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This image provided by the Department of Defense was presented as part of a briefing slide at the Pentagon briefing on Saturday, April 14, 2018, and shows a photo of a preliminary damage assessment from the Him Shinshar Chemical Weapons Bunker in Syria that was struck by missiles from the U.S.-led coalition in response to Syria's use of chemical weapons on April 7. (Department of Defense via AP)
April 19, 2018, 11:53 pm
Assad still has ‘limited’ chemical capability, Pentagon says
After strikes, Syrian government forces contemplating using chemical weapons again 'have to look over their shoulder and be worried that we are looking at them'
By AFP
Mohammed Haydar Zammar leaves a mosque in Germany on Oct. 3, 2001. (Knut Mueller/Der Spiegel via AP)
April 19, 2018, 1:47 am
Kurdish commander claims German jihadist tied to 9/11 attacks caught in Syria
Pentagon looking into reports that al-Qaeda recruiter Mohammed Haydar Zammar was detained by separatist forces
By AFP
US soldiers, left, sit in a house turned into an outpost on a road leading to the tense front line between US-backed Syrian Manbij Military Council fighters and Turkish-backed fighters, at Halawanji village, north of Manbij town, Syria. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla, File)
April 4, 2018, 6:12 pm
Trump advisers urge against hasty American retreat from Syria
Pentagon officials fear Islamic State will regroup in Deir el-Zour after many US-backed Kurds shifted focus to fighting Turkish forces around Afrin
By DARLENE SUPERVILLE
US Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis awaits the arrival of Indonesia's Minister of Foreign Affairs Retno Marsudi, March 26, 2018, at the Pentagon. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
March 27, 2018, 11:11 am
Is Mattis growing isolated as Trump adds hawkish Bolton?
While often praised by the president, the defense secretary may be facing turbulent time ahead in an administration notorious for its turnover
By Robert Burns
US Army General Joseph Votel, head of US Central Command, testifies during a House Armed Services Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, February 27, 2018. (AFP /Saul Loeb)
March 14, 2018, 11:59 am
Pentagon still backs Iran nuclear deal, says top US general in Mideast
As Trump rails against agreement, Central Command chief Joseph Votel warns canceling it would mean finding 'another way to deal with the nuclear weapons program'
By AFP
White House Chief of Staff John Kelly, left, talks with White House senior adviser Jared Kushner as they walk to Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House, Thursday, August 3, 2017, in Washington, DC. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
March 3, 2018, 7:34 am
White House admits lax handling of classified info
Chief of Staff John Kelly says he worked hard to bring security habits in line with the Pentagon and military, where he served for decades
By AFP
Illustrative: B61 nuclear bombs on a rack. (Courtesy US Department of Defense)
February 3, 2018, 2:45 am
Pentagon pushes for new, low-yield nuclear weapons
Defense chief Jim Mattis says revamp of US nuclear arsenal necessary due to Russia's 'return to Great Power competition'
By Thomas WATKINS
Illustrative: The Capitol in Washington is seen early Thursday, July 13, 2017, (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
January 20, 2018, 2:07 am
What actually closes in a US government shutdown?
About 850,000 federal workers, out of a total 3.5 million, could be told to stay home without pay until Congress reaches an agreement
By AFP
Jared Kushner, Senior Adviser to US President Donald Trump, 2nd left, sits with is wife Ivanka Trump, right, and their children during the pardoning of Thanksgiving turkey Drumstick in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, DC, on November 21, 2017. (AFP/JIM WATSON)
November 29, 2017, 9:04 am
Jared Kushner’s first year in the White House — a report card
US president's senior adviser and son-in-law began with a wide range of responsibilities that seem to have shrunk over the months
By Ron Kampeas
US Army soldiers (illustrative photo; credit: Rishwanth Jayapaul/ Flash90)
November 18, 2017, 3:10 am
US troops reported 20,000 allegations of sexual assault at bases in past 4 years
Publication of Pentagon data comes amid sexual harassment scandal shaking America, with each new day bringing fresh accusations against men in positions of power
By AFP
US President Donald Trump arrives on Capitol Hill in Washington, November 16, 2017. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
November 16, 2017, 11:50 pm
Pentagon accidentally retweets call for Trump to resign
Message telling Roy Moore, Al Franken and US president to step down 'would not be endorsed by Department of Defense'
By Robert Burns
US Air Force B-1B bombers, F-35B stealth fighter jets and South Korean F-15K fighter jets fly over the Korean Peninsula during joint drills on September 18, 2017. (South Korea Defense Ministry via AP)
September 19, 2017, 11:05 pm
US said to weigh shooting down all North Korean missiles
Pyongyang's recent launch of two missiles over Japan makes potential for scenario 'very real,' says official
By TOI staff
President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump stand, as "Taps" is played during a ceremony to mark the anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks, on that day in 2017, at the Pentagon. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
September 11, 2017, 9:26 pm
Marking 9/11, Trump says ‘America cannot be intimidated’
At ceremony, US president says 'the living, breathing soul of America wept with grief' for victims of deadliest terror attack in country's history
By DARLENE SUPERVILLE and Jonathan Lemire
US President Donald Trump speaks at the National Convention of the American Legion on August 23, 2017, in Reno, Nevada (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
August 26, 2017, 4:41 am
Trump signs memo banning transgender troops
Several senior military officials voice unease over shift from Obama-era policy
By AFP
In this Jan. 22, 2017, photo provided by US Navy, the USS John S. McCain conducts a patrol in the South China Sea while supporting security efforts in the region. (James Vazquez/US Navy via AP)
August 23, 2017, 3:39 pm
US Navy dismisses commander after deadly warship collision
Fleet-wide investigation launched after US Seventh Fleet, based in Japan, suffers fourth accident in a year
By AFP
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