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The article reports on the probe being conducted by U.S. federal authorities on the Pensacola Naval Air Station shooting perpetrated by Saudi military trainee, Second Lieutenant Mohammed Saeed Alshamrani, in Florida in December 2019. The incident resulted in the death of three service members and injuries to eight others. Based on the initial investigation results, Alshamrani shared videos of mass shootings the night before his attack.

The article reports that some of the U.S. Special Forces officers who fought with the Kurds in Syria are saying they feel deep remorse at orders from the U.S. to abandon their allies. Topics discussed include the feeling among the Kurds of being betrayed following the pullback orders, the move by the Kurds north to reinforce their comrades, and the close ties that the American Special Forces and other troops had built with their Kurdish allies.

Reports that the United States Marine Corps has missed its recruiting goal for January 2005. Indicator of the Iraq war's impact on the armed services; Soldier retention; Publicity on the risks in Iraq.

Reports on the plan of Pentagon officials and military commanders in Iraq to take a calculated risk and pull American troops from the combat mission and to deploy them instead as advisers and trainers for Iraqi military units. Long-range goal of putting Iraqis in charge of securing their country; American lawmakers' concern that the trainers will face new threats.

Reports on Lieutenant General James Helmly's claim that the United States Army Reserve is unable to meet its missions in Iraq and Afghanistan because of dysfunctional personnel policies that senior Army and Pentagon officials have refused to change. Factors affecting the effectiveness of the Reserve in fulfilling its overseas commitments.

Reports on the proposals and plans by the Pentagon to reduce funds and allocations for the F/A-22 fighter jet to respond to costs in their operations in Iraq. Spending requests for the fiscal year 2006 budget; Controversies in reducing the country's federal deficit; Indications of military policy and public administration.

Reports that U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld flew into Mosul, Iraq, on December 24, 2004, to visit wounded soldiers. Visits made by Rumsfeld to a hospital handling the casualties from the suicide bombing in Mosul on December 21; Secrecy observed in relation to the trip to ensure Rumsfeld's security.

Reports that the United States Army National Guard has fallen 30 percent below its recruitment goals in last two months. Plan to offer incentives, including enlistment bonuses; Financing needed to replace arms and equipment destroyed in Iraq; Significance of the decline in recruiting.

Reports on U.S. Department of Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld's comments about the presence of U.S. troops in Iraq. Timeframe for the pullout of U.S. troops; Plans of the agency to increase the number of troops deployed in the country during the January 2005 elections.

Looks at some changes in the members of the cabinet stemming from U.S. President George W. Bush's re-election victory in the 2004 election. Resignation of Homeland Security Department secretary Tom Ridge; Senior position for John R. Bolton, under secretary of state for arms control and international security; Future plans of Secretary of State Colin L. Powell.

Reports on the delay in the planned training of members of the Iraqi Army by the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). Plan by NATO to send 300 trainers to set up a military academy in Iraq; Statements by NATO general James L. Jones; Setback in the Iraqi security plans by the administration of United States President George W. Bush.

Reports that U.S. Army Reserve chief James R. Helmly warned on September 16, 2004, that at the existing pace of operations in places like Afghanistan and Iraq, the Army faced a risk of running out of crucial specialists in the Reserves who can be involuntarily called up for active duty. Increase in the average mobilization for members of the Reserves throughout the military between the 1991 Persian Gulf war and 2004; Steps that the Army Reserve is taking to avoid dire shortages.

Reports on the start of long-range planning by the U.S. Department of Defense on how to reduce the number of U.S. troops in Iraq. Number of troops to be stationed in Iraq through 2005; Work on detailed plans to reduce troop number by 2006; Timetable for planning.

Reports on the White House's plan to nominate Francis J. Harvey as secretary of the U.S. Army. Track record of Harvey; Security background check on Harvey.

Reports that American soldiers have been charged in the drowning death of an Iraqi detainee who was pushed off a bridge north of Baghdad along with another Iraqi man. Manslaughter charges and assault in the nighttime incident; Investigations into the deaths of Iraqi detainees; Questions about the legal authority over American soldiers who are accused of crimes against Iraqis.

