Senate Confirms Ashton Carter As New Defense Secretary
President Obama’s fourth secretary of defense will be sworn in next week.
Senate Panel Advances Obama’s Pentagon Nominee Carter
Ashton Carter is one step closer to becoming secretary of defense.
Defense Concerns Revive Obama’s Call To End Sequestration Budget Caps
President Obama has some new weapons in his fight to increase the federal budget.
U.S. Shuts Down Last Detention Center In Afghanistan
The Defense Department no longer operates any prisons in Afghanistan.
Obama Names Ex-Defense Official Ashton Carter As Pick To Run Pentagon
Meet the new secretary of defense.
Report: Ashton Carter Likely Next U.S. Defense Secretary
The former deputy defense secretary has reportedly been picked to lead the Pentagon.
Obama Appears To Be Seeking A More Forceful Defense Chief
Inside the search for a new defense secretary.
Cartoon: Pentagon Salutes Chuck Hagel
Cartoon: The Pentagon bids Chuck Hagel farewell.
Hagel’s Exit From Pentagon Still Leaves Administration Divided
Hagel’s resignation from the Pentagon will make him the third defense secretary to resign in the six years of the Obama administration.
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel To Resign
Learn more about Chuck Hagel’s surprise resignation.
Ebola Politics: Let Obama — And Frieden — Do Their Jobs
Now is not the time to distract the Pentagon and the CDC from the difficult task at hand.
Pentagon To Unveil Plan For Dealing With Climate Change
Could this be a big step forward in the fight to protect the planet?
When $1.5 Trillion Could Be Too Low, The Price Tag Is Too High
Real fiscal conservatives would say no to this unaffordable boondoggle.
Military Companies Likely To Benefit From Airstrikes In Iraq, Syria
Defense companies are going to reap a huge profit from America’s new war.
Pentagon Orders Changes For Deficient Military Health Care Facilities
Change is coming to health care for veterans.
Backed By Strikes, Kurds Battle To Defend Key Syria Town
Even with accurate air strikes and Kurdish fighters battling against IS jihadists, the Pentagon warns that there will be “no quick and easy end to the fighting.”
Khorasan Group Was Planning ‘Major’ Attack: Pentagon
Air strikes from the U.S. and allied forces not only targeted the Islamic State, but also Al-Qaeda’s Khorasan group, which was reportedly on the verge of executing “major attacks” against the West.
Pentagon Chiefs Warn U.S. Ground Troops May Be Needed In Iraq
By W.J. Hennigan, Tribune Washington Bureau WASHINGTON — Gen. Martin Dempsey, the military’s top officer, opened the door Tuesday to sending U.S. troops to fight alongside Iraqi soldiers against Islamic State militants, despite President Barack Obama’s repeated vows not to do so. Dempsey, who chairs the Joint Chiefs, repeatedly told the Senate Armed Services Committee […]
U.S. Air Strikes To Target Jihadist ‘Safe Havens’ In Syria: Hagel
Washington (AFP) — Planned U.S. air strikes against Islamic State jihadists in Syria will target extremist sanctuaries, command centers, and logistic networks, Pentagon chief Chuck Hagel told lawmakers Tuesday. “This plan includes targeted actions against ISIL safe havens in Syria — including its command and control, logistics capabilities, and infrastructure,” Hagel told the Senate Armed […]
Communication Errors Cited In Friendly-Fire Deaths In Afghanistan
By W.J. Hennigan, Tribune Washington Bureau WASHINGTON — Communication errors by troops on the ground and in the air led to the deaths of five American soldiers and one Afghan during a June battle with insurgents in southern Afghanistan, a Pentagon investigation concluded in a report released Thursday. In one of the deadliest friendly-fire incidents […]
Russian Forces Near Ukraine ‘More Lethal’ Than Ever: United States
Washington (AFP) — Russian forces deployed near Ukraine’s eastern border are “more lethal” than before and heavily armed with artillery and air defense weaponry, the Pentagon said Thursday. “The force that we see arrayed on the border is exceptionally capable, probably more capable, more lethal than anything that we’ve seen up until now,” spokesman Colonel […]
U.S. Targets Shebab Leader In Somalia Air Strike
Mogadishu (AFP) — U.S. forces have carried out air strikes against the leader of Somalia’s Al-Qaeda-linked Shebab rebels, with casualties reported but uncertainty hanging over the fate of the main target, officials said Tuesday. The Pentagon confirmed an “operation” was carried out on Monday against the hardline militia, and that it was “assessing the results.” […]
What We’ve Paid For War In Afghanistan And Iraq
War is hell. Major General Harold Greene could certainly tell you all about that — but, sadly, he’s dead. On August 5, General Greene became the highest-ranking American soldier to die in our unfathomable, 13-year war in Afghanistan, joining 2,339 other servicemembers who’ve paid the ultimate price for being sent by warmongering politicians into that […]
White House In The Dark Over Arms Supplies To Israel: Report
Washington (AFP) — Israel secured supplies of ammunition from the Pentagon last month without the approval of the White House or the State Department, the Wall Street Journal reported Thursday. Since officials there were caught off guard as they tried to restrain Israel’s campaign in Gaza, the administration of President Barack Obama has tightened controls […]
Bergdahl Is Questioned In Army Probe
By James Rosen, McClatchy Washington Bureau WASHINGTON — Army investigators questioned Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl for the first time Wednesday in the Pentagon’s probe of his 2009 disappearance in Afghanistan, subsequent capture, and nearly five years in Taliban captivity. Bergdahl’s May 31 release in exchange for five senior Taliban militants set off a political firestorm in […]