Marine training chief wants to ‘let NCOs loose’ with more drone access
The Marines’ new Attack Drone Team is tackling the challenge of turning drones into weapons. And they want to get more personnel in on the action.
By Hope Hodge Seck
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US Navy warship on first deployment makes two drug busts in 72 hours
The ship’s crew intercepted 580 kilograms of cocaine and 2,480 pounds of marijuana through combined air-surface operations.
By Zita Ballinger Fletcher
Trump says ISIS territory in Syria nearly eliminated
President Donald Trump said Wednesday the last pocket of the Islamic State’s land in Syria will be liberated by U.S.-backed forces “by tonight.”
US-backed Syrian fighters search tunnels in last ISIS pocket
U.S.-backed Syrian fighters are searching tunnels a day after seizing most of the last pocket of land held by Islamic State militants, an official said Wednesday.
By Philip Issa, The Associated Press
US-backed forces seize ISIS camp in Syria, while assault on last village held by militants continues
U.S.-backed Syrian forces on Tuesday seized control of an encampment held by the Islamic State group in eastern Syria, after hundreds of militants surrendered overnight, a spokesman said, signaling the group’s collapse after months of stiff resistance. A group of suspects involved in a January bombing that killed four Americans in northern Syria were among militants captured by the Kurdish-led forces.
By Philip Issa, The Associated Press
US-backed forces admit to ‘difficulties’ defeating ISIS in Syria
U.S.-backed forces fighting to recapture the last Islamic State group outpost in Syria admitted on Sunday they were facing “difficulties” defeating the extremists, saying they were being slowed by mines, tunnels and concerns over harming women and children among the militants.
By Philip Issa, The Associated Press
Georgia woman arrested for allegedly helping ISIS build ‘kill lists’ of US service members
Kim Anh Vo, 20, was taken into custody Tuesday in Richmond County.
By J.D. Simkins
Use-it or lose-it: DoD dropped $4.6 million on crab and lobster, and $9,000 on a chair in last-minute spending spree
The federal government found a way to spend $97 billion in a single month last year, of which more than $61 billion can be attributed to the Pentagon.
By Kyle Rempfer
EA-6B Prowler, one of the saltiest warfighters in the Marine Corps, retires
The Prowler has supported the Corps in nearly every major conflict in the past 40 years.
By Shawn Snow
African terrorist groups ‘aren’t necessarily a threat to the homeland,’ AFRICOM leader says
U.S. Africa Command’s counter-terrorism mission is facing some troop cuts, which has lawmakers wondering how that will impact the safety of the American homeland from terror groups like al Qaida and the Islamic State’s regional loyalists.
By Kyle Rempfer
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