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The Army Missed Its Recruiting Goal For The First Time Since 2005
The Army has fallen short of its recruiting goal for fiscal 2018, which had already been lowered in April from...
Afghanistan, 17 Years Later: This Is What Winning Looks Like
The distance between Resolute Support headquarters and the Afghan presidential palace in Kabul can’t be more than 50 feet, yet...
Mattis: Afghan Forces Are Increasing Their Efforts To Stop ‘Green On Blue’ Attacks
Afghan security forces have stepped up training and vetting of troops and police who work with U.S. service members to...
Next Year’s War Games In South Korea May Or May Not Happen, Maybe
On the question of whether the U.S. military will hold large-scale exercises in South Korea next year, the answer is...
US Troops Will Remain In Syria Until Peace Is At Hand
Any doubts that Syria would join Afghanistan and Iraq as another Forever War were laid to rest on Tuesday, when...
Pentagon Spokeswoman Allegedly Used Her Staff As Her Personal Entourage
Defense Secretary James Mattis carries his own luggage, picks up his own dry cleaning, and famously stood duty on Christmas...
Taliban Fighters Rout Afghan Security Forces Across Country
Any illusions that the Taliban were interested in negotiating a peaceful settlement with the Afghan government and its international partners...
Wounded Warriors Won’t Be Separated Under DoD’s Non-Deployable Policy
The Pentagon has finally exempted wounded warriors from its non-deployable policy, nearly six months after Defense Secretary Mattis announced that...
Does President Trump Still Listen To Mattis? Reports Say No.
All right, gumshoes, let’s play everyone’s favorite game: Where in the world is Defense Secretary James Mattis? If you’re wondering...
Trump’s Pentagon Quietly Made A Change To The Stated Mission It’s Had For Two Decades
For at least two decades, the Department of Defense has explicitly defined its mission on its website as providing “the...
Mattis Wants To Protect Wounded Warriors. The Pentagon Hasn’t Complied Yet
Every now and then, your friend and humble Pentagon correspondent has to poke the bear, and that means putting an...
Mattis Desperately Needs A Drink
Secretary of Defense James Mattis may be the hardest working man in the federal government at the moment. Between juggling...
Pentagon Reporters Asked Mattis About Immigration, And It Didn’t Go Well
Shortly before President Trump signed an executive order ending the separation of migrant children from their parents Wednesday afternoon, reporters peppered...
ISIS Ghouls Tried To Steal Fallen Soldiers’ Bodies In Niger. They Failed
The ISIS bastards who killed four U.S. soldiers in Niger last year were thwarted in an attempt to steal at...
Mattis: No Indication Trump Wants To Withdraw From Afghanistan
Although President Donald Trump has made clear that he wants U.S. troops to leave Syria as soon as possible, Defense...
The Pentagon Is Finally Starting To Nix Boring Training Requirements
The military branches are cutting down on training time-sucks that keep troops from doing their actual jobs and preparing for...
War Watch, Day 4: This Syrian Aggression May Or May Not Stand, Man
To quote The Dude from “The Big Lebowski,” the widely expected military strikes on Syria are a complicated matter with...
Mattis: What DoD Readiness Problems? (Shush: Bad Guys Are Listening!)
In a move that has not decreased the number of military planes and helicopters crashing, Defense Secretary James Mattis has...
Did Mattis Fire A Guantanamo War Court Overseer For Getting Soft On The 9/11 And USS Cole Cases?
The overseer of the Guantanamo war court who was fired without explanation told the 9/11 trial judge in an affidavit...
Defense Secretary Mattis Has Some Questions To Answer About A Company Just Charged With ‘Massive Fraud’
Blood-testing startup Theranos Inc. and its founder and chief executive Elizabeth Holmes, once the darlings of Silicon Valley, agreed today...
Afghanistan Is Not A Forever War, Its Ambassador Tells T&P
Afghanistan’s ambassador to the United States wants to assure U.S. troops and veterans that the 17-year-old war in his country...
Combat Troops Have Been Complaining About The M4 And M16 For Years. Now The Pentagon Is Doing Something About It
For decades, troops have been complaining about the limitations of the M16 rifle and M4 carbine, both of which are...
‘We’re Already Here’: A Renewed Transgender Ban Would Kill This Seasoned Army Grunt’s Long Career
Staff Sgt. Patricia King has been proud to deploy downrange three times in her 18-year Army career. But she may...
Unclear Whether New DoD Policy Requires Combat Wounded To Actually Deploy Or Separate
It is not clear exactly how wounded warriors are affected by a new Pentagon policy that aims to push out...
The DoD Plans On Forcing Out Injured And Wounded Troops Who Are Unable To Deploy
The Department of Defense plans on booting sick, injured, and wounded troops out of the military in an effort to...