Reports on the process behind the decision to transfer power from the Coalition Provisional Authority to the interim government in Iraq two days ahead of schedule. Decision made by prime minister Iyad Allawi with the blessing of United States president George W. Bush; Reasons given by the Bush administration for supporting the decision; Fear that insurgents would try to disrupt the transfer of power; Sense that the fledgling government was ready for its responsibility.

The article discusses U.S. President Donald Trump's sudden decision on June 20, 2019 to abort the U.S. military action against Iran for shooting down an American surveillance drone. Topics discussed include indications that Trump's failure to follow through was taken by Iran as a sign of weakness, Iran's attack on oil facilities in Saudi Arabia in September 2019, and the consequences of Trump's repeated failure to militarily respond to Iranian actions.

The article reports on the range of options being considered by the U.S. administration of President Donald Trump for retaliatory action against Iran following Iran's attack on oil facilities of Saudi Arabia. Topics covered include demand of Trump for a response that would not escalate a military conflict with Iran, potential targets of a U.S. military attack against Iran and impact of the appointment of Robert C. O'Brien as national security adviser on U.S. policy toward Iran.

The article reports on an updated military plan presented by U.S. Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan that envisions sending about 120,000 troops to the Middle East should Iran attack American forces or accelerate work on nuclear weapons. Topics discussed include this development as a sign of the influence of John R. Bolton, President Donald Trump's national security adviser, and divisions in the administration over how to respond to Iran.

The article reveals that White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney warned Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen Nielsen not to bring up the topic of Russian interference in the 2020 election to U.S. President Donald Trump. Topics discussed include Nielsen's concern about Russia's continued activity in the U.S. after the 2018 midterm elections, Trump's belief that any discussion about Russian election activity undermines his 2016 election victory, and Nielsen's resignation in April 2019.

The article focuses on the plan of U.S. President Donald Trump to withdraw U.S. commandos and other forces fighting Islamist fighters in West Africa which caused concerns among U.S. allies in the region. Topics covered include the shift into U.S. strategy from counterterrorism operations to countering threats from China and Russia, the reasons for the spiraling violence in Burkina Faso, and the extent of U.S. military assistance in the region.

The article focuses on the plan of U.S. President Donald Trump to keep U.S. troops in Iraq to monitor and maintain pressure on Iran despite plans to withdraw troops from Syria and Afghanistan. Negotiations are being held between the U.S. and Iraq on the relocation of U.S. commandos and support troops from Syria to Iraq to strike the Islamic State from there. Criticisms from Iraqi officials and senior U.S. officers and diplomats to the plan are also cited.

The article deals with the decision of U.S. President Donald Trump to slow down the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Syria from one month to about four months. Trump's decision on December 19, 2018 to withdraw U.S. troops from Syria was criticized by his military and civilian advisers that include retired General Stanley A. McChrystal. Former intelligence officials also consider Trump's approach to national security as reckless.

The article discusses plans of the U.S. to take custody of Islamic State detainees out of Kurdish-run wartime prisons in northern Syria.

The article explores the growing speculation that U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis may be dismissed by President Donald Trump after the 2018 midterm elections in line with alleged internal tensions between Mattis and Trump. Topics covered include some of Trump's requests that Mattis had rejected, disagreement between Mattis and Trump over North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) policy and impact of the appointment of Mira Ricardel as Deputy National Security Advisor to Trump.

The article reports on the tripling numbers of airstrikes coming from the U.S. to the one of the deadliest terrorist organizations in the world, the Al Qaeda's branch in Yemen. It states that the U.S. and other American allies have been doing counter-terrorism acts and are aiming to kill key Qaeda leaders and disrupting the group's operations.

The article reports that the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency's (CIA) drone found a young woman and children in a militant camp in Pakistan, which, according to intelligence agents, was an American family abducted five years earlier. The U.S. warned Pakistan to release the family, or it would deploy commandos of the U.S. Navy's SEAL Team 6 in Pakistan to do the same. In response, Pakistani officials took assistance from American intelligence and rescued the family.

The article reports on the likelihood of U.S. President Donald Trump to ease the limits imposed by Former U.S. President Barack Obama on war against terrorism. The topics discussed include the preparations of the government to dismantle the limits of commando raids and drone strikes outside the traditional battlefields and the proposals made by Trump's leading national security advisers to relax two rulings, including the military's kill mission targets and to limit drone raids and attacks.

