April 6, 2014
9:11 am

US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel (photo credit: AP/Wong Maye-E/File)

US sending 2 warships to Japan to counter N. Korea

Ahead of China trip, and citing example of Crimea, Hagel urges Beijing to show restraint over contested islands

By Lolita C. Baldor

January 28, 2014
9:47 am

The US Military Sealift Command container ship MV Cape Ray departing Norfolk shipyard, Virginia. (Wikimedia Commons/Creative Commons Public Domain Mark 1.0/U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Desmond Parks/Released)

US ship en route to destroy Syrian chemical weapons

MV Cape Ray, loaded with sophisticated equipment, set to dismantle Bashar Assad’s arsenal at sea

By Lolita C. Baldor

January 24, 2014
12:58 am

Amid clashes with Iraqi security officials, unidentified gunmen patrol in Fallujah, 40 miles (65 kilometers) west of Baghdad, Iraq, Saturday, Jan. 11, 2014. (photo credit: AP)

US plans to train Iraqi troops in Jordan

Officials in Iraq have pleaded with the Obama administration for help in fighting a growing al-Qaeda threat

By Lolita C. Baldor and Bradley Klapper

January 16, 2014
3:27 am

US Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl was captured in Afghanistan in 2009 (photo credit: United States Army/File)

US receives video of captured soldier

Bowe Bergdahl was taken prisoner in Afghanistan in 2009, and it is believed he is being held in Pakistan

By Lolita C. Baldor

December 7, 2013
10:59 am

US Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel, left, meets with King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa of Bahrain on Friday at the Safriya Palace, Sadad, Bahrain, southwest of the capital of Manama. Secretary Hagel is visiting Bahrain during a six-day tour to the middle east. (AP Photo/Mark Wilson)

Hagel outlines new weapons sale plan for Gulf

Washington lays out steps to boost US-friendly states’ ability to counter Iran’s ballistic missiles, even as nuke deal inked

By Lolita C. Baldor

November 28, 2013
1:24 am

Illustrative photo of the USS Kearsarge steaming into the Gulf of Aqaba (photo credit: Official US Navy Imagery/File)

US offers to destroy Syrian chemical weapons at sea

The plan, still subject to final approval, calls for disposal to take place on an American ship in the Mediterranean

By Lolita C. Baldor and Pauline Jelinek

November 19, 2013
3:30 am

Turkish commandos stand near the Turkish-Syrian border in Akcakale, Turkey, October 2012 (photo credit: AP)

Turkey denies being soft on Islamic extremists

In Washington, Turkish FM confirms with US Defense Dept. that two US Patriot missile batteries will remain in the country

By Deb Riechmann and Lolita C. Baldor

October 12, 2013
11:43 pm

This undated file photo provided by the General Dynamics Land System shows the production of an Abrams tank in Lima, Ohio. (Photo credit: AP/General Dynamics Land System, File)

Egypt not expected to be hit hard by US aid cuts

Washington decision to suspend delivery of military hardware seen as symbolic slap to military-ruled government

By Deb Riechmann and Lolita C. Baldor

August 31, 2013
6:14 pm

Black columns of smoke rise from heavy shelling in the Jobar neighborhood in East of Damascus, Syria, Sunday, August 25, 2013. (photo credit: AP/Hassan Ammar)

How a possible US strike against Syria could unfold

Targets could include command centers, weapons caches, air defense systems… and the brigade headed by Assad’s brother allegedly responsible for chemical attack

By Lara Jakes and Lolita C. Baldor

August 29, 2013
4:19 am

The aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (photo credit: Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kristina Young/Wikimedia Commons)

US Navy beefing up presence in Persian Gulf

Officials describe the introduction of an additional aircraft carrier as prudent planning

By Lolita C. Baldor

August 23, 2013
2:51 am

Illustrative photo of President Barack Obama as he is met by the 11th Wing and Joint Base Andrews Commander Col. William Knight, as he switched from the Marine One helicopter to Air Force One at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., on Thursday, August 22, 2013. (photo credit: AP/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

