Tag: Military

Retired intelligence officer says deficit of DC leadership led him to run for Congress

Salena Zito · September 5, 2023 7:57 pm

More than eight in 10 (83 percent) said it is important President Obama to discuss the Islamic State, with 62 percent saying it is "very important" and 21 percent saying "somewhat important." (AP Photo)

US warns of return of ISIS amid violence in Syria

Zach Vasile · September 3, 2023 12:56 am

US counterterrorism abilities in Afghanistan questioned two years after Biden’s withdrawal

Mike Brest · September 2, 2023 11:00 am

Pentagon extends hundreds of troops’ stay on Mexico border through end of September

Misty Severi · September 1, 2023 10:33 pm

This image from a video released by the Department of Defense shows U.S. Marines at Abbey Gate before a suicide bomber struck outside Hamid Karzai International Airport on Aug. 26, 2021, in Kabul, Afghanistan.

Austin announces awards for military units involved in Afghanistan evacuation

Mike Brest · August 31, 2023 8:34 pm

This combination of photos provided by U.S. Marines Corps shows Marine V-22B Osprey pilot Capt. Eleanor V. Beau, center, Cpl. Spencer R. Collart, left, and Maj. Tobin J. Lewis, right.

Marines order safety review following Osprey crash that killed three in Australia

Mike Brest · August 30, 2023 8:11 pm

FILE - A new poll shows that 45% of Alabama voters support Sen. Tommy Tuberville's (R-AL) hold on military promotions in protest of the Pentagon's abortion policy. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib, File)

Alabama voters support Tuberville military hold abortion protest, poll says

Reese Gorman · August 30, 2023 7:00 pm

This video grab shoes the spokesperson for the mutinous soldiers speaking on state television as they announce that they had seized power in Libreville, Wednesday Aug. 30, 2023.

Gabon coup ‘deeply concerning’ but ‘too soon to call this a trend,’ US says

Mike Brest · August 30, 2023 5:50 pm

The Peopleâs Republic of China did not let the coronavirus pandemic stop its military progress, according to the Department of Defense.

Beltway Confidential

By skimping on the budget for competition with China, Washington makes war more likely

Mackenzie Eaglen · August 30, 2023 3:05 pm

Rep. Jen Kiggans (R-VA) speaks during a news conference after the House approved an annual defense bill, Friday, July 14, 2023, on Capitol Hill.

Freshman GOP lawmaker sounds alarm about dilapidated military housing in district

Reese Gorman · August 30, 2023 7:00 am

‘Knee-deep in bulls***’: Abbey Gate Gold Star families demand answers on Capitol Hill

Mike Brest · August 29, 2023 8:41 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."

Biden administration sends $250 million more to Ukraine, taking advantage of Pentagon accounting error

Mike Brest · August 29, 2023 7:07 pm