Senate approves Dunford as next Joint Chiefs chairman
US military’s new top officer, handpicked by President Obama, has warned against Iran’s funding of Mideast militias
View ArticleArtifact rescuer says world must protect antiquities
US Marine Corps colonel says Mideast archaeological sites must be defended from extremists like the Islamic State
View ArticlePentagon chief to military: Open all combat jobs to women
Ash Carter’s order gives female candidates access to most demanding jobs; armed forces have 30 days to plan historic changes
View Article2 US army choppers reported crashed off Hawaiian coast
Coast Guard, Navy and Honolulu fire dept. searching for helicopters, each carrying 6 crew, believed to have collided near Oahu
View ArticleIslamic State rocket expert said killed in Iraq strike
The weapons specialist and former Iraqi army officer is believed to have masterminded attack that killed a US Marine last month
View ArticleUS Supreme Court: Iran owes $2b to terror victims’ families
Claimants, including relatives of 241 Marines slain in 1983 Beirut attack, will be able to demand compensation from Iranian central bank
View ArticleIran to sue US over court seizure of $2b in frozen funds
Some 1,000 Americans affected by decision to compensate survivors and relatives of victims of attacks linked to Iran
View ArticleEx-Marine bouncer saved dozens in Orlando massacre
Imran Yousuf, 24, applied experience serving as a sergeant in Afghanistan to get club-goers to safety during shooting
View ArticleFormer marine, future soldiers fight nerves for journey ‘home to Israel’
A day after accidental death of US-born lone soldier, eager enlistees immigrate as part of 218-strong group on Nefesh B’ Nefesh flight
View ArticleIDF commandos, US Marines train together against terror threats
‘Noble Shirley’ drill in Israel’s Negev desert aimed at preparing American forces for combating Islamic State
View ArticleEx-general and settlements critic Mattis named new US defense secretary
The head of US Mideast forces till 2013 has warned Israeli policies may lead to ‘apartheid,’ called Iran the region’s ‘single most enduring threat’
View ArticleIn Ohio, Trump declares new defense chief ‘Mad Dog Mattis’ is ‘our best’
Former head of Central Command ‘the closest thing to General George Patton that we have,’ enthuses president-elect
View ArticleTrump stacks top defense posts with retired generals, raising eyebrows
Some fear nomination of Kelly, Mattis and Flynn will militarize government, but others see former commanders bringing sobering view to counter rush to war
View ArticleUS troop deployment in Syria risks entanglement in civil war
Dispatch of artillery-backed Marines to fight Islamic State means 700 soldiers now on ground, raising prospect of conflict with other fighters
View ArticleAssad: US forces in Syria are ‘invaders’
President says Washington is good at ‘creating problems’ but not finding solutions, does not rule out cooperation with Trump
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