Esper is sworn in as defense secretary to succeed Mattis
Mark Esper, an Army veteran and former defense industry lobbyist, won Senate confirmation by a vote of 90-8 and was sworn in at the White House by Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito.
Pentagon: Missile defense test succeeds in shootdown
This was the first time the missile defense system had attempted a “salvo” intercept in which more than one interceptor missile is launched at a single target missile.
US intel chiefs contradict Trump on North Korea and ISIS threats
U.S. intelligence agencies told Congress on Tuesday that North Korea is unlikely to dismantle its nuclear arsenal, that the Islamic State group remains a threat and that the Iran nuclear deal is working.
Mattis’ final words from Pentagon: ‘Hold fast’ with allies
Mattis sees allies as central to U.S. foreign and security policy — a point on which he differed from Trump, who denigrated allies as unworthy freeloaders.
U.S. will deploy thousands of additional troops to the Mexican border, officials say
Eager to focus voters on immigration in the lead-up to the midterm elections, President Trump on Monday escalated his threats against a migrant caravan trudging slowly toward the U.S. border.
North Korean nuclear threats spotlight US missile defense
If North Korea did launch a nuclear-armed missile at an American city, could the Pentagon's missile defenses overcome their spotty test record and shoot it down beyond U.S. shores?
US soldier killed, 2 wounded in fighting in Afghanistan
The Taliban in recent weeks have focused their efforts on retaking parts of Helmand, and the U.S. has countered with U.S. special operations forces working with Afghan troops.
US soldier killed, 2 wounded in fighting in Afghanistan
The Taliban in recent weeks have focused their efforts on retaking parts of Helmand, and the U.S. has countered with U.S. special operations forces working with Afghan troops.
Army blimp breaks loose, drifts over Pennsylvania before landing
An unmanned Army surveillance blimp broke loose from its mooring in Maryland and floated over Pennsylvania for hours Wednesday with two U.S. fighter jets on its tail, triggering blackouts before deflating and slowly falling to the ground.
China warns US Navy after warship sails past Chinese-built island
A U.S. Navy warship sailed past one of China's artificial islands in the South China Sea on Tuesday, in a challenge to Chinese sovereignty claims that drew an angry protest from Beijing.
Pentagon: American soldier killed in raid to free Iraqis held by IS
Believing that Islamic State captives held on a compound in northern Iraq faced "imminent mass execution," dozens of U.S. special operations troops and Iraqi forces raided the site Thursday, freeing approximately 70 Iraqi prisoners in an operation that saw the first American killed in combat in the country since the U.S. war against IS began in 2014.
US commander says Afghans requested US ?airstrike in Kunduz
Afghan forces who reported being under Taliban fire requested the U.S. airstrike that killed 22 people at a medical clinic in northern Afghanistan over the weekend, the top commander of American and coalition forces in Afghanistan said Monday, correcting an initial U.S. statement that the strike had been launched because U.S. forces were threatened.