Hagel cites progress against military sex assaults
WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said Thursday there has been “real progress” in the Pentagon’s effort to combat sexual assault among the military, but he also said he was troubled that more...
View ArticleU.S. will keep more troops in Afghanistan
KABUL, Afghanistan — U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said Saturday the United States will keep as many as 1,000 more troops in Afghanistan than planned for the first part of 2015.read more
View ArticleMore U.S. troops than originally planned to remain in Afghanistan
KABUL, Afghanistan — The United States will keep about 1,000 more troops in Afghanistan than planned early next year to fill a temporary NATO troop gap in the new mission to train and advise Afghan...
View ArticleHagel credits Iraqi security forces with progress
CAMP BUEHRING, Kuwait — U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel says Iraqi security forces have "new momentum" in their battle to regain territory lost this year to the Islamic State group.Hagel spoke...
View ArticleMore US troops going to Iraq in a couple of weeks
WASHINGTON — The next wave of American troops will begin moving into Iraq in a couple of weeks to train local forces, the top U.S. commander for the mission said Thursday while cautioning that it will...
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WASHINGTONTwo senior Islamic State group leaders were killed in U.S. and coalition airstrikes in northern Iraq over the last week, U.S. officials said Thursday, as Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel...
View ArticleAir Force admits nuclear weapons flaws, other issues, but will fixes work?
WASHINGTON — Faced with one of its biggest challenges in years — repairing a troubled nuclear missile corps — the Air Force has taken an important first step by admitting, after years of denial, that...
View ArticleBeyond marriage, challenges ahead for gay rights groups
NEW YORK — Even as same-sex marriage edges closer to becoming legal nationwide, gay rights advocates face other challenges in 2015 that may not bring quick victories.In Congress, for example, liberal...
View ArticleHagel on farewell tour as defense secretary to thank troops
WHITEMAN AIR FORCE BASE, Mo. — Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel is opening a farewell tour to thank troops for their service as he prepares to turn over his duties to his designated successor, Ashton...
View ArticleKey U.S. military command's Twitter, YouTube sites back online
WASHINGTON — The Twitter and YouTube sites for the U.S. military’s Central Command are back online after being taken over by hackers claiming to support the Islamic State militant group, and Pentagon...
View ArticleAs he exits, Hagel recalls his Army roots and Vietnam combat
FORT BLISS, Texas — With a stop at this desert Army post on the last leg of his farewell tour as Pentagon chief, Chuck Hagel came full circle.read more
View ArticleUS officials detail Islamic State kills, but hard part ahead
LONDON — The U.S. and its allies sought to put a good face on the coalition's deliberate campaign to roll back the Islamic State group in Iraq and Syria on Thursday, boasting of having killed thousands...
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WASHINGTONThe Senate Armed Services Committee has approved President Barack Obama’s choice of Ashton Carter as the next secretary of defense.The committee voted 25-0 on Tuesday to support Carter to...
View ArticleObama's counterterrorism policy facing mounting criticism
WASHINGTON — At the CIA’s Counterterrorism Center, it was a cause for celebration: Meticulous intelligence analysis backed by Hellfire missiles had paid off, once again.The CIA launched a drone strike...
View ArticleBid to shut Guantanamo roils Pentagon, White House, Congress
WASHINGTON — The Obama administration’s struggling quest to close the U.S. detention center at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, is mired in state and federal politics. Frustrated White House and Pentagon...
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