Opinion
I sounded the alarm on burn pits — now I see smoke at the VA
The impact of VA Secretary Collins' staffing cuts remains hazy, not unlike the downwind side of a burn pit, Dan Clare of DAV argues in this op-ed.
By Dan Clare
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Houthi rebels have shot down 7 US Reaper drones in recent weeks
It's a loss of aircraft worth more than $200 million in what is becoming the most dramatic cost to the Pentagon of the military campaign against the group.
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press
Trump scales back US goals in Syria, leaves future to others
President Donald Trump is dramatically scaling back U.S. goals in Syria as he pushes for a quick military withdrawal, Trump administration officials said Wednesday, abandoning plans to stay long-term to stabilize the country and prevent the Islamic State group from re-emerging.
Turkey, Russia deepen ties amid troubled relations with West
Ties between Russia and Turkey are growing closer than ever, as Russia runs into widespread diplomatic fallout from the poisoned spy scandal and Turkey’s relations with its Western allies worsens over human rights issues and its military operations against Kurdish militia in Syria.
Air Force PJs killed in Iraq crash honored in memorial service
The Air Force on Tuesday held a memorial service to honor two Reserve pararescuemen who died in a helicopter crash in Iraq earlier this month.
Airman killed in Iraq crash receives posthumous medals at memorial service
Capt. Mark Weber, one of the seven airmen killed earlier this month in a helicopter crash in western Iraq, was posthumously awarded the Meritorious Service Medal and the Air Force Commendation Medal during a memorial service last week.
Trump Pentagon pick literally wrote the book on missile defense
President Trump has tapped a new assistant secretary of defense for strategy, Marine Corps University’s James Anderson.
By Joe Gould
US, coalition want to shrink role in Iraq, but ISIS fighters linger in the desert
The coalition in Iraq is working to transition the U.S. Air Force into a less-kinetic role, but Islamic State holdouts across a still-fragile Iraq require attention.
By Kyle Rempfer
New McCain book promises ‘no-holds-barred opinions’ on ISIS, Russia and Trump
The memoir, set for release this May, will cover a host of topics from the 2008 presidential race until today.
Kurdish militants in northern Iraq targeted by Turkey
Turkey’s state-run news agency says Turkish jets have attacked suspected Kurdish rebel camps across the border in northern Iraq, in an operation that reportedly “neutralized” nine militants.
15 years later, Iraq vets in Congress worry lawmakers learned little from the war
A pair of Iraq war veterans in Congress said lawmakers need to take their role in authorizing military operations overseas more seriously.
‘US forces are needed here.’ After 15 years, fight in Iraq not over
Marine colonel recalls the Iraq invasion.
By Tara Copp, AP