The US should plan its post-2014 security presence in Afghanistan as if the bilateral security agreement has already been signed, but wait for the Afghans to elect a new President to actually sign it, said Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman...
White House officials “failed to comprehend or ignored” the severity of the deteriorating security situation in Libya and the surrounding area preceding the 2012 attack on the Libya consulate, according to a report released Tuesday from the House Armed Services...
The US is working with its allies on a number of initiatives to build defenses and countermeasures against anti-access tools and strategies utilized by Iran’s military and associated forces, a senior Defense Department official told the House Armed Services Committee...
The US government is providing training and arms to Iraq to help its security forces respond to a resurgence of Al Qaeda-affiliated fighters in the country’s western portion, senior Defense and State Department officials told House legislators Tuesday. Elissa Slotkin,...
A variety of US Air Force aircraft will participate in the Singapore International Airshow Feb. 11-16 at the Changi Exhibition Center in Singapore, including the F-16 Fighting Falcon and the C-17 Globemaster III. Other US military aircraft participating in the...
MQ-1 Predators and MQ-9 Reapers controlled from Creech AFB, Nev., conducted the first long-duration test of remotely piloted aircraft using repurposed satellites late last year, according to a Feb. 10 release. A test team with the 53rd Test Management Group,...
The United States Air Force Expeditionary Center at JB McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., recently reunited with five former commanders in a day devoted to celebrating the center’s heritage, according to a Feb. 10 release. “The opportunity to meet face-to-face with each of...
