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Activists seek to bolster treaty banning cluster munitions
Advocacy groups in the Cluster Munitions Coalition released their latest annual report on Tuesday.
Iraqis, Syrians still rely on coalition airpower as troop levels wane
Coalition aircraft conducted dozens of airstrikes and provided aerial intelligence gathering in both countries during the final months of 2020.
By Kyle Rempfer
Congressional Medal of Honor Society plans Boston convention
Many of the nation’s 69 living Medal of Honor recipients will be in Boston from Sept. 7-11, the society and the mayor of Boston announced.
Honoring the legacy of Maj. Beau Biden
President-elect Joe Biden should honor his son's legacy by letting it be known that abiding by UCMJ and upholding our international agreements is a matter of national security, says the author of this commentary.
By Thomas Umberg
Calls for martial law and US military oversight of new presidential election draws criticism
Former military leaders calling for troops to oversee a presidential vote recount under martial law raised alarms for constitutional scholars and military-civilian experts.
No SecDef pick from Biden as Flournoy hits resistance from progressives
President-elect Joe Biden announced the core of his national security team on Monday, but he has yet to name his choice for defense secretary.
Sen. Jack Reed is a quiet professional. If Democrats win the Senate, he’ll be front and center.
With Democrats fighting to retake the Senate and the White House in the Nov. 3 elections, Sen. Jack Reed is favored to move into one of Congress' most visible positions and become a major defense figure for his party ― and just as the military’s transition toward competition with China and Russia is gaining momentum.
By Joe Gould
Democrats face internal ‘fight’ on defense spending, says Smith
The Democratic split over the size of future defense budgets will come to a head in the new Congress, the chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, Rep. Adam Smith, D-Wash., predicted Tuesday.
By Joe Gould
US sends mechanized troops back into Syria
The armored vehicles sent back this month belong to 2nd Brigade, 1st Armored Division, out of Fort Bliss, Texas.
By Kyle Rempfer
VP Pence credits Trump with rebuilding the military, fixing VA in reelection pitch
Pence's remarks came on a convention night which focused heavily on military issues and veteran speakers.
Vehicle collision with Russians injures 4 US troops in Syria
In the most violent skirmish in months between U.S. and Russian forces in Syria, a vehicle collision in the eastern part of the war-torn country left American troops with concussions, two U.S. officials said Wednesday.
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press and Robert Burns, The Associated Press