Tag: Pentagon

Sen. Pat Roberts, R-Kansas (left) and Sen. John McCain, who chairs the Armed Services Committee, told the Washington Examiner they aren't willing to use their full power as senators and block Obama's nominations over the issue. (AP File Photo/Charlie Riedel)

Senate silent as deadline looms for Green Beret’s career

Susan Crabtree · February 3, 2016 5:01 am

An F-35 launched an AIM-9X missile for the first time over the Pacific Sea Test Range on Jan. 12. A report raises questions over the aircraft's delivery schedule. (Lockheed Martin)

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Report: F-35 testing schedule ‘unrealistic,’ could cause purchase delays

Jacqueline Klimas · February 2, 2016 12:55 pm

"We're seeing a lot of stuff coming out of DoD in the waning months, and so that will present oversight challenges to us to understand the implications of what they put out and especially the long-term implications," House Armed Services Chairman Mac Thornberry, R-Texas, told reporters on Monday morning. (AP photo/Carolyn Kaster)

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Lawmaker: Obama using military for social experiments

Joel Gehrke · February 1, 2016 7:40 pm

The report found opposing forces were "frequently" in a position "to deliver cybereffects that could degrade the performance of operational missions." (AP Photo)

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Internal report: Pentagon at ‘high risk’ of cyberbreaches

Rudy Takala · February 1, 2016 4:19 pm

The former Obama Pentagon chief likened the situation to the one that faced the U.S. during the Cold War. (AP Photo/Mark Zaleski)

Gates faults Obama for lacking overarching strategy for Middle East

Joseph Lawler · January 30, 2016 4:11 pm

Some members of Congress have been critical of a perceived lack of strategy on the administration's part to take other strongholds of the terrorist group, including Mosul and the group's self-declared caliphate in Raqqa, Syria. (AP Photo)

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Pentagon says more U.S. trainers could head to Iraq

Jacqueline Klimas · January 29, 2016 7:34 pm

There are currently about 3,700 U.S.troops in Iraq, including a small number of Special Operations forces in Syria that have arrived over the past year and a half. (AP Photo)

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Pentagon: More troops needed to beat Islamic State

Kelly Cohen · January 29, 2016 3:55 pm

Defense Secretary Ash Carter said the extra time off will put the military among the top tier of companies in the benefits they give to new moms. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)

Pentagon to double maternity leave for military moms

Jacqueline Klimas · January 28, 2016 8:35 pm

About 10,000 U.S. troops are in Afghanistan, a number expected to remain steady through most of 2016. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

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Lawmakers to general: Tell us what you need in Afghanistan

Jacqueline Klimas · January 28, 2016 5:01 pm

McCain says demoting Petraeus could be illegal

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McCain says demoting Petraeus could be illegal

Jacqueline Klimas · January 28, 2016 4:01 pm

Ex-Navy SEAL lawmaker: Iranian capture of sailors ‘doesn’t add up’

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Ex-Navy SEAL lawmaker: Iranian capture of sailors ‘doesn’t add up’

Joel Gehrke · January 27, 2016 2:32 am

The May 17, 2014 incident that incapacitated a nuclear-armed missile in its launch facility cost the three individuals their nuclear certification and opened an investigation into the accident. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

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Human error cited as cause of 2014 U.S. missile mishap

Anna Giaritelli · January 22, 2016 11:26 pm