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The statement from the Army is the first detailed description of an altercation that took place on Monday, as Mr. Trump appeared for a wreath-laying ceremony. The Army on Thursday [...]

Relations between the two countries soured after a coup last year. Now the United States is scrambling to find new security partners. The U.S. military turned over control of its [...]

A case that had mostly drifted from public consciousness in 12 years of proceedings is back in the spotlight and no closer to trial. In the space of three days [...]

The status of a $110 million air base in the desert remains unclear as the West African country deepens its ties with Russia. More than 1,000 American military personnel will [...]

A short-term measure carries political and military risks as the Biden administration considers whether to tap into U.S. stockpiles again. The Biden administration is considering whether to provide Ukraine with [...]

The chairman of the House Armed Services Committee said that ''Congress must understand what happened and who made decisions to prevent the disclosure of the whereabouts of a cabinet secretary.'' [...]

Lloyd J. Austin III issued a statement Saturday night saying, ''I take full responsibility for my decision about disclosure.'' It took the Pentagon three and a half days to inform [...]

Here’s a look at the assistance the United States has provided for Ukraine’s defense and the political debate about whether more should be sent. Since Russia’s February 2022 invasion of [...]

Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin ordered the assessment after accusations that an Air National Guardsman disclosed sensitive information. The Pentagon's security and oversight measures have failed to keep pace with [...]

Newly disclosed documents include Special Operations forces directives for managing counterterrorism and irregular warfare surrogate fighters. U.S. Special Operations forces are not required to vet for past human rights violations [...]

The Air Force also announced actions focused on security protocols following the arrest of an Air National Guardsman accused of posting classified documents online. WASHINGTON -- The Pentagon on Tuesday [...]

Officials said the move was meant as a deterrent against Iran and to maintain the stability of one of the world's busiest shipping lanes. The United States Navy said on [...]

WASHINGTON -- Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III had a rare phone call with his Russian counterpart in the aftermath of a collision between a Russian warplane and an American [...]

The Biden administration continues to balk at sending U.S. battle tanks, fighter jets and long-range missiles to Ukraine. WASHINGTON -- President Volodymyr Zelensky's triumphant visit to Washington ended with promises [...]

American officials believe that with Russia bolstering defenses and learning lessons, Ukraine will find it more challenging to retake land. WASHINGTON -- As the war in Ukraine soon enters its [...]

The operations were the second time in recent weeks that U.S. forces had killed or captured ISIS terrorists. WASHINGTON -- For the second time in just over a week, U.S. [...]

The officials said a directive could be approved as early as this week to transfer the Patriot, the United States' most advanced ground-based air defense system. WASHINGTON -- The United [...]

The new shipment continues the Pentagon's recent trend of sending ammunition that Ukraine needs to carry out heavy fighting in the country's south, east and northeast. WASHINGTON -- Days after [...]

The powerful and highly mobile weapons systems, which can fire guided rockets with a range of 40 miles, are desperately needed in the battle for eastern Ukraine. WASHINGTON -- The [...]

The president also signed off on targeting about a dozen Shabab leaders in the war-torn country, from which Donald J. Trump largely withdrew in his final weeks in office. WASHINGTON [...]

The first group of Afghan interpreters and others who helped Americans during the war will stay on an Army base in Virginia until they are resettled. WASHINGTON -- The first [...]

Requiring higher-level approval is a stopgap measure as officials review whether to tighten Trump-era targeting rules and civilian safeguards. WASHINGTON -- The Biden administration has quietly imposed temporary limits on [...]

Critics of the Trump administration action said the penalties would punish the millions of starving people in Yemen more than the Houthi rebels. WASHINGTON -- The State Department on Friday [...]

The acting defense secretary abruptly reversed his previous order to redeploy the Nimitz, which he had done over the objections of his top military advisers. WASHINGTON -- The Pentagon said [...]

The move would complicate any effort by the incoming Biden administration to resume President Barack Obama's thaw in relations with Havana. State Department officials have drawn up a proposal to [...]

