Tag: Pentagon

In 2009, under the leadership of then-Chief of Naval Operations Admiral Roughead (shown here), I set up the U.S. Navy Task Force Climate Change. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)

Energy and Environment

Following the intelligence community’s lead on climate change

rear-admiral, David Titley · December 11, 2015 5:02 am

The president wants to close the military prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and the Pentagon is considering Fort Leavenworth as a place for some or all of the 107 remaining detainees. (AP Photo/Reed Hoffmann)

National Security

GOP lawmakers say closing Gitmo threatens national security

Charles Hoskinson · December 11, 2015 5:01 am

The Indian minister of defense said India does not look on particular groups of society with suspicion. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

National Security

Indian minister: ‘We gel well’ with Muslims

Jacqueline Klimas · December 10, 2015 5:38 pm

The U.S. could see its presence in the fight against the Islamic State expanding with a string of military bases across Africa and the Middle East under a new Pentagon plan, according to a report. (AP Photo/Osama Sami)

National Security

Pentagon requests string of bases to strike Islamic State

Jacqueline Klimas · December 10, 2015 2:53 pm

National Security

Analyst: It’s a mistake for Pentagon to blame Iraqis in Islamic State fight

Jacqueline Klimas · December 10, 2015 5:01 am

Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., told Defense Secretary Ash Carter that the military will not see more money for training Syrian rebels until it proves it can use it better than the first $43 million, which yielded only a handful of trained fighters. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

National Security

McCain to Carter: No plan, no money for Syria program

Jacqueline Klimas · December 9, 2015 3:56 pm

Rear Adm. David Baucom, center, received non-judicial punishment for conduct unbecoming an officer and disorderly conduct/drunkenness, the Navy announced. (U.S. Navy)

National Security

Admiral punished for drunkenness, nudity reassigned to Pentagon

Jacqueline Klimas · December 8, 2015 8:47 pm

The task force came under fire in November when a SIGAR report found that it spent $43 million on a gas station in Afghanistan that should have cost about $300,000. (AP Photo)

National Security

Congress to probe Pentagon’s wasteful spending in Afghanistan

Jacqueline Klimas · December 7, 2015 9:53 pm

According to a new CNN/ORC poll, a majority of Americans (53 percent) called for combat troop deployments, for the first time in the history of the poll. (AP file photo/Maya Alleruzzo)

Poll: Majority of Americans want ground troops to fight Islamic State

Kelly Cohen · December 7, 2015 2:32 pm

Ryan to push votes on Obamacare, taxes in 2016

Susan Ferrechio · December 3, 2015 7:19 pm

Former employees that members of the Task Force for Business and Stability Operations face allegations charging that they stayed in plush villas at a cost of nearly $150 million. (Photo courtesy of SIGAR)

National Security

DoD accused of wasting millions on Afghan villas

Jacqueline Klimas · December 3, 2015 5:01 am

Secretary Deborah Lee James said the Air Force is nearing a final decision on implementing some new programs to recruit and retain pilots of remotely piloted aircraft. (AP Photo/Eric Talmadge)

National Security

Air Force weighs using contractors for drone flights

Jacqueline Klimas · December 2, 2015 8:32 pm