In a 2014 interview with The Washington Blade, a newspaper and website devoted to the gay community in the nation’s capital, former ambassador to Panama John...
WASHINGTON, Jan. 12, 2018 — America depends upon its military members’ excellence, expertise and dedication more than ever, Vice President Mike Pence told airmen at Nellis Air Force Base,...
MOFFETT FEDERAL AIRFIELD, Calif., Jan. 11, 2018 — California Air National Guardsmen from the 129th Rescue Wing are providing search and rescue support in Southern California for those affected...
WASHINGTON, Jan. 10, 2018 — A departmentwide audit is important for business reform, for Congress and for the taxpayer, the Defense Department’s comptroller told the House Armed...
SOUTHWEST ASIA, Jan. 5, 2018 — U.S. and coalition military forces continued to attack the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria between Dec. 29, 2017, and yesterday,...
SOUTHWEST ASIA, Jan. 4, 2018 — A coalition team working with Syrian partners erected a steel bridge in only 16 hours Dec. 27 near the village of...
The leading Washington-based government watchdog revealed Thursday that at least 18 classified emails were discovered in the nearly 800 documents released by the State Department from...
WASHINGTON, Jan. 4, 2018 — Joint South Korean-U.S. military exercises have been “deconflicted” with the Winter Olympics, Defense Secretary James N. Mattis said here today. The...
SILVER SPRING, Md., Jan. 4, 2018 — Sorrow, sadness and grief are among the most common feelings associated with funeral services. But for Marines, a service...
As the Jan. 19 deadline for Congress to pass a budget nears, debate is heating up surrounding the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. “Today the...
The director of “Koran by Heart” and “Manhunt: The Inside Story of the Hunt for Bin Laden” has made the most intimate documentary to ever capture...
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20, 2017 — U.S. and Afghan forces conducted a series of strikes over the past 24 hours against Taliban drug labs, to target the revenue...
Afghan National Defense and Security Forces work to clear northern and southern Marjah of Taliban fighters, from the ground and in the air, since Dec. 23,...
For the permanent government in Washington, the 2016 election was really about whether the good times the city enjoyed under eight years of President Barack Obama...
YOKOSUKA, Japan — The Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS Bremerton (SSN 698) arrived at Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Dec. 22 for a visit as part of its...
On Saturday, an Iranian government spokesman condemned President Donald J. Trump’s remarks regarding U.S. support for Iranian protesters. “The Iranian people pay no heed to the...
WASHINGTON, Dec. 29, 2017 — There is a blurring line that separates conventional operating forces from special operations forces and the defense secretary expects general purpose forces...
A citizen-led government watchdog group will get another chance to at a FOIA lawsuit request for Clinton aide, Huma Abedin emails on Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s...
SOUTHWEST ASIA, Dec. 27, 2017 — In partnership with coalition forces, the Maghawir al-Thawra conducted a series of ground clearance operations Dec. 23 to drive Islamic State...
FORWARD OPERATING BASE FENTY, Afghanistan, Dec. 24, 2017 — Flo Groberg celebrated Christmas at home with his brothers- and sisters-in-arms this year. Home is this base outside...
Last week the Whitehouse and the Department of Treasury issued concurrent statements. The WhiteHouse released an Executive Order titled, Blocking the Property of Persons Involved in Serious Human...
A leading national security expert told Big League Politics that the situation on the Korean Peninsula is fraught with hazards for the U.S. military that is committed to...
The Public Square is an American icon for the airing of grievances and the discussion of politics. Social Media is our modern day Public Square where...
Two members of the House Freedom Caucus fired off a letter Thursday to Attorney General Jefferson B. “Jeff” Session III requesting the details regarding President Barack...