Pentagon: Iran Holding 2 US Navy Boats
US Navy riverine boats are seen in this 2012 Defense Department photo. PENTAGON—The crew of two small U.S. Navy vessels are being held by...
US: Bombers Didn't Intentionally Fly Near S. China Sea Island
This aerial photo taken through a glass window of a military plane shows China's alleged on-going reclamation of Mischief Reef in the...
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...
Largest Destroyer Built for Navy Headed to Sea for Testing
The first Zumwalt-class destroyer, the USS Zumwalt , the largest ever built for the U.S. Navy, leaves the Kennebec River, Dec. 7, 2015....
Kerry: Iraq Briefed on US Plan to Strike at Heart of IS
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said Wednesday the Iraqi government was briefed in advance of Defense Secretary Ash Carter's...
Lockheed wins $279 million in U.S. Navy funding for next LCS ship
Lockheed Martin Corp (LMT.N) on Monday said it had received $279 million in remaining funding from the U.S. Navy for the construction of...
The $43 million Afghanistan gas station scandal has blown the lid off Pentagon waste
A top Republican senator wants to know whether the Defense Department is punishing the Army colonel who blew the whistle on the agency...