The article reports on U.S. president Donald Trump's advisers recruiting Erik D. Prince, a founder of the private security firm Blackwater Worldwide, and Stephen A. Feinberg, a billionaire financier, to devise alternatives to the Pentagon’s plan to send additional troops to Afghanistan. It is said that the two businessmen profited from military contracting and it reflects the Trump administration’s struggle to define its strategy for Afghanistan.

The article reports on U.S. President Donald Trump's dilemma regarding the presence of U.S. troops in Afghanistan. Topics discussed include several military officials advising Trump to deploy more U.S. soldiers to Afghanistan, while his administrative staff advise against it, the factors behind the deteriorating relationship between the U.S. and its European allies, particularly in connection with the Afghan issue, and the reasons the U.S. is finding it hard to pull out of Afghanistan.

The article focuses on the revelation of a former American official that the classified information given by U.S. President Donald Trump to Russia in May 2017 was provided by Israelis. Topics include the intelligence-sharing relationship between Israel and the U.S., Trump's view on his right of sharing information about fighting terrorism, and warning of the Democrats on the issue.

The article focuses on the revised standards of less restrictive battlefield rules established by the U.S. President Donald Trump to counter terrorism in Somalia. Topics discussed are expansion of targeting authority to defeat militant group Harakat al-Shabaab al-Mujahideen, efforts to reduce civilian casualties, links between Islamist group and terror group Qaeda, and comment from the U.S. military commander Thomas D. Waldhauser.

The article discusses U.S. President Donald Trump's intentions to remove constraints on Special Operations airstrikes and raids by passing rules that seek to prevent civilian deaths from drone attacks and commando operations.It presents views of critics on how it rejects former American President Barrack Obama's guidelines for elite forces to minimize collateral damage. It states that Trump administration refrains itself from deploying larger number of troops and has proposed cuts in foreign aid and budgets.

The article reports on U.S. President Donald Trump's appointment of three generals to his administration which include Army lieutenant general H.R. McMaster as national security adviser and Marine generals Jim Mattis and John F. Kelly as defense secretary and secretary of homeland security, respectively.

The article focuses on alleged chaos and tensions within the U.S. National Security Council under President Donald Trump's administration. According to Representative Adam B. Schiff, today's NSC can be described as dysfunctional. Particular focus is given to President Trump's Twitter foreign policy. Also mentioned are a proposed insider threat program and concerns over the flow of council documents.

The article discusses various mistakes made during a U.S. Navy SEAL Team 6 attack against a branch of the terrorist group Qaeda in Yemen approved by the administration of U.S. president Donald Trump in late January 2016. According to the article, U.S. Navy chief petty officer William Owens was killed and three other U.S. servicemen were wounded in the attack, and allegations that the attack killed several civilians.

The article states that a member of the U.S. Navy's SEAL Team 6 died and three others were wounded during a firefight with members of the terrorist organization Al Qaeda in Yemen on January 29, 2017. According to the article, an Al Qaeda leader and brother-in-law of the late Al Qaeda leader in Yemen Anwar al-Awlaki, was believed to be killed in the operation, the first counterterrorism action authorized by U.S. president Donald Trump.

The article analyzes the move by Russian President Vladimir V. Putin not to retaliate against U.S. President Barack Obama's decision to expel Russian diplomats and impose new sanctions. Putin rejected his foreign minister's recommendation to expel U.S. diplomats or close diplomatic facilities. Putin's move is considered as part of his effort to improve relations with the U.S. under the presidency of Donald Trump.

The article reports on the U.S.-led air campaign targeting the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) following the discovery of a hiding place in the central Syrian desert of ISIS oil tankers trucks that provide the terrorist group with financial lifeline. INSET: Christmas in Iraq..

The article discusses the U.S.'s method in fighting the terrorist organization the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS), including the U.S. drone attack which killed the ISIS recruiter and propagandist Junaid Hussain in eastern Syria. An overview of the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation's (F.B.I.'s) efforts against the ISIS terrorist cell known as the Legion is provided.

The article reports that the U.S. Army stationed in Syria will leave in a phased manner, and talks of the fighting against Islamic State with allied and Iraqi security forces, hunting of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, Islamic State leader, and working along Turkish border.

The article reports on the plan of administration of U.S. President Donald Trump to combat terrorism with elimination of radical Islamist militants mentions views of national security advisor John R. Bolton on the threat posed by the Islamic State.