A broad review of the military's support for the agency is underway, including pulling back personnel and rethinking support for C.I.A. operations around the world. WASHINGTON -- The Trump administration [...]

A sailor infected with the coronavirus was quickly whisked off the ship, which is docked in Guam as Navy officials prepare for the vessel to deploy. WASHINGTON -- The aircraft [...]

The president appears to be trying to balance competing impulses: bringing troops home while ensuring that efforts to contain ISIS will continue -- and answering withering criticism for his Syria [...]

WASHINGTON -- President Trump said Friday morning that the United States military had been ''cocked and loaded'' for a strike against Iran on Thursday night, but that he called it [...]

WASHINGTON -- The Trump administration is preparing to circumvent Congress to allow the export to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates of billions of dollars of munitions that are [...]

WASHINGTON -- Tensions escalated between the United States and Iran on Monday as the Trump administration accused Iran and militias that it backs of threatening American troops, and Iran signaled [...]

WASHINGTON -- President Trump was only days into office in January 2017 when he first began considering a move with the potential to ignite a firestorm in the Middle East: [...]

WASHINGTON -- The White House is pushing to issue an order that would designate the Muslim Brotherhood a foreign terrorist organization, bringing the weight of American sanctions against a storied [...]

WASHINGTON -- President Trump said on Monday that he was designating a powerful arm of the Iranian military as a foreign terrorist organization, the first time that the United States [...]

WASHINGTON -- President Trump's abrupt decision to withdraw American troops from northern Syria provoked widespread fears over a future resurgence of the Islamic State. But it may yet have a [...]

WASHINGTON -- Congressional efforts to reach a border security deal ahead of another government shutdown broke down on Sunday over Democratic demands to limit the detention of undocumented immigrants, as [...]

WASHINGTON -- President Trump's national security adviser, John R. Bolton, rolled back on Sunday Mr. Trump's decision to rapidly withdraw from Syria, laying out conditions for a pullout that could [...]

WASHINGTON -- Three years into a brutal war in Yemen, the Senate is weighing whether to end American support for the conflict -- a decision that could roil the United [...]

WASHINGTON -- The general in charge of United States Special Operations forces in Africa has ordered American troops under his watch to ''plan missions to stay out of direct combat [...]

WASHINGTON -- President Trump, having this week signaled a possible withdrawal of American troops from Syria, has ordered the State Department to suspend more than $200 million in funds for [...]

KOLLO, Niger -- Cut off from their unit, the tiny band of American soldiers was outnumbered and outgunned in the deserts of Niger, fighting to stay alive under a barrage [...]

WASHINGTON -- Amid its escalating campaign of drone strikes in Somalia, the Pentagon has presented the White House with an operational plan that envisions at least two more years of [...]

WASHINGTON -- A recent major exercise by the Russian military revealed significant strides in its ability to conduct the sort of complex, large-scale operations, using drones and other new technology, [...]

WASHINGTON -- The Trump administration is preparing to dismantle key Obama-era limits on drone strikes and commando raids outside conventional battlefields, according to officials familiar with internal deliberations. The changes [...]

WASHINGTON -- The Department of Homeland Security is considering banning laptops and other large electronic devices from carry-on bags on flights from Europe to the United States, a department spokesman [...]

WASHINGTON -- President Trump has relaxed some of the rules for preventing civilian casualties when the American military carries out counterterrorism strikes in Somalia, laying the groundwork for an escalating [...]

WASHINGTON -- Secretary of State Rex W. Tillerson has decided to lift all human rights conditions on a major sale of F-16 fighter jets and other arms to Bahrain in [...]

WASHINGTON -- Intelligence showing that the Islamic State is developing a bomb hidden in portable electronics spurred the United States and Britain on Tuesday to bar passengers from airports in [...]

WASHINGTON -- The Trump administration is exploring how to dismantle or bypass Obama-era constraints intended to prevent civilian deaths from drone attacks, commando raids and other counterterrorism missions outside conventional [...]

WASHINGTON -- The White House is considering giving the Pentagon more independent authority to conduct counterterrorism raids as part of an effort to accelerate the fight against the Islamic State [...]