Tag: Army

President Barack Obama delivering the commencement address to the U.S. Military Academy at West Point's Class of 2014, in West Point, N.Y., May 28, 2014. The president defended his foreign policy, declaring that the U.S. remains the world's most indispensable nation, but argued for restraint before embarking on more military adventures. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

The Obama Doctrine might as well be a Ouija borad

Linda Chavez · May 30, 2014 4:02 pm

President Obama in a speech at West Point Wednesday laid out his vision for a ânew stageâ in America's relations with the world post-Iraq and Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Obama: Not every problem in the world has a military solution

Susan Crabtree · May 28, 2014 4:27 pm

National Security

Obama plans to cut U.S. presence in Afghanistan

Susan Crabtree · May 27, 2014 8:02 pm

President traveling to West Point for commencement

Washington Examiner · May 27, 2014 7:05 am

President Obama addresses troops at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, in 2012. (AP/Charles Dharapak)

National Security

Obama signals US to keep limited Afghanistan role

Julie Pace · May 25, 2014 10:44 pm

National Security

US Army chief of staff calls Thailand general

Lolita Baldor · May 23, 2014 10:15 pm

Red Alert Politics

[WATCH] Drone takes dog for a walk

Morgan Chalfant · May 23, 2014 7:16 pm

Energy and Environment

Military base among last habitat for butterflies

Associated Press · May 23, 2014 1:45 pm

FILE - In this Nov. 16, 2012 file photo, a barge powers its way up the Mississippi River in St. Louis. Environmental groups have sued the Army Corps of Engineers over the agency's use of man-made structures meant to keep the Mississippi River navigable. The federal lawsuit was filed Thursday, May 22, 2014 in Illinois' East St. Louis. Plaintiffs including the National Wildlife Federation claim the techniques provoke flooding as seen during historic inundations four times in the past two decades. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson, File)

Army Corps sued over river-management approaches

Jim Suhr · May 22, 2014 9:06 pm

AÃÂ new whitehouse.gov petition to nominateÃÂ Marine Gen. James Mattis to lead the Veterans Affairs Department began circulating this week. (AP/Evan Vucci)

Beltway Confidential

Petition seeks to nominate Marine legend James Mattis as Veterans Affairs secretary

Spencer Brown · May 22, 2014 4:28 pm

Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Martin Dempsey, left, and Chinese counterpart Gen. Fang Fenghui salute during a welcoming ceremony at the Bayi Building in Beijing. (AP/Andy Wong)

Examiner Editorial: What if China’s military is stronger than America thinks?

Washington Examiner · May 20, 2014 8:00 pm

Command Sgt. Maj. Martin R. Barreras, a recipient of three Purple Hearts who helped rescue Jessica Lynch at the beginning of the post-9/11 wars, died May 13 in San Antonio Military Medical Center after suffering injuries in Harat Province, Afghanistan on May 6. (Photo: Thinkstock)

Beltway Confidential

Soldier who rescued Jessica Lynch in Iraq in 2003 killed in Afghanistan combat

Spencer Brown · May 17, 2014 4:00 am