Tag: Pentagon

The advisers assist in planning operations against al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula. (AP Photo/Hani Mohammed)

National Security

U.S. sends military advisers to Yemen

Jamie McIntyre · May 6, 2016 7:19 pm

Cook said al-Sudani was a planner who was involved in plotting attacks against the U.S., Canada and the U.K. (AP Photo/Hasan Jamali, File)

National Security

ISIS attack planner killed in April airstrike in Syria

Jamie McIntyre · May 5, 2016 6:41 pm

It appears the Taliban are too busy harvesting a bumper crop of opium poppies to launch any offensives. (AP Photos/Allauddin Khan, File)

National Security

Why the lull in Taliban attacks is a bad thing

Jamie McIntyre · May 5, 2016 5:41 pm

A U.S. Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey aircraft takes off. A report predicts the U.S. is on track to match or surpass last year's $43B in sales to foreign militaries. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)

National Security

Lawmaker looks to speed up foreign weapons sales

Jacqueline Klimas · May 4, 2016 1:54 am

Pre-emptively targeting the Taliban falls outside the parameters of the official advise-and-assist mission in Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul, File)

National Security

U.S. return to Afghan combat?

Jamie McIntyre · May 2, 2016 4:01 am

Pentagon to Trey Gowdy and Benghazi panel: Back off

National Security

Pentagon to Trey Gowdy and Benghazi panel: Back off

Rudy Takala · April 29, 2016 4:51 pm

U.S. soldiers walk into the charred remains of the Doctors Without Borders hospital in Kunduz, Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Najim Rahim, File)

National Security

Military punishes 16 troops in Afghan hospital attack

Jamie McIntyre · April 29, 2016 3:10 pm

The White House wouldn't respond to allegations that the Pentagon misled Congress about the prevalence of sexual assault in the military. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

National Security

White House won’t wade into Pentagon, Congress fight over rape statistics

Nicole Duran · April 26, 2016 6:01 pm

Sometimes it's really hard to tell what the Pentagon spokesman is saying, especially when he's discussing the shadowy role U.S. special operations forces are playing in Syria. (Screen shot)

Beltway Confidential

Pentagon tap dances around ‘boots on the ground’

Jamie McIntyre · April 25, 2016 11:51 pm

Facebook's WhatsApp and Apple's iMessage are generally viewed as the most cutting-edge options for end-to-end encryption currently available. (AP Photo)

National Security

Pentagon wants help building encrypted messaging system

Rudy Takala · April 25, 2016 9:35 pm

The launch was monitored by South Korea off the northeastern coast of the Korean Peninsula. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

National Security

South Korea says North Korea launched a submarine based missile

Jamie McIntyre · April 23, 2016 2:19 pm

Undersecretary of Defense for Policy Christine Wormuth will step down in June after seven years in the administration, which included a post at the National Security Council. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

National Security

Pentagon policy chief steps down

Jamie McIntyre · April 22, 2016 7:26 pm