Tag: Pentagon

Internally displaced Afghans wait in line to receive firewood donated by Welt Hunger Hilfe 'German Agro Action' in Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday, Dec. 30, 2012. Around 240 internally displaced families received firewood. (AP Photo/Musadeq Sadeq)

Private efforts to get vulnerable people out of Afghanistan running on fumes

Mike Brest · January 8, 2022 11:45 am

The Islamic State has set up a caliphate in a large swath of Iraq and a part of Syria since the 2011 withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq. (Militant website via AP)

Defense officials fear ISIS-K and al Qaeda threats in Afghanistan growing as months go by

Mike Brest · January 7, 2022 12:00 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

Why no one was punished for fatally flawed US airstrike that mistakenly targeted an innocent man

Jamie McIntyre · January 7, 2022 4:00 am

In this Sept. 18, 2015, photo released by the U.S. Navy, the guided-missile frigate USS Kauffman is honored at a decommissioning ceremony at Naval Station Norfolk in Norfolk, Va. The Kauffman was the last operational Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate to be retired. Shipbuilder Bath Iron Works in Bath, Maine, said in November 2017 that it is offering a new design concept in response to a Navy request for up to 20 new frigates.

Navy and Marines move forward with discharges over coronavirus vaccine refusals

Mike Brest · January 6, 2022 7:18 pm

National Security

Iranian president demands Trump and Pompeo be prosecuted for drone strike that killed Soleimani

Misty Severi · January 5, 2022 10:13 pm

The U.S. Pentagon in Washington, D.C.

US military coalition in Syria responds to attack from suspected Iranian-backed militias

Mike Brest · January 5, 2022 6:51 pm

Five major issues the military will face in 2022

Mike Brest · January 2, 2022 12:00 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.

Airstrikes under Biden down 50% compared to previous year

Mike Brest · December 31, 2021 4:00 am

The seven biggest military stories of 2021

Mike Brest · December 31, 2021 12:00 am

Pentagon agrees to contract with company to produce materials used in COVID-19 rapid tests domestically

Mike Brest · December 30, 2021 4:35 pm

Pentagon facing increased resistance from GOP governors over vaccine mandate

Mike Brest · December 29, 2021 3:44 pm

The Pentagon has asked for further guidance from the White House over who exactly is covered by the hiring freeze President Trump imposed Monday for most federal workers. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)

‘Liking’ social media posts could get military members in trouble under Pentagon extremism policy

Mike Brest · December 20, 2021 8:54 pm