Pentagon

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin Released from Hospital

Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin has been released from hospital and will perform his duties remotely as he continues to…

10 months ago

Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi: Pentagon Publishes First Footage of Raid on Syrian Compound

Image source AP Pentagon has published the first footage of the raid in northern Syria in which Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi,…

5 years ago

Pentagon’s DLA Missing Documentation for How It Spent $800 Million

A new audit finds that the Pentagon's Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) is missing documentation for how it spent hundreds of…

7 years ago

Pentagon: US Bombers Fly Close to North Korea’s East Coast In Show of Force

The Pentagon has said that US bombers have flown close to North Korea's east coast to demonstrate the military options…

7 years ago

Farouq al-Qahtani Death: Senior al-Qaeda Leader Killed In US Drone Strike

Senior al-Qaeda leader Farouq al-Qahtani has been killed in a US drone strike in north eastern Afghanistan last month, the…

8 years ago

Pentagon: North Korea Conducted Unsuccessful Missile Test

According to the Pentagon, North Korea has recently conducted an unsuccessful test launch of an intermediate ballistic missile. The Musudan…

8 years ago

Pentagon: Russian Fighter Jet Flew Within 10Ft of US Spy Plane

According to the Pentagon, a Russian SU-27 fighter jet flew within about 10ft of one of its reconnaissance aircraft operating…

8 years ago

US Army to Increase Its Presence in Eastern Europe

The US will increase its military presence in Eastern Europe in response to an "aggressive Russia", the Pentagon has announced.…

9 years ago

ISIS Commander Omar Shishani Killed in US Airstrike in Syria

Senior ISIS commander Omar Shishani died from injuries sustained in a recent US air strike in north-eastern Syria, the Pentagon…

9 years ago

Donald Trump’s Muslim Ban Proposal Endangers US Security

The Pentagon has warned that Donald Trump's anti-Muslim rhetoric undermines US national security by boosting ISIS. Donald Trump has said…

9 years ago

Kunduz Hospital Strike: Pentagon to Compensate Victims over Bombing

The US will pay compensation for those killed and injured in an air strike on Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) hospital…

9 years ago

Ali Awni al-Harzi Dead: US Airstrike Kills Benghazi Attack Suspect in Iraq

Benghazi attack suspect Ali Awni al-Harzi has been killed in an US airstrike in Iraq, the Pentagon says. Ali Awni…

9 years ago

US Spends $9 Million a Day on War Against ISIS

According to new reports, the US spends more than $9 million a day on the war against ISIS, and has…

9 years ago

Anthrax Scare: 51 Labs Received Live Samples Sent from Military

Fifty one labs in 17 states and three foreign countries have been mailed samples of live anthrax, Pentagon officials have…

9 years ago

ISIS online threat to US military personnel

Pentagon is investigating an online threat allegedly made by Islamic State (ISIS) to about 100 of the US military personnel.…

10 years ago

Centcom’s Twitter and YouTube accounts hacked by ISIS sympathizers

The US Central Command’s Twitter and YouTube accounts have been suspended after being hacked by a group claiming to back…

10 years ago

US to close 15 military bases across Europe

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel has announced that the US will close 15 military bases across Europe. The Pentagon says the…

10 years ago

Afghan detainees released from Guantanamo Bay prison

Four Afghan inmates have been released from the Guantanamo Bay prison and sent back to their home country, the Pentagon…

10 years ago

Ashton Carter expected to replace Chuck Hagel as defense secretary

Former Pentagon official Ashton Carter is expected to be nominated as new defense secretary after Chuck Hagel’s resignation. His appointment…

10 years ago

Ahmed Abdi Godane dead: Al-Shabab leader killed by US airstrike in Somalia

Ahmed Abdi Godane, the leader of the Somali Islamist group al-Shabab, was killed following a US attack earlier this week,…

10 years ago

Iraq: US airstrikes and international aid drops for besieged town of Amirli

Humanitarian aid drops have been made by the US planes to the besieged Iraqi town of Amirli, the Pentagon has…

10 years ago

Barack Obama authorizes surveillance flights over Syria

President Barack Obama has authorized surveillance flights over Syria in order to gain intelligence on the activities of Islamic State…

10 years ago

Pentagon to shrink US Army to its smallest size since before WWII

Pentagon chief Chuck Hagel has unveiled plans to shrink the US Army to what is expected to be its smallest…

11 years ago

Pentagon eases uniform rules to allow religious wear

Pentagon has decided to ease its uniform rules to allow religious wear including turbans, skullcaps, beards and tattoos, officials have…

11 years ago

US THAAD missile defense system sent to Guam following North Korea threats

The Pentagon has decided to move an advanced missile system to the Pacific island of Guam as a precaution following…

12 years ago