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Defense
Pentagon Launches Post-Insurrection Extremism Review
Secretary Austin directs new steps, studies to keep extremists out of the ranks and better protect outgoing troops from being recruited into extremist groups.
Defense
Army Disciplines 14 Soldiers, Creates New Duty Status After Murder
The steps follow the conclusion of one of several inquests into the April murder of Spc. Vanessa Guillen.
Defense
Ban by Omission: US Military Leaves Confederate Flag Off Approved List
Esper’s order seems designed to bar the flag from display without provoking the president.
Defense
Pentagon’s Esper Was Too Slow With Coronavirus Response, Senate Democrats Say
In a letter, lawmakers accuse the secretary of Defense of causing confusion, showing "dangerous misunderstanding" of the virus, and harming readiness.
Defense
Coronavirus Halts Military Travel In and Out of Iraq and Afghanistan
No one comes in until they've quarantined for 14 days, CENTCOM says.
Management
Trump Ousts Would-Be Acting Spy Chief
Deputy DNI Susan Gordon was statutorily required to be elevated after DNI Coats resigned in July.
Defense
Homeland Security Requests 1,000 More Troops at the U.S.-Mexico Border
New request specifically taps Texas National Guard units.
Defense
These Are the U.S. Military Bases Most Threatened by Climate Change
The belated lists arrived just ahead of a GAO report that says the Pentagon is failing to use climate projections in planning.
Defense
American Military Duties Grow at the Mexico Border
Service members will have permissions that go beyond "observe and report," the Defense Department announced late Monday.
Defense
Defense Secretary Mattis Denies Comparing Trump to 'a Fifth- or Sixth-Grader'
Defense chief says the statements attributed to him in Bob Woodward's new book are fictitious.
Management
Air Force Buys Mysterious Israeli Weapon to Kill ISIS Drones
What is this secret weapon? Pentagon officials aren’t saying, but here are some clues.
Management
Can a ‘Comparable’ Super Hornet Steal Orders from the F-35C?
Two aircraft are on President Trump’s radar. Here’s how they’re different, and why it matters to more than just power players in Washington.
Defense
Will Trump Keep Obama’s Top Mideast General?
As candidate, he vowed to demand a new anti-ISIS war plan in 30 days. Here’s the top commander who could answer the call—or be fired.
Defense
Trump vs. the Generals
As president, he says he would create a Syrian safe zone and swiftly draft a plan to defeat ISIS 'fast.' Here are the flag officers who say: not so fast.
Defense
This is the War Against al-Qaeda the Next President Will Inherit
Fifteen years after invading Afghanistan in pursuit of the 9/11 attackers, the U.S. is bombing a half-dozen more countries.
Defense
Obama Orders Air Campaign Against ISIS in Libya, Escalating ‘No-Boots War’
There’s no projected end to the strikes, which U.S. officials say have been requested by the new Libyan government.
Defense
What's New in Obama's Plan to Close Guantanamo
The White House’s plan gives Congress 13 different sites to choose from—and just added a lot of fuel to an already heated topic in a national security election year.
Defense
ISIS Threatens Attack on Washington
Video warns other countries dropping bombs in Syria that they will suffer the same fate as France with the Paris attacks.
Defense
Pentagon to Send Special Operations Troops to Syria
After months of looking at new options, the Obama administration will send in ground forces
Defense
Pentagon Wraps Up Colorado Search for Guantanamo Alternative
Pending report to go to the Defense Secretary before the White House, then on to Congress.
