Tag: Pentagon

A U.S. Air Force stealth bomber lands at a Royal Air Force in Swindon, England last year. A buzzard hit this plane as it was landing. (Rex Features via AP Images)

National Security

How much will the next stealth bomber really cost?

Tara Copp · March 10, 2015 9:00 am

The Pentagon building is seen in this aerial photo. (U.S. Air Force/Getty Images)

Pentagon’s civilian job cuts don’t always stick

Tara Copp · March 9, 2015 9:00 am

Iraqi security forces hold a flag of the Islamic State group they captured during an operation outside Amirli, some 105 miles (170 kilometers) north of Baghdad, Iraq. (AP Photo, File)

Public not happy with Obama’s handling of Islamic State

Washington Examiner Staff · March 9, 2015 9:00 am

A pair of A-10 Thunderbolts fly by during a U.S. Air Force firepower demonstration at the Nevada Test and Training Range September 14, 2007 near Indian Springs, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

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Defense secretary to review A-10 retirement decision

Tara Copp · March 6, 2015 10:00 am

Defense Secretary Ash Carter, left, and Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Martin Dempsey, testify on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, March 3, 2015, before the Senate Armed Services Committee hearing to review the defense authorization request for fiscal 2016 and the future years defense program. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

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Defense secretary warned to prepare for spending caps

Tara Copp · March 4, 2015 11:29 pm

Generals: Iran’s influence in Iraq growing

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Generals: Iran’s influence in Iraq growing

Tara Copp · March 4, 2015 10:00 am

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani addresses a news conference with U.S. Secretary of Defense Ash Carter (not pictured) at the Presidential Palace on February 21, 2015 in Kabul, Afghanistan. (Photo by Jonathan Ernst-Pool/Getty Images)

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White House reviewing Afghan request to extend troops

Tara Copp · March 3, 2015 9:00 pm

Soldiers of the 2nd Platoon Alfa Company of Combined Team Bastogne, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) and personel of Afghan National Army patrol the Watahpur river area during a visit by the Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) to the Shamirkot Bridge near the forward base Honaker Miracle in Kunar province on April 14, 2013. The PRT visited the Shamirkot Bridge to make an assessment of its reconstruction. (Manjunath Kiran/AFP/Getty Images)

Pentagon classified, then declassified controversial Afghan spending data

Sarah Bedford · March 3, 2015 6:08 pm

Iraqi Hezbollah fighters carry the coffin of their comrade, Ali Mansour, who his family says was killed in Tikrit fighting Islamic militants, during his funeral procession, in the city of Najaf, 100 miles) south of Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, March 2, 2015. (AP Photo/Jaber al-Helo)

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Iraq did not request U.S. support for Tikrit offensive

Tara Copp · March 2, 2015 5:27 pm

U.S. forces deploying to form defensive line against further Russian advances

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U.S. forces deploying to form defensive line against further Russian advances

Tara Copp · March 2, 2015 4:40 pm

In this Sunday, April 13, 2003 file photo, a statue of Iraqi President Saddam Hussein is seen as the streets are nearly deserted in central Tikrit, Iraq. Backed by allied Shiite and Sunni fighters, Iraqi security forces on Monday began a large-scale military operation to recapture Saddam Hussein's hometown from the Islamic State extremist group, state TV said, a major step in a campaign to reclaim a large swath of territory in northern Iraq controlled by the militants. (AP Photo/Kevin Frayer, File)

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Pentagon: Iraqi offensive to retake Tikrit conducted without US assets

Tara Copp · March 2, 2015 3:58 pm

We can’t defend the U.S. with these budget caps

We can’t defend the U.S. with these budget caps

Tara Copp · March 2, 2015 10:00 am