
A look at why the Benghazi issue keeps coming back
The night of smoke, chaos, gunfire and grenades that killed four Americans in Benghazi, Libya, is well-documented. Eight months later, it is the ...

Hagel orders review of sex-abuse prevention
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel on Friday ordered the military to recertify all 25,000 people involved in programs designed to prevent and respond to ...
Joint Chiefs chair cites military sex abuse crisis
The top U.S. military officer says women in uniform are losing confidence that the problem of sexual assault in the armed forces can be solved.

Review chairman: Clinton didn't make Benghazi call
The seasoned diplomat who penned a highly critical report on security at a U.S. outpost in Benghazi, Libya, defended his scathing assessment but ...

Former US official describes Libya attack
A former top diplomat in Libya on Wednesday delivered a riveting minute-by-minute account of the chaotic events during the deadly assault on the U.S.

Praise, levity greet Hagel in Senate return
Senators who nearly buried Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel found reasons to praise him on Wednesday. Seven weeks after his bruising Senate confirmation ...

Discharge recommended for Navy officer in Conn.
A former submarine commander who faked his death to end an extramarital affair should be honorably discharged from the Navy, a panel of officers ...

US preparing for possible further NKorea actions
The top U.S. military officer said Sunday the Pentagon had bolstered its missile defenses and taken other steps because he "can't take the chance" ...

Joint chiefs chairman in Afghanistan for talks
A weekend visit to Afghanistan by the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff is aimed at assessing the type and level of additional training that U.S.

Dempsey says NKorean provocations fit long pattern
North Korea's bellicose rhetoric and threats, while worrisome, appear to fit a decadeslong pattern of provocation followed by uneasy peace, the top U.
Hagel cites 'growing threat' from NKorean nukes
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel is calling North Korea's development of nuclear weapons a "growing threat" to the U.S. and its allies. In a telephone ...

McKeon says many to blame for DOD's fiscal dilemma
There is plenty of blame to go around for the pending automatic budget cuts that have put the U.S. military on the brink of a readiness crisis, the ...

Military looks to place quick forces after Libya
The U.S. military is determined to position small, quick reaction forces closer to global crises after the rapid assault on the U.S.
Joint Chiefs: Looming cuts would 'hollow' military
The military's top leaders are warning Congress that automatic spending cuts looming in March would force the Pentagon to slash operating budgets, ...

AP sources: Pentagon opens combat roles to women
The Pentagon is lifting its ban on women serving in combat, opening hundreds of thousands of front-line positions and potentially elite commando jobs ...

US Afghan commander cleared in Petraeus email case
A Pentagon investigation has cleared Gen. John Allen, the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan, of professional misconduct in exchanging emails with a ...

Military leaders warn Congress of 'hollow' force
The nation's top military leaders warned Congress in unusually stark terms that its failure to pass a 2013 defense budget — coupled with the threat ...
Reaction to death of Norman Schwarzkopf
Reaction to the death Thursday of retired Gen. H. Norman Schwarzkopf: ___ "With the passing of Gen. Norman Schwarzkopf, we've lost an American ...