Obama Halts Afghanistan Drawdown at 10K US Troops through 2015 Obama altered his plan by keeping the number of troops at 9,800 but sticking to his goal of lowering that number to 1,000 by...
Obama Signs Bill Buying More Time for Beleaguered VA Hospital President Obama signed legislation allowing the VA to redirect funds from various parts of its budget toward the Colorado...
White House Outlines Improved GI Bill Protections The White House outlined proposals to help protect GI Bill benefits and curb veteran homelessness and the VA claims backlog.
Obama's Last Defense Budget Adds Funds for Europe, Counterterrorism President Barack Obama's proposed defense budget would increase military spending less than 1 percent, guaranteeing a long...
Vietnam Vet Awarded Medal of Honor for Heroic Helicopter Rescue President Barack Obama awarded America's highest military honor for valor today to a U.S. Army veteran for risking his life...
Mattis Faces Hurdles after Trump's SecDef Nod Retired Gen. James Mattis' nomination as defense secretary won much praise, but it is now against the law for him to get the...
WH Considers 'Zero Option' for Afghanistan The U.S. retains the "zero option" of leaving Afghanistan without a residual force of trainers and advisers at the end of...
Obama Outlines Intelligence Collection Reforms Obama said the changes would bring greater transparency to intel operations and assure Americans' rights are not violated.
Maliki Rejects US Terms for Military Help Iraq's Shia leaders condemned the Sunni community in terms that appeared to reject Obama's terms for military assistance.
Musk, Ramaswamy Proposal to Slash Spending Could Include VA Medical Services Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy confirmed that they plan to target "unauthorized" federal spending, a category that includes...
Coast Guard Set to Receive New Icebreaker by Year's End, Bolstering US Presence in Arctic The need for ships with icebreaking capabilities is growing as China and Russia increase their presence in the Arctic...
Marine Corps F-35C Was Used in Combat for First Time to Strike Houthis, Military Confirms Traveling at speeds of 1,200 mph, the F-35C can carry Joint Direct Attack Munitions, or JDAMs, air-to-air missiles and other...
Military Diversity Is Not the Problem "The main reason for concern about the U.S. military and its performance has to do with the variety of U.S. commitments and...
MacDill Airman Gets 5 Years Of Probation in 'Undead Apes' Blockchain Fraud U.S. District Judge William Jung sentenced Devin Rhoden to five years’ probation, a reflection of Rhoden’s substantial...
