WATCH: Ashton Carter's nomination hearing

Hasty US exit from Europe could drive allies away from American arms, RAND says

A rapid, uncoordinated U.S. military drawdown from Europe could push key NATO allies further away from American weapons, a RAND study found.
New tactical comms system for US ground troops aims to break network silos

“We’ve spent the past 50 years building siloed networks, siloed applications and siloed environments to collaborate internally with our own data. We can no longer do that,” a Pentagon official said.
Record deployment for destroyer USS Spruance casts doubt over US Navy maintenance

The Arleigh-Burke class destroyer USS Spruance has set a post-World War II record for a U.S. Navy destroyer deployment and is raising questions about the maintenance work that could follow its eventual return.
Senior US general fired, accused of leaking classified information

U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Brett Sylvia, a senior military planner on the Pentagon’s Joint Staff, was fired over accusations he leaked classified information to the public.