
The contributions and meritorious service of drone pilots who have been providing direct support for years to troops in and outside the combat zone are to be officially recognized by new awards the Pentagon is expected to create as part of a broad review of the medal award process conducted by the military services, defense officials revealed Wednesday.
by Edwin Mora6 Jan 2016, 3:11 PM PST0

The Obama administration is expected to release 17 detainees as early as next week, including “al Qaeda followers” who have been cleared for release from the Guantánamo Bay prison by a board established by the president.
by Edwin Mora5 Jan 2016, 7:32 AM PST0

The United States is preparing new sanctions against the Islamic Republic of Iran after the regime in Tehran conducted ballistic missile tests in violation of international sanctions.
by Jordan Schachtel31 Dec 2015, 11:06 AM PST0

Iraqi Vice President Nouri al-Maliki failed to acknowledge the U.S.-led coalition air support in a statement about the liberation of Ramadi, although it was an integral part of the offensive to wrest control of the Iraqi city from the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL).
by Edwin Mora28 Dec 2015, 8:53 PM PST0

The Iraqi city of Ramadi has been mostly freed from Islamic State (IS) control thanks to a joint US-Iraq military campaign, months after Iraqi forces fled the city in May.
by Jordan Schachtel28 Dec 2015, 9:50 AM PST0

The Taliban member who rammed an explosives-laden motorcycle into a joint NATO-Afghan patrol near Bagram Air Base in southern Afghanistan Monday, killing six U.S. troops, passed through Afghan security before carrying out the suicide bomb attack, CNN reports.
by Edwin Mora24 Dec 2015, 1:25 PM PST0

Iraqi forces, backed by Shiite militias controlled by Iran, are advancing into the center of Ramadi, a city that has been for months controlled by the Islamic State (ISIS) terrorist group.
by Jordan Schachtel22 Dec 2015, 8:15 PM PST0

A resurgent Taliban has claimed responsibility for a suicide bomb attack near Bagram air base that killed six U.S. troops, bringing the total number of American fatalities in the 14-year-old Afghanistan war to at least 2,235.
by Edwin Mora21 Dec 2015, 3:21 PM PST0

Former Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel gave an interview to Foreign Policy, billed as his first public interview since he was forced out of office in February. He said the White House sought to personally “destroy” him during his final days.
by John Hayward19 Dec 2015, 10:31 AM PST0

Ashton Carter used his personal email account to conduct some of his government business during his first months as secretary of defense, the Pentagon admits.
by Edwin Mora17 Dec 2015, 12:44 PM PST0

WASHINGTON, D.C.—The Obama administration has argued that exchanging five high-risk Taliban commanders imprisoned at the U.S. Naval Station in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, (GTMO) was the only contemplated option to repatriate accused deserter Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl.
by Edwin Mora15 Dec 2015, 10:26 AM PST0

The United States military is turning out all the stops in its war against the Islamic State terror group, hitting the jihadi outfit “harder than ever” before, President Obama says in a speech at the Pentagon.
by Jordan Schachtel14 Dec 2015, 11:37 AM PST0

Three House panels will join forces to investigate allegations that senior U.S. Central Command officers altered intelligence assessments to make it appear that President Obama is winning the war against the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL), according to their chairmen.
by Edwin Mora13 Dec 2015, 6:26 PM PST0

The Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) has claimed responsibility for a triple truck-bomb attack on a town in northeastern Syria that left 50 people dead and injured 80 others, according to the Kurdish YPG militia that controls the area.
by Edwin Mora12 Dec 2015, 10:37 AM PST0

TEL AVIV – A Pentagon email released by Judicial Watch on Tuesday referenced “forces that could move to Benghazi” and that were “spinning up” to do so the night of the September 11, 2012 attack on the U.S. Special Mission.
by Aaron Klein9 Dec 2015, 2:19 PM PST0

Surgeons will soon perform penis transplant operations for the first time in the United States on American service members who have suffered severe wounds to their genitals in the line of duty.
by Edwin Mora7 Dec 2015, 9:42 PM PST0

The United States military will open all combat roles to women, Defense Secretary Ash Carter announced on Thursday.
by Edwin Mora4 Dec 2015, 1:26 PM PST0

WASHINGTON, D.C.—The United States is expected to deploy up to 200 special operation forces to combat the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) in Iraq and Syria, including some who will participate in ground combat operations, U.S. defense officials have said.
by Edwin Mora2 Dec 2015, 9:25 PM PST0

On Wednesday, the White House rejected the Pentagon’s plan for an alternative to the Guantánamo Bay military facility on mainland U.S. soil because it could cost $600 million to implement and was deemed too expensive.
by John Hayward2 Dec 2015, 6:41 PM PST0

Environmental concerns, along with worry about the fortunes of Syrian civilians after ISIS is gone, kept the Obama administration from striking Islamic State oil targets, claims former CIA director Michael Morell.
by John Hayward27 Nov 2015, 7:28 PM PST0

U.S. service members deployed overseas, including some caught in the middle of combat zones, were able to enjoy a traditional Thanksgiving dinner, courtesy of the 95,000 pounds of turkey, ham, and beef delivered by the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA).
by Edwin Mora26 Nov 2015, 3:14 PM PST0

TEL AVIV – It appears the Pentagon is struggling with the same moral dilemma that confronts Israel in its own war on terror: How to minimize civilian casualties without compromising the aims of airstrikes targeting terrorist infrastructure in urban areas.
by Aaron Klein25 Nov 2015, 6:16 AM PST0

WASHINGTON, D.C.—The Obama administration, in response to the Turkish military shooting down a Russian warplane, suggested that Moscow had no business flying near Syria’s border with Turkey because there were no Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) jihadists operating there.
by Edwin Mora24 Nov 2015, 6:45 PM PST0

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. military accused Russia of carrying out “sloppy,” “reckless,” “irresponsible,” “imprecise,” and “frankly uncaring” operations in Syria on the heels of Turkey shooting down a Russian warplane near the Syrian border, saying the aircraft had repeatedly violated its air space.
by Edwin Mora24 Nov 2015, 10:56 AM PST0

The United States needs Europe to take bolder action to defeat the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL), said U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter.
by Edwin Mora17 Nov 2015, 7:56 PM PST0