Pentagon officials have kicked out the Chinese navy from participating in the world's largest annual maritime military exercise in the Pacific, citing Beijing's continued militarization of territories in the hotly contested South China Sea. Published May 23, 2018
Washington has opened diplomatic backchannels to controversial Iraqi Shia cleric Moqtada al-Sadr, whose political block took control of the country's parliament in dramatic fashion during the most recent round of elections. Published May 23, 2018
The Navy commander facing court-martial for a deadly collision last year in the Pacific that sparked major questions about the Navy's leadership and readiness of the fleet is not going down without a fight. Published May 22, 2018
U.S. and allied warplanes destroyed an Islamic State sleeper cell near the terror group's former stronghold of Mosul Tuesday, ending with roughly 12 jihadists dead, military officials in Baghdad say. Published May 22, 2018
As two of the Middle East's military heavyweights edge closer to a shooting war, Israel boasts one of the world's most effective militaries backed by a nuclear arsenal, but Iran has 10 times the population and an increasing number of ways to strike back asymmetrically. Published May 20, 2018
The recent surge of additional Marines to safeguard several American diplomatic outposts in the Middle East was not driven by recent violence surrounding the opening of the new U.S. embassy in Jerusalem, Pentagon officials said Thursday. Published May 17, 2018
Three extremists affiliated with al Qaeda's Yemeni cell were reportedly killed in a suspected U.S. airstrike in the country's south on Tuesday. Published May 15, 2018
Defense Department officials have ordered the Marine Corps to begin sending in security reinforcements to a handful of U.S. diplomatic outposts in the Middle East, as violence continues to surge in Israel over the U.S. Embassy's relocation to Jerusalem. Published May 14, 2018
Beijing has kicked off the initial round of sea trials for its first domestically-built aircraft carrier, in yet another clear signal to Washington and its Pacific allies of China's intent to dominate the region's hotly contested sea lanes and waterways. Published May 14, 2018
American-backed paramilitaries battling the Islamic State terror group in Syria came under attack by an "unknown aggressor" Friday, a day after Israeli forces launched a massive attack against pro-regime forces in the country. Published May 11, 2018
Israeli warplanes carried out a barrage of airstrikes against military sites in Syria tied to Iranian-backed regime forces in the country Thursday, in retaliation to rocket attacks from Syria into the Golan Heights. Published May 10, 2018
In the race to develop hypersonic weapons, the Pentagon finds itself in an unfamiliar place: trailing its two main military rivals in a cutting-edge military technology and scrambling to catch up. Published May 9, 2018
Israel's military says Iranian forces based in neighboring Syria fired about 20 projectiles at Israeli positions in the Golan Heights. Published May 9, 2018
Defense Secretary James Mattis said Wednesday the United States would stand firm alongside its international allies to prevent Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon. Published May 9, 2018
Defense Secretary James N. Mattis and Israeli Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman held a private discussion on the growing threat posed to Tel Aviv from Syria and Iran, hours before a new wave of airstrikes in Damascus that left nine dead and scores wounded. Published May 9, 2018
Over 8,000 American and Philippine troops kicked off this year's annual Balikatan military exercises, the largest bilateral military drills between the two allies, on Tuesday despite previous threats by Manila to dissolve the partnership with Washington and the Pentagon. Published May 8, 2018
American warplanes are once again carrying out airstrikes against remaining pockets of Islamic State fighters in eastern Syria, resuming full-scale operations against the terror group after a brief lull in that mission. Published May 8, 2018
Congress is readying for a fight over the future of the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, as members of the House and Senate defense panels draft their versions of the Pentagon's budget for the coming fiscal year. Published May 6, 2018
Commanders from the Puerto Rico National Guard have released the identities of the nine U.S. service members killed Wednesday in a fiery plane crash near Savannah, Georgia. Published May 3, 2018
Pentagon officials have given military commissaries the green light to begin selling beer and wine on U.S. bases across the globe. Published May 3, 2018
