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US launches retaliatory strikes against ISIS in Syria
The strikes follow last month’s ambush that killed two U.S. soldiers and one American civilian interpreter in Syria.
What’s the next step for ISIS? A top US general shares his prediction with lawmakers
The head of U.S. Central Command says the Islamic State group maintains a 1-mile sliver of the 34,000 square miles it once held.
By Joe Gould
The newly fielded Joint Light Tactical Vehicle was briefly deemed ‘not operationally suitable’
Testers found crew "blind spots," difficult missile loading, reduced space and maintenance problems.
By Todd South
This armored troop transport is being built but needs fixes before it’s fielded next year
A contract to build the new vehicle has been awarded, and two brigades should have it in the next two years.
By Todd South
How the VA built IT for its appeals modernization effort
The Department of Veterans Affairs' electronic systems needed an upgrade to be able to handle impending requirements.
By Jessie Bur
The Army’s new online NCO education system is live and operational
SSD is dead. The new Distributed Leader Course is taking its place, starting now.
California governor to draw down National Guard troops at border with Mexico
California Gov. Gavin Newsom plans Monday to withdraw several hundred National Guard troops from the state’s southern border with Mexico in defiance of the Trump administration’s request for support from border states.
US calls for repatriation of foreign fighters held in Syria
The United States on Monday called on other nations to repatriate and prosecute their citizens who traveled to Syria to fight with the Islamic State group and who are now being held by Washington’s local partners.
This Army BCT saw losses, and firsts, in its recent Afghanistan deployment, which could be its last as dismounted infantry
The infantry BCT is converting to become a Stryker BCT next year.
By Todd South
Former US and Turkish admirals spar over the future of Syria and Iranian influence
Even as the authoritarian leader consolidates control over the western part of his country, and U.S. troops reportedly prepare to depart their footholds in the east, retired U.S. Adm. James Stavridis said “Syria as a nation probably does not survive long-term in its current form.”
By Kyle Rempfer
US in ‘early stages’ of withdrawal, as ISIS squeezed into a few square miles
ISIS' last stretch of territory has been crunched into a tiny area measuring roughly six square kilometers, according to Mustafa Bali, a spokesman for the U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces, or SDF.
By Kyle Rempfer