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This Oct. 7, 2016 satellite image released by the U.S. Department of Defense shows Shayrat air base in Syria. (DigitalGlobe/U.S. Department of Defense via AP)

National Security

Pentagon sees chemical weapons activity at Syrian air base used in past attack

Jamie McIntyre -

June 27, 2017 1:54 pm

Lawmakers ask Defense Secretary Jim Mattis to investigate the torture of detainees in Yemen revealed by the Associated Press. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

National Security

Lawmakers ask Defense Secretary Jim Mattis to investigate torture of detainees in Yemen

Melissa Quinn -

June 23, 2017 6:58 pm

U.S. military chiefs are seeking 6-month delay before allowing transgender people to enlist in services, according to officials. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen, File)

News

US military chiefs seek 6-month delay before allowing transgender people to enlist

Associated Press -

June 23, 2017 5:56 pm

House Armed Services Committee Chairman Rep. Mac Thornberry, R-Texas, added $65 billion to the Trump administration's overall defense funding proposal. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

National Security

Top Republican scuttles Trump defense proposal: ‘It’s the Obama budget request’

Joel Gehrke -

June 22, 2017 10:44 pm

U.S. pilots over Syria will defend themselves if attacked by Russians, a Pentagon spokesman said Monday, following a report that Russia will treat U.S. or coalition aircraft as targets if they fly over areas in western Syria controlled by Russia.
(Photo by Staff Sgt. Aaron Allmon)

National Security

US pilots will defend themselves as Russia threatens aircraft over Syria, Pentagon says

Jamie McIntyre -

June 19, 2017 3:48 pm

"In accordance with rules of engagement and in collective self-defense of Coalition partnered forces, [the Syrian plane] was immediately shot down by a U.S. F/A-18E Super Hornet," the statement read. (U.S. Navy photo)

Foreign Policy

US shoots down Syrian bomber for attacking anti-ISIS force

Kyle Feldscher -

June 18, 2017 8:44 pm

A U.S. official told the Associated Press that an official announcement will happen as early as next week. (iStock)

National Security

Pentagon to send nearly 4,000 additional US forces to Afghanistan

The Associated Press -

June 16, 2017 1:46 am

Defense Secretary Jim Mattis placed the blame for the current mess in Afghanistan squarely on the Obama administration, telling Congress Wednesday that by cutting support for the Afghan forces prematurely, President Obama allowed the Taliban to regroup and recover. (Graeme Jennings/Washington Examiner)

National Security

Jim Mattis: Obama admin’s missteps undercut Afghanistan’s stability

Jamie McIntyre -

June 14, 2017 4:11 pm

Defense Secretary Jim Mattis is tasked with defending a military plan that falls far short of the vision President Trump once sold. (AP Photo/Joseph Nair)

News

Trump gives Mattis authority over troop levels in Afghanistan

Daniel Chaitin -

June 14, 2017 12:40 am

The Department of Defense has identified three soldiers who were killed by an Afghan soldier during an insider attack in Afghanistan on Saturday. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class William Blankenship)

National Security

Pentagon identifies 3 US soldiers killed in Afghanistan

Melissa Quinn -

June 12, 2017 12:54 pm

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