US pressed to react to violence in Syria, Egypt

Washington may freeze arms shipment to Cairo amid growing concern over violence between ousted president’s supporters, military

By Deb Riechmann and Lolita C. Baldor

July 4, 2013
12:31 am

A military helicopter files over the presidential palace as opponents of Egypt's Islamist President Mohammed Morsi celebrate, in Cairo, Egypt, Wednesday, July 3 (photo credit: AP/Khalil Hamra)

Egypt military assures US: no long-term takeover

Army pledges to ensure the safety of Americans; State Department says US is disappointed with Morsi’s response to opposition protesters’ demands

By Lolita C. Baldor and Matthew Lee

June 27, 2013
2:43 am

US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta, left, and Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Martin Dempsey give a news conference at the Pentagon (photo credit: Evan Vucci/AP)

US looks to send training teams to Lebanon, Iraq

Gen. Martin Dempsey says Pentagon assisting regional partners to ensure they’re prepared to meet Syria spillover

By Lolita C. Baldor

June 15, 2013
2:41 am

Syrian rebels firing locally made shells made from gas cylinders against the Syrian forces, in Idlib province, northern Syria, Tuesday, May 21, 2013 (photo credit: (AP Photo/Edlib News Network ENN, File)

US plan to arm Syrian rebels receives cool reactions

Moscow doesn’t believe chemical weapons findings, UN chief says increasing the flow of arms to war-torn country ‘would not be helpful’

By Deb Riechmann and Lolita C. Baldor

June 1, 2013
6:27 am

Hagel issues stern warning to China over cyber attacks

At Singapore conference, US defense secretary says countries need to build trust to avoid military miscalculations

By Lolita C. Baldor

Writer: Lolita C. Baldor

US sending 2 warships to Japan to counter N. Korea

Ahead of China trip, and citing example of Crimea, Hagel urges Beijing to show restraint over contested islands

US ship en route to destroy Syrian chemical weapons

MV Cape Ray, loaded with sophisticated equipment, set to dismantle Bashar Assad’s arsenal at sea

US plans to train Iraqi troops in Jordan

Officials in Iraq have pleaded with the Obama administration for help in fighting a growing al-Qaeda threat

US receives video of captured soldier

Bowe Bergdahl was taken prisoner in Afghanistan in 2009, and it is believed he is being held in Pakistan

Hagel outlines new weapons sale plan for Gulf

Washington lays out steps to boost US-friendly states’ ability to counter Iran’s ballistic missiles, even as nuke deal inked

US offers to destroy Syrian chemical weapons at sea

The plan, still subject to final approval, calls for disposal to take place on an American ship in the Mediterranean

Turkey denies being soft on Islamic extremists

In Washington, Turkish FM confirms with US Defense Dept. that two US Patriot missile batteries will remain in the country

Egypt not expected to be hit hard by US aid cuts

Washington decision to suspend delivery of military hardware seen as symbolic slap to military-ruled government

How a possible US strike against Syria could unfold

Targets could include command centers, weapons caches, air defense systems… and the brigade headed by Assad’s brother allegedly responsible for chemical attack

US Navy beefing up presence in Persian Gulf

Officials describe the introduction of an additional aircraft carrier as prudent planning

US pressed to react to violence in Syria, Egypt

Washington may freeze arms shipment to Cairo amid growing concern over violence between ousted president’s supporters, military

Egypt military assures US: no long-term takeover

Army pledges to ensure the safety of Americans; State Department says US is disappointed with Morsi’s response to opposition protesters’ demands

US looks to send training teams to Lebanon, Iraq

Gen. Martin Dempsey says Pentagon assisting regional partners to ensure they’re prepared to meet Syria spillover

US plan to arm Syrian rebels receives cool reactions

Moscow doesn’t believe chemical weapons findings, UN chief says increasing the flow of arms to war-torn country ‘would not be helpful’

Hagel issues stern warning to China over cyber attacks

At Singapore conference, US defense secretary says countries need to build trust to avoid military miscalculations

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