Dunford in Afghanistan for Talks on US Troop Increase Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Joseph Dunford was in Kabul on Monday to prepare the way for a possible U.S. troop increase.
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Mattis: Flynn Firestorm Has 'No Impact' on His Job Defense Secretary Mattis said the dismissal of Flynn would have "no effect at all" on his own dealings with the White House.
Mattis Slams Door on Military Academy Athletes Immediately Turning Pro Military academy athletes will have to do at least two years of active duty before turning pro.
ICBM Launch Doesn't Bring US, North Korea Closer to War: Mattis Mattis said the U.S. military was ready to meet North Korea's ICBM threat but war on the peninsula was not an immediate...
Legendary Marine General to Meet with Trump Amid SecDef Talk Legendary retired Marine Gen. James Mattis will meet with President-elect Trump amid rumors of a Defense Secretary nomination...
Turkey Urges Mattis To Cut US Support for Syrian Kurds Turkey's defense minister urged Defense Secretary Jim Mattis to end U.S. support for Syrian Kurds closing on Raqaa.
No Decision Yet on Sending More Troops to Afghanistan: White House The White House has yet to sign off on the call by the U.S. commander in Afghanistan for more troops.
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...
