Tag: Pentagon

A Coalition member hangs an 81-millimeter mortar prior to launching it at a known ISIS location near the Iraqi-Syrian border. The Coalition provided fire support and air strikes to assist the Syrian Democratic Forces as they continued Operation Roundup, the military offensive to destroy ISIS east of the Euphrates River.

Syrian Democratic Forces arrest ‘dozens’ of ISIS operatives in large refugee camp

Mike Brest · September 7, 2022 6:14 pm

Biden administration says ‘still quite a bit of work’ on Iran nuclear agreement

Mike Brest · September 6, 2022 9:57 pm

The operational test launch of a Cold War-era Minuteman III ICBM from Vandenberg Air Force Base, C.A., is scheduled for Wednesday. (U.S. Air Force via AP)

US military to launch ICBM test

Mike Brest · September 6, 2022 6:38 pm

Ukrainian servicemen sit atop armored personnel carriers driving on a road in the Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine, Thursday, Feb. 24, 2022. Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday announced a military operation in Ukraine and warned other countries that any attempt to interfere with the Russian action would lead to "consequences you have never seen."

Ukraine says Russian military death toll surpasses 50,000

Mike Brest · September 6, 2022 4:04 pm

Veterans Affairs to offer abortions in limited cases, even in states where banned

Mike Brest · September 2, 2022 4:20 pm

‘Slap in the face’: Veterans rankled by Biden sweeping Afghanistan under rug

Naomi Lim · September 1, 2022 12:00 am

The devastating toll of the Afghanistan War — by the numbers

Mike Brest · August 31, 2022 12:00 am

Pentagon doubts Russia can meet Putin’s order to increase military numbers

Mike Brest · August 29, 2022 9:29 pm

Ukrainian troops have begun counteroffensive in the south, official says

Mike Brest · August 29, 2022 4:34 pm

A Nigerien soldier provides rear security for his squad while they performed a dismounted patrol during Exercise Flintlock 2017 in Diffa, Niger, March 11, 2017. Flintlock exercises strengthen security institutions, promote multilateral sharing of information, and develop interoperability among partner nations in the Trans-Sahara.

Magazine - Washington Briefing

Slow progress: Ukraine’s perilous path to victory

Jamie McIntyre · August 26, 2022 3:00 am

FILE - In this Jan. 31, 2010 file photo an unmanned U.S. Predator drone flies over Kandahar Air Field, southern Afghanistan, on a moon-lit night. Drones are often called the weapon of choice of the Obama administration, which quadrupled drone strikes against al-Qaida targets in Pakistan's lawless tribal areas, up from less than 50 under the Bush administration to more than 220 in the past three years. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, File)

Pentagon unveils changes to drone program to prevent civilian casualties

Mike Brest · August 25, 2022 9:59 pm

Biden administration announces nearly $800 million in new Ukraine aid funding

Haisten Willis · August 19, 2022 5:26 pm