The process to withdraw American forces from Afghanistan by the end of August is more than 95% complete, U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said Tuesday. CENTCOM said 984 C-17 loads of material have departed Afghanistan while more than …
Pentagon officials are watching the Taliban's sweeping advances in Afghanistan "with deep concern" and are encouraging its Afghan partners to "step up" and defend their country amid the pullout of U.S. …
The U.S. military said Wednesday that two people sustained minor injuries after at least 14 rockets pummeled an Iraqi base that houses U.S. troops and other international forces. “At approx. 12:30 PM local time, Ain Al-Assad Air …
The U.S. could complete its troop withdrawal from Afghanistan within days, according to multiple US officials, making this a critical week in President Joe Biden's campaign to end America's longest war even as U.S. military …
U.S. troops in eastern Syria came under rocket attack Monday, with no reported casualties, one day after U.S. Air Force planes carried out airstrikes near the Iraq-Syria border against what the Pentagon said were facilities used by Iran-backed …
The U.S. military launched airstrikes against Iranian-backed militias in Syria in retaliation for drone attacks, the Pentagon announced Sunday evening. The strikes targeted sites that been used to launch drone attacks on U.S. personnel …
Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby said that the Sea Breeze 2021 international naval exercise will take place in compliance with international law. "Since it began in 1997, Sea Breeze brings Black Sea nations …
U.S. President Joe Biden is nominating Celeste Wallander as his assistant secretary of Defense for international security affairs, a crucial position and one of his last remaining foreign policy posts, Axios has learned. By tapping …
The process to withdraw U.S. forces from Afghanistan by September is up to 44% complete, Central Command (CENTCOM) said on Tuesday. The military gave the range between 30 -44% due to security concerns amid the pullout. CENTCOM said 300 …
U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin told Congress on Thursday that America’s troop withdrawal from Afghanistan is “slightly” ahead of schedule, but he provided no details. President Joe Biden has ordered a full U.S. …
U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III reiterated the country's "unwavering" support for Israel's right to defend itself and to protect its civilians in talks with Israeli Minister of Defense Benjamin Gantz on …
The U.S. military’s withdrawal from Afghanistan is up to 20% complete with a little less than four months left in the effort, the Pentagon announced Tuesday. U.S. forces have shipped out approximately 115 …
The Pentagon on Thursday confirmed reports that it pulled 120 U.S. military personnel from Israel. Defense Department press secretary John Kirby said the U.S. Central Command and U.S. European Command staffers flew aboard a C-17 …
U.S. President Joe Biden's provocation, when he used the "Armenian genocide" term promoted by Armenian nationalists in relation to the tragic events in the Ottoman Empire in 1915, will not affect the military relationship …
U.S. Strategic Command issued a posture statement preview on Twitter, saying that the 'spectrum of conflict today' could rapidly lead to nuclear war. "The spectrum of conflict today is neither linear nor predictable. …
Turkish National Defense Minister Hulusi Akar and US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin held a phone call on Thursday, discussing regional security and bilateral defense cooperation. Akar and Austin exchanged views and underlined …
U.S. President Joe Biden has ordered the Pentagon to start removing Patriot anti-missile systems, other military hardware and forces from the Persian Gulf region and could deploy them elsewhere to counter Russia and China, the Wall Street Journal …
U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin met Afghan President Ashraf Ghani in an unnanounced visit to Kabul on Sunday as Washington reviews the peace process there and its planned troop withdrawal. Austin said on Twitter he had come to …
U.S. President Joe Biden seemed to forget Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s name at a White House event - calling the Pentagon chief "the guy who runs that outfit over there." Biden was announcing the …
Georgian Minister of Defense Juansher Burchuladze spoke by phone with Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III, according to the statement posted on the U.S. Department of Defense Office's website. Both leaders noted the strength …
