Congress Warns Russia Over ‘Provocative’ Military Action Against U.S. Forces

A bipartisan delegation of leading senators is spearheading an effort to hold Russia accountable for a recent series of provocative military action against U.S. forces stationed across the globe, according to a new congressional measure that demands Moscow cease the “dangerous and unprofessional” activity targeting American forces. The Russian air force has become increasingly aggressive […]

US worries about declining precision weapons stocks for wars

WASHINGTON –  In the face of imminent military assaults on key cities in Iraq and Syria, the commander of U.S. Air Forces in the Middle East said Thursday he’s concerned about running low on precision-guided weapons needed for the war against the Islamic State group in both countries. Air Force Lt. Gen. Charles Q. Brown […]

U.S. Military Wants More Leeway to Strike Taliban

WASHINGTON—The death of the Taliban’s leader in a U.S. drone strike has scrambled discussions between the U.S. military and the White House over whether to let U.S. forces once again conduct offensive operations against the insurgent group in Afghanistan. The American military wants presidential permission to use airpower to blunt the group’s threatened advances this […]

Agreement that could lead to U.S. troops in Libya could be reached ‘any day’

The U.S. military’s top general said Thursday that the Libyan government is in a “period of intense dialogue” that could soon lead to an agreement in which U.S. military advisers will be deployed there to assist in the fight against the Islamic State. “There’s a lot of activity going on underneath the surface,” said Marine […]

Bill Maher Calls U.S. Military ‘Mass Murder Machine’

Bill Maher, the unapologetically outspoken political satirist, began his program Real Time Friday night by assessing the recent New York presidential primaries. The HBO host was, naturally, a bit crestfallen that his preferred candidate, Bernie Sanders, lost out to by 16 points to Hillary Clinton—and that his nemesis, Donald Trump, won his home state handily. […]

Why the US military can’t forget about ground combat vehicles

Ground combat is back and with its return an urgent need for the US Army and Marine Corps to modernize its fleets of ground combat vehicles. We are talking about tanks, infantry fighting vehicles and their variants, self-propelled artillery and special armor protected vehicles for functions such as neutralizing improvised explosive devices and vehicle recovery. […]

ISIS attacks Iraqi base housing U.S. military personnel

The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, or ISIS, attacked an air base in Iraq that houses U.S. military personnel, the Pentagon said Saturday. The Pentagon said no service members in the coalition fighting ISIS were affected by the attack at the Ayn al-Assad Air Base. Citing Iraqi officials, a U.S. military official said that […]

U.S. considers sending military advisers to train Nigerian troops in Boko Haram fight

The Pentagon is considering sending military advisers to Nigeria to train local troops to fight Boko Haram insurgents and boost security in the violence-wracked nation, a US official said Friday. The defense official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said the US military made a string of recommendations after Nigeria’s leaders asked for help determining […]

General dismisses Cruz’s carpet bombing strategy for ISIS

Washington (CNN) – The top U.S. commander for the fight against ISIS on Monday slammed the idea of “carpet bombing” the terror group. Army Lt. Gen. Sean MacFarland, who directs the coalition fighting ISIS in Iraq and Syria, provided the most detailed military criticism to date about the concept and detailed why it’s militarily unacceptable. […]