Airstrike killed senior ISIS commander in Syria, CENTCOM says
A senior Islamic State leader was killed by an airstrike last week, Central Command announced on Wednesday, as the region grapples with a fraught security landscape amid U.S. base closures in Syria and the escape of ISIS personnel from detainment. Ali Husayn al-Ulaywi was killed...
F-35 program chief warns fleet has outgrown its support system amid record-low readiness
The F-35’s program chief conceded to senators Tuesday that the fighter has outgrown the system built to support it, weeks after a GAO report put readiness at the lowest level on record. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Gregory Masiello, who took over the F-35 Joint Program...
In shift, Pentagon grants flu vaccine exceptions to military services, some federal agencies
The Pentagon has recently updated the guidance on the influenza vaccination, offering exceptions to policy to military services and select federal agencies. The move follows a localized flu outbreak at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, that sickened over 220 trainees at Basic Military Training as...
White House asks Congress for $87.6 billion, mostly for Iran war
President Donald Trump’s administration asked the U.S. Congress on Wednesday for $87.6 billion in additional funding, most of it for “urgent needs” related to the Iran war, as well as for a response to the Ebola outbreak in Africa. The request, posted on the White...
US, UK, France, Germany raise alarm about Chinese patrols off eastern Taiwan
The United States, Britain, France and Germany raised the alarm on Wednesday over recent Chinese activities off the east coast of Taiwan where China has mounted Coast Guard patrols, saying they threaten regional stability and freedom of navigation. China, which views democratically governed Taiwan as...
Can the US military preserve decades of wartime experience?
The order had already come down. The assault on a fortified Mahdi Army position in the Iraqi city of Karbala was off. It was August 2004. Army Col. Peter Mansoor and his brigade had spent days preparing to clear the enemy stronghold, located across from...
US Army sergeant sentenced to six life terms for shooting spree at Georgia base
A U.S. Army sergeant was sentenced to six life sentences for shooting and wounding his fiance and four other soldiers at a Georgia base last August, the service said in a Tuesday statement. Sgt. Quornelius S. Radford, 29, was convicted by a military judge of...
China studied US stealth aircraft — and learned the wrong lessons
If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, then China’s embrace of stealth aircraft technology is a compliment to American ingenuity. Both awed by — and apprehensive about — U.S. stealth capabilities, China has invested heavily in developing stealth aircraft, as well as anti-stealth air...
Missing sailor found dead near Naval Station Norfolk
A U.S. sailor who was reported missing in mid-June was discovered dead on Friday in the water near the piers on Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia, the service confirmed. Engineman Fireman Apprentice Isaac Benjamin Norris, 22, was assigned to the USS Harry S. Truman and was...
Navy announces E-6 sailors of the year, meritorious chief advancements
The U.S. Navy this month announced a slate of E-6 personnel the service is recognizing as their respective commands’ sailors of the year, with each soon advancing to join the chiefs mess. First class petty officers from each command will take their place in the...
