Tag: Pentagon

The soldier was mortally wounded late Saturday. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

National Security

U.S. soldier killed in Afghanistan identified by Pentagon

Travis J. Tritten · April 10, 2017 8:45 pm

The White House is expected to make a decision about Green soon. (Screengrab/ALEC YouTube)

National Security

Trump nominates physician Mark Green for Army secretary

Anna Giaritelli · April 7, 2017 9:37 pm

This satellite image released by the U.S. Department of Defense shows a damage assessment image of Shayrat air base in Syria, following U.S. Tomahawk Land Attack Missile strikes on Friday, April 7, 2017 from the USS Ross (DDG 71) and USS Porter (DDG 78), Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers. The United States blasted the air base with a barrage of cruise missiles on Friday, April 7, 2017 in fiery retaliation for this week's gruesome chemical weapons attack against civilians. (DigitalGlobe/U.S. Department of Defense via AP)

National Security

On target: US claims 100 percent success as 59 missiles hit 59 targets at Syrian airfield

Jamie McIntyre · April 7, 2017 7:03 pm

Senior US say the Pentagon is looking into whether Russia participated in Syrian chemical weapons attack. (iStock)

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Pentagon investigating whether Russia participated in Syria chemical attack

Jamie McIntyre · April 7, 2017 4:37 pm

U.S. ships have launched more than 50 Tomahawk missiles at an air field in Syria late Thursday evening Washington time, according to NBC. (U.S. Navy)

‘Vital national security interest’: Trump orders attack on Syrian airfield

Sarah Bedford, Travis J. Tritten · April 7, 2017 1:19 am

"This is pretty clear proof at least as far as the Pentagon is concerned that Syrian forces were behind this." (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)

National Security

Report: Pentagon detected Syrian aircraft dropping bombs with chemical weapons

Daniel Chaitin · April 6, 2017 6:10 pm

Defense Sec. James Mattis made the announcement late Wednesday. (iStock)

Dana White to replace Peter Cook as Pentagon spokesperson

Anna Giaritelli · April 6, 2017 12:41 am

That announcement came as North Korea is pursuing an aggressive schedule of nuclear weapons tests. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)

National Security

US F-35s take part in South Korea exercise

Joel Gehrke · March 28, 2017 2:25 am

The Pentagon confirmed late Friday that an airstrike resulted in the death of al Qaeda leader Qari Yasin. (AP Photo/ Khalid Mohammed)

National Security

US confirms airstrike killed al Qaeda leader Qari Yasin

Daniel Chaitin · March 26, 2017 3:10 am

Residents of the Iraqi city announced the fatalities about an attack sometime between March 17 and Thursday. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)

National Security

Pentagon investigating claims 200 civilians died in Mosul airstrike

Anna Giaritelli · March 24, 2017 11:22 pm

Mattis described the strategy as an "interagency-developed report." (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

National Security

Mattis: US has ‘skeleton’ plan to defeat Islamic State

Jamie McIntyre · March 22, 2017 6:56 pm

The Trump admin's Defense budget request may trigger mandatory spending limits that could reduce money for the Pentagon. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

National Security

Lawmakers grill Mattis over cap-busting military supplemental request

Jamie McIntyre · March 22, 2017 4:06 pm