Opinion
America’s future advantage depends on quick adoption of advanced tech
The U.S. military must learn from Ukraine and accelerate its adoption of advanced AI and robotics, former Defense Secretary Mark T. Esper argues.
By Mark T. Esper
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Noncitizen troops seek to end strict Trump-era citizenship policy
For three subsequent years following the appeals' pause, the Biden administration has submitted 17 updates containing identical text.
By Zamone Perez
Esper asks Iraq to help stop attacks on bases housing American troops
“Iran should not mistake the United States’ restraint for an unwillingness to respond with decisive military force should our forces or interests be attacked."
By Shawn Snow
Pentagon eyes big expansion of foreign military training program
Secretary of Defense Mark Esper called America's foreign military training program a "critical long-term investment" that he wants to increase by "50 percent over the coming five years.”
By Shawn Snow
Mattis says Iran downing a US aircraft should be met with ‘retaliation’
Mattis said when he was the commander of CENTCOM an Iranian fighter made three attempts to shoot down a U.S. drone and missed each time. “Says something about their accuracy that they missed all three times.”
By Shawn Snow
Trump needs to explain Afghan mission, says Thornberry
President Donald Trump owes the American people a clearer explanation for the U.S. military’s activities in Afghanistan, says the House Armed Services Committee’s top Republican.
By Joe Gould
Rockets land near Baghdad airport, Iran-backed militias approaching a red line US official says
“Iran should not mistake the United States’ restraint for an unwillingness to respond with decisive military force should our forces or interests be attacked."
By Shawn Snow
Top Pentagon leaders consider leaving smaller number of troops in Afghanistan
The Pentagon is considering several options to reduce the number of troops in Afghanistan, including one that would shift to a narrower counterterrorism mission, the top U.S. military officer told Congress on Wednesday.
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press and Robert Burns, The Associated Press
Trump clemency moves won’t hurt military order, top DoD officials pledge
Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Mark Milley would not defend the moves, but pledged it will not erode troops' morals.
This week in Congress: The big defense authorization bill is finally finished
Defense and veterans hearings on Capitol Hill for the week of Dec. 9, 2019.
Pentagon chief plans to shift US focus to China and Russia
Defense Secretary Mark Esper said Saturday he still plans to shift the American military’s focus to competing with China and Russia, even as security threats pile up in the Middle East.
By Robert Burns, The Associated Press
Senator calls for review of US military programs training foreign nationals
“Today, I’m calling for a full review of the U.S. military programs to train foreign nationals on American soil. There is no reason we should be providing state-of-the-art military training to people who wish us harm."
By Shawn Snow