Leaders in Austin, Texas, say their city is ready to play a central role in the Army's biggest reorganization effort in over more than decades and that the "unique combination of resources" in and around the state capital make it the ideal partner for the Pentagon. Published July 15, 2018
Defense Department leaders will announce Friday morning they've picked Austin as the epicenter of the Army's biggest reorganization effort in over four decades, according to The Associated Press, tapping the Texas capital to host the prestigious Army Futures Command. Published July 13, 2018
As President Trump spars with German Chancellor Angela Merkel on the world stage this week, a new survey shows that a plurality of Germans want U.S. troops out of their country. Published July 12, 2018
President Trump on Wednesday stoked divisions in Europe by wading into the middle of an intense fight over the Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline, a project that critics fear will give Moscow new leverage in the region and could create a geopolitically dangerous Russian-German economic alliance. Published July 11, 2018
China's no-rules approach to armed drone exports has Beijing positioned to dominate the rapidly growing multibillion-dollar market, frustrating American companies while presenting real national security dangers for the Trump administration. Published July 9, 2018
"Kaitlin Robertson" may or may not exist, but either way the Marine Corps wants to make sure she stops trying to lure new recruits. Published July 3, 2018
The husbands and wives of military service members face a whopping 26 percent unemployment rate and a 25 percent wage gap compared with their civilian counterparts, according to the Pentagon's figures. Published July 2, 2018
Trump administration officials say North Korea's nuclear program could be fully dismantled in one year, laying out an ambitious time frame if Kim Jong-un's regime cooperates with the U.S. Published July 1, 2018
President Trump will use his looming face-to-face meeting with Vladimir Putin to "size up" the Russian president, White House national security advisor John Bolton said Sunday, and will raise the issue of Moscow's meddling in American elections. Published July 1, 2018
It's the military version of the Amazon headquarters sweepstakes. Five city finalists are vying to land the Pentagon's Army Futures Command, a newly launched operational arm designed to modernize the Army while developing cutting-edge technologies. Published June 28, 2018
The Department of Homeland Security late Wednesday asked the Pentagon "to house and care for" up to 12,000 migrants, military officials said, and the request ultimately could lead the Defense Department to build large camps in Texas, Arizona and elsewhere near the U.S.-Mexico border. Published June 28, 2018
Less than a week after Nicolas Munsen's father died during exercises off the coast of Puerto Rico, his family received a heartbreaking letter: The Navy pilot soon intended to return home, retire from military service and focus on raising then-2-year-old Nicolas. Published June 25, 2018
President Trump demands quick results, but the Pentagon is about to test his patience as military leaders embark on a daunting mission to assess whether the commander in chief's call for an American "Space Force" is even practical. Published June 24, 2018
Twenty-four hours after his boss took yet another shot at Germany on Twitter, Defense Secretary James N. Mattis on Wednesday praised the European nation and said it's "on the right trajectory" with respect to its financial contributions to NATO, also telling reporters at the Pentagon that Berlin is an indispensable partner to the U.S. military mission in Afghanistan. Published June 20, 2018
Pentagon officials are staying quiet about a mysterious airstrike Sunday that struck Syrian regime forces near the Iraqi border, insisting the U.S. military didn't carry out the attack but refusing to offer any clarity on who did. Published June 19, 2018
The Pentagon on Monday night formally followed through on President Trump's directive to suspend upcoming military drills in South Korea. Published June 19, 2018
It has driven a wedge between America and its allies, given Russia a chance to put a stranglehold on European energy markets and may even threaten U.S. national security, some observers suggest, by potentially doubling as a spy device. Published June 18, 2018
A U.S. drone strike Thursday killed Pakistan Taliban leader Mullah Fazlullah, Afghan officials said, taking a major insurgent figure off the battlefield. Published June 15, 2018
NEWSMAKER INTERVIEW: Lithuania would welcome a more permanent U.S. troop presence within its borders to deter increasingly brazen Russian provocations, the Baltic nation's defense chief said. Published June 14, 2018
Pentagon officials said Tuesday they'll stay out of President Trump's landmark diplomacy with Kim Jong-un -- but they also emphasized that, so far, military leaders have gotten no formal instructions to follow through on the president's words and immediately cancel joint military exercises with close ally South Korea. Published June 12, 2018
