AEI Panel: U.S. Should Do More to Quell Sectarian Divide in Iraq
“No one is advocating re-invading Iraq” or sending the United States down “a slippery slope to have 200,000 troops in…
House Raises Questions on U.S. Military Force Authorization to Fight ISIS
President Obama’s request for an Authorization for the Use of Military Force to defeat the Islamic State, and sharp questioning…
Work: 2016 Budget Submission Reverses Five Year Defense Spending Decline
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Pentagon’s number two civilian said the Fiscal Year (FY) 2016 budget submission will reverse a five…
Former U.S. Military Leaders Outline Extremist Threat
Former senior U.S. military leaders outlined the threat that violent Islamist extremists pose and put it into a larger global…
Hagel Defends Pace of U.S. Arms to Iraq for ISIS Fight
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel termed Iraq’s prime minister’s comments that the United States was moving too slowly in sending weapons…
French Carrier to Deploy to Indian Ocean, Could Join ISIS Fight
The French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle (R91) will shortly leave for the Indian Ocean for exercises and to potentially…
Top Stories 2014: U.S. Navy Operations
USNI News polled its writers, naval analysts, and service members on what they consider the most important military and maritime…
Document: Report to Congress on ISIS and U.S. Policy
The following is the Oct. 22, 2014 Congressional Research Service report: The “Islamic State” Crisis and U.S. Policy.…
Hagel: Returning U.S. Troops From Ebola Hot Spots will be Quarantined
All service members returning from West Africa will be quarantined for 21 days to ensure they are Ebola free, Defense…
George H.W. Bush Strike Group Leaves 5th Fleet, Returns Home in November
The George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group (CSG) has left U.S. 5th Fleet headed home after seven months of supporting…