US Defense Chief: Commandos Now Fighting IS in Syria, Iraq
French Defense Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian (R) and U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter (L) speak at a news conference at the French Defense...
US Investigating Iran's Brief Detention of US Sailors
Photo, released by the Iranian state-run IRIB News Agency Jan. 13, 2016, shows detention of U.S. Navy sailors by the Iranian...
US Commandos Now in Iraq to Help Fight IS
Iraqi soldiers train with members of the U.S. Army 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, at Camp Taji, Iraq, in this U.S. Army...
US Welcomes Philippines Court Ruling on Defense Pact
Philippines Secretary of Foreign Relations Albert Del Rosario, left, speaks while Secretary of State John Kerry listens during a meeting...
Iraqi PM Visits Ramadi After Key Victory
Members of Iraq's elite counter-terrorism service flash the "V" for victory sign, Dec. 29, 2015 in the city of Ramadi, the capital of...
Iraqi Troops Advance Into Ramadi in Anti-IS Offensive
Iraqi soldiers advance their position in northern Ramadi, 70 miles (115 kilometers) west of Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, Dec. 21, 2015. Iraqi...
Pentagon Chief Pays Surprise Visit to Afghan Front Lines
U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter greets Army Lt. Gen. Sean MacFarland after arriving in Baghdad, Dec. 16, 2015. Carter is on a weeklong...
US Withdraws 12 Fighter Jets from Turkey
An F-15E Strike Eagle sits on the flightline at Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England, in October 2010. The U.S. military has announced it...
Men in US Special Forces Oppose Adding Women
U.S. Army 1st Lt. Shaye Haver, center, and Capt. Kristen Griest, right, pose for photos with other female West Point alumni after an Army...
Anti-IS Ground Forces Debated on Capitol Hill
Defense Secretary Ash Carter testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Dec. 9, 2015, before the Senate Armed Service Committee. CAPITOL...
