Video: USS Harry S. Truman Departs Norfolk November 16, 2015 1:33 PM The following is a brief video of the Nov. 16, 2015 departure of the U.S. nuclear carrier USS Harry S. Truman…
Hollande: French Carrier Charles de Gaulle Leaves for Middle East on Thursday November 16, 2015 12:37 PM - Updated: November 17, 2015 9:22 AM This post has been updated with a revised schedule for deployment of French carrier Charles de Gaulle. France is sending…
Carrier USS Harry S. Truman to Deploy to Middle East on Monday November 13, 2015 3:58 PM - Updated: November 16, 2015 1:40 PM A previous version of this post had the incorrect hull number for carrier Harry S. Truman. The Harry S. Truman…
Essay: Russia’s Military Role in Syria November 13, 2015 4:39 AM - Updated: November 12, 2015 7:33 PM The deployment of a major Russian expeditionary force to Syria in late September resulted in a flurry of public attention…
Authors Outline Saudi Arabia’s Counterterrorism Campaign Against ISIS November 5, 2015 10:34 AM The Islamic State and Saudi Arabia “believe in an intolerant version of Islam,” but the critical difference between the two…
Senate Panel Explores Speed of U.S. Military Technology, Weapons Development November 3, 2015 5:36 PM The staggering rate of change and the unacceptable time it takes the Pentagon to introduce weapon systems is leading to…
SECDEF Carter: U.S. Shifting Emphasis Away from Training Anti-ISIS Syrian Fighters to Finding Leaders on the Ground October 27, 2015 2:19 PM Defense Secretary Ashton Carter told the Senate Armed Services Committee the United States has shifted its emphasis from training forces…
Opinion: Russia’s Desert Storm Moment in Syria October 26, 2015 10:51 AM Russia is having its Desert Storm moment in Syria. The near-daily release of Russian fighter cockpit videos and missiles being…
Marines Identify Maj. Taj Sareen as Pilot Killed in England Hornet Crash October 22, 2015 8:05 PM The Marines have identified the pilot who died following a Wednesday fighter crash in England. …
Former SECDEF Robert Gates: U.S. Faces a Generation of Middle East Conflict October 22, 2015 9:29 AM Former Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Wednesday described the Pentagon under the reorganization of the 1986 Goldwater-Nichols act as “a…