays overseas with the troops this year, flying along with Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Marine Gen. Joseph Dunford as part of the 15th annual USO holiday tour.
The Marines in the audience shouted with pride and applauded each of their comrades during Trump’s speech highlighting Canley’s heroic actions during the Tet offensive and the battle of Hue City.
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Joseph Dunford told reporters during a visit to Greece Tuesday that the Pentagon is considering expanding its cooperation with Athens and its general presence in the country, citing easier access to battle theaters in Libya and Syria.
President Donald Trump met with several military leaders at the White House on Thursday, and later invited them and their spouses for dinner.
Defense Secretary James Mattis called North Korea the “most urgent and dangerous threat,” effectively demoting Russia from the top position.
Secretary of Defense James Mattis told the Senate Appropriations Committee on Wednesday that American troops should remain in Iraq even after the Islamic State is defeated.
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) Marine Corps General Joseph Dunford has just gone where no JCS chairman has ever gone before! Unsurprisingly, it took a Marine general to stand up to President Barack Obama in the wake of yet another of his dubious national security decisions.
Chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff Joseph Dunford awarded IDF Chief of Staff Gadi Eisenkot with the Legion of Merit for “exceptionally meritorious service,” outside the Pentagon on Thursday, an army spokesperson said.
General Joseph Dunford, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, told a news briefing on Wednesday that the decision to put more boots on the ground in Iraq should come within the next few weeks.
Defense officials have announced that a raid in Syria in early March killed Islamic State’s second-in-command Abd al-Rahman Mustafa al-Qaduli, also known as Haji Imam.
Flourishing in the ruins of post-Qaddafi Libya, the Islamic State has grown ambitious enough to attack neighboring Tunisia. Meanwhile, the Pentagon has drawn up plans for U.S. military operations, including airstrikes against up to 40 targets.
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and the opposition have accused each other of breaking a three-day ceasefire imposed to help end the five-year civil war.
The Pentagon and CIA do not believe Russia will honor the ceasefire agreement in Syria arrived at this week, according to sources speaking to The Wall Street Journal.
While being questioned by Lindsey Graham about the means through which the Obama administration intended to secure the ousting of Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad, Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter conceded that such efforts were “principally political.”
The United States and Russia have agreed on new rules to avoid any confusion or conflict in Syria as both countries lead different coalitions. The Iraqi government also agreed not to ask Russia for help in its airspace.
“I believe that we can get a veto-proof majority,” he told Breitbart News. “Yesterday [Tuesday] was the best day that his deal will have. And I don’t believe it was a very good day.” He said that in addition to a handful of Democrats who already opposed the deal, others are expressing misgivings.
State Department Spokesman Mark Toner said that Secretary of State John Kerry does not believe Russia is an existential threat to the US at Friday’s press briefing. Toner declared, “The secretary doesn’t agree with the assessment that Russia is an
White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest said that while Russia’s actions have become “somewhat more concerning” since 2012, Joint Chiefs Chairman nominee Gen. Joseph Dunford was giving “his own view” when he called Russia “the greatest threat to our national
Gen. Joseph Dunford Jr., the nominee to be Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said that Russia is the “greatest threat” to the US’ national security before the Senate Armed Services Committee on Thursday. Dunford was asked by Senator
