Tag: Pentagon

National Security

Iraq military claims ISIS suffered ‘heavy losses’ in the battle to retake Mosul

Mariana Barillas · October 17, 2016 12:13 pm

National Security

Watch: Defense Secretary Ash Carter brings the funny on ‘Late Night’

David Brown · October 14, 2016 11:55 am

A Pentagon spokesman said the U.S. Tomahawk cruise missile attack launched from the destroyer USS Nitze was a purely defensive response to attacks on a U.S. ship, and does not signal wider U.S. involvement in Yemen's civil war. (AP Photo)

National Security

Pentagon: US not intervening in Yemen

Jamie McIntyre · October 13, 2016 7:51 pm

AU.S. Army Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected vehicle travels in northern Iraq. U.S. troops will be engaged more closely than ever in fighting against Islamic State group militants as they back Iraqi forces in the long-anticipated assault on Mosul. (AP Photo/Susannah George)

National Security

Pentagon says Mosul operation ready, declines comment on Trump criticism

Jamie McIntyre · October 11, 2016 6:46 pm

But Davis said a retaliatory strike remained an option, and the Pentagon is still assessing the situation. (AP Photo/Hani Mohammed)

National Security

U.S. considering retaliatory strike against Yemeni rebels

Jamie McIntyre · October 11, 2016 5:25 pm

Energy and Environment

Pentagon budget should be used to fight climate change, environmentalist says

John Siciliano · October 7, 2016 11:48 pm

U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Ronald Lewis was accused of several inappropriate actions, including charging nearly $1,800 on his government credit card at what he called a "dance club" in Rome. (U.S. Army photo)

National Security

DoD finds two-star general lied about going to strip clubs

Jamie McIntyre · October 6, 2016 2:45 pm

The Pentagon tops PR spending, averaging $630 million a year, the Government Accountability Office found. (Graeme Jennings/Washington Examiner)

Feds spend $1.5 billion a year on PR, watchdog finds

Joseph Lawler · October 5, 2016 8:51 pm

There is still no timetable for when the Mosul offensive will begin, but Pentagon officials say all the pieces will be in place and preparation complete within weeks. (U.S. Army photo by 1st Lt. Daniel Johnson via AP)

National Security

U.S.-led coalition kills 18 Islamic State leaders in 30 days

Jamie McIntyre · September 29, 2016 4:44 pm

Rep. Ryan Zinke, R-Mont., said the 600 troops are just the latest addition in a slow trickle of forces into Iraq and that it's not enough to fight and win decisively while supporting troops in battle. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

National Security

GOP lawmaker: Adding 600 troops to Islamic State fight is ‘absolute minimum’

Jacqueline Klimas · September 28, 2016 8:53 pm

Donald Trump cited nuclear weapons as the single greatest threat facing the world, and said Russia's modernization of its nuclear arsenal is a major part of the problem. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

National Security

Trump and the Pentagon aren’t far off when it comes to nuclear weapons

Jamie McIntyre · September 27, 2016 6:46 pm

National Security

U.S. bracing for low-level chemical attack from Islamic State

Jamie McIntyre · September 26, 2016 5:13 pm