Tag: Pentagon
Donald Trump to push Pentagon upgrade aboard US aircraft carrier
Embracing a stronger defense, President Donald Trump intends to meet with sailors and shipbuilders on an aircraft carrier in Virginia to promote his plans...
New Pentagon war rules emphasize need to avoid civilian casualties
The Pentagon has revised its rules of war to put more emphasis on the need to reduce civilian casualties and avoid "excessive harm" to...
Donald Trump targets F-35, but aircraft means jobs in 45 states
President-elect Donald Trump is vowing to corral the "out of control" cost of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter. But congressional Republicans and Democrats, aware...
Donald Trump to nominate retired Gen. James Mattis to lead Pentagon
President-elect Donald Trump says he will nominate retired Gen. James Mattis to be his defense secretary.
Mattis, 66, is a Marine Corps general who retired...
Lawmakers won’t require troops to repay enlistment bonuses
House and Senate negotiators have agreed not to require thousands of California National Guard troops to repay enlistment bonuses a decade after they signed...
Pentagon chief Ash Carter: Don’t extend stopgap funding through May
Defense Secretary Ash Carter Tuesday warned Republican leaders in Congress that plans to operate the Pentagon on autopilot through as late as May are...
Investigation report faults top Pentagon aide’s behavior
A Pentagon investigation has concluded that Defense Secretary Ash Carter's former senior military aide used his government credit card at strip clubs or gentlemen's...
Memo confirms Pentagon playing politics with military, Bradley Byrne says
An internal Pentagon memo surfaced Tuesday detailing a political strategy for the Secretary of Defense and other defense officials to play “hardball” against House Republicans...
Alabama delegation gets behind federal National Defense Authorization Act re-approval
The U.S. House of Representatives has passed a 2016 National Defense Authorization Act, funding the Pentagon and related military and intelligence operations through the...
