January 12, 2017 McCaskill demands explanation over staged arrival ceremonies for fallen soldiers Sen. Claire McCaskill is pressing the Pentagon for answers following reports -- and an admission by the U.S. Department of Defense -- that it staged “arrival ceremonies” for fallen soldiers.
January 12, 2017 Did military's gun rules help Navy Yard shooter? As Americans start to digest the full extent of the horror that played out Monday morning at the Washington Navy Yard, the shooting leaves some with a basic question: How was a gunman, for the second time in four years, able to kill so many people at a U.S. military facility?
January 10, 2017 Pentagon sending sea-based radar to Korean peninsula amid growing nuke threat The Pentagon has dispatched a sea-based X-band radar unit to the Far East in response to recent nuclear threats by North Korea's Communist dictatorship, a U.S. defense official told ӣƵ Tuesday.
January 4, 2017 Five freshmen Congressmen (all with military backgrounds): Why we support Mattis for Defense Secretary Over the past eight years we have seen America’s standing in the world deteriorate.
December 15, 2016 Defense Secretary Ash Carter leads his final anti-ISIS conference amid uncertainty U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter is convening his final war-planning conference with core members of the anti-Islamic State coalition, dogged by questions about what Donald Trump's arrival in the White House next month will mean for the future of the coalition.
December 11, 2016 U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter arrives in Iraq to assess Mosul fight U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter has arrived in Baghdad to meet with American commanders and Iraqi leaders and to assess progress in the fight to retake the northern city of Mosul from the Islamic State group.
December 9, 2016 Defense Secretary Ash Carter makes unannounced visit to Afghanistan U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter on Friday made an unannounced visit to Afghanistan to consult with military commanders and deliver a pre-holiday pep talk to U.S. troops.
December 8, 2016 Sen. Roger Wicker: Dear Congress, give Trump his defense pick and grant Mattis a waiver I will be among those voting for Marine Gen. James “Mad Dog” Mattis to be the next Secretary of Defense. President-elect Donald Trump has picked the right man for right now.
December 6, 2016 Mattis says he's 'grateful' to be nominated as defense secretary; House GOP introduces waiver language President-elect Donald Trump's pick to lead the Department of Defense said Tuesday that he was "grateful" to be nominated as House Republicans introduced a must-pass spending bill that included language designed to speed up his confirmation.
December 4, 2016 Defense Secretary Ash Carter says US, partners need to stay in Iraq after ISIS defeat The American military, along with its international partners, will need to remain in Iraq even after the expected defeat of the Islamic State group, Defense Secretary Ash Carter said Saturday.