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How US can remain in Afghanistan without being seen as permanent occupierThe challenges of being an occupying force are different from those of strategic war-fighting, as a riot in Afghanistan shows.
Pentagon: Why US has trained only 60 Syrian rebels to fight ISISDefense Secretary Ashton Carter says that vetting is 'rigorous,' but senators question why the Pentagon has yet to assure rebels that the US will come to their aid if they are attacked by Syria's president.
Obama on fighting Islamic State: 'It will take time to root them out'In a rare briefing from the Pentagon, President Obama emphasizes the need for 'an effective partner on the ground' to push back ISIS. The US will speed up the training of anti-Islamic State forces, he says.
An end to jobless vets? New VA job program raises hopesA new program launched by the US Department of Veteran Affairs aims to connect unemployed veterans with steady jobs.
VA wait lists longer now than a year ago: 'Something has to give'The number of veterans waiting more than a month for medical attention is 50 percent higher now than it was a year ago, when it prompted a national scandal.
US Marines resurrect historic Raiders name for Special OpsThe Marines will rename eight branches of Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command as Raiders at a ceremony on Friday.
The ethics of killer robotsThe Pentagon and other countries are developing robotic weapons that can choose when to attack without human oversight. But a push to regulate or ban development of such weapons is mounting.
More troops to Iraq? Six questions Pentagon needs to answer first. Here are six of the big questions the Pentagon is grappling with, even as calls for more troops to the region continue.
Why the US will send up to 450 more troops to IraqThe United States will deploy more American military personnel to train, advise, and assist Iraqi security forces.
NATO and Russia aren't talking to each other. Cold war lessons forgotten?Several times during the cold war, miscommunication almost led to nuclear conflict. Now, amid tensions over Ukraine, Russia and the West are showing a new failure to communicate.
How the Army is trying to make its uniforms more uniformOver the next four years, US Army soldiers will make the switch to uniforms featuring a different camouflage pattern, as well as other minor changes.
WWI heroes receive Medal of Honor in effort to right 'century-old injustice'President Obama awarded Pvt. William Henry Johnson and Sgt. William Shemin the Medal of Honor on Tuesday, nearly a century after the soldiers performed heroic acts on the battlefields of France.
Why black and Jewish WWI heroes are finally getting Medal of HonorPresident Barack Obama plans to posthumously bestow the nation's highest military honor on both men for their actions in 1918 during a White House ceremony Tuesday.
All 8 women fail Ranger School: Some Rangers say standards should changeOn Friday, the Army announced that all the women who attempted to graduate from Ranger School had officially failed to meet the standards, according to a military source.
In Islamic State fight, radically changed Pentagon view of civilian casualtiesA US military pilot this week complained that it has become too difficult for him to get authorization to shoot at anything from his A-10 gunship.
US Army chief says no human error seen in anthrax mishapUS officials disclosed on Wednesday that US Army facilities mistakenly shipped live anthrax bacteria to laboratories in nine states and an air base in South Korea.
Fall of Ramadi: Iran, Iraq say US is the one who 'showed no will to fight'After Defense Secretary Ashton Carter accused Iraqi troops of showing 'no will to fight,' Iraq and Iran took issue with his statements. US military experts say the two countries may have a point.
Ramadi's fall forces Iraq vets to find deeper meaning in sacrificeMemorial Day comes as the Islamic State makes gains in Iraq, unraveling the work many Iraq War veterans did.
Who's to blame for Islamic State advances in Iraq?US Defense Secretary Ashton Carter says Iraqi forces 'showed no will to fight' in the face of Islamic State fighters. Critics say the Obama administration needs to do more on the ground there.
Military sexual assault: Can retaliation against victims be stopped?Victims who report military sexual assault are 12 times more likely to experience retaliation than to see their attacker convicted of a sex crime, according to a new report.
