The White House has decided to maintain 9,800 U.S. service members in Afghanistan to support Afghan security forces until at least the end of 2015, Defense News reported Wednesday. Paul McLeary writes
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Adm. Mike Mullen, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, is retiring Friday after serving a four-year term as the nation’s top uniformed military officer and a 40-year career in the
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Any changes to the current military retirement system will not affect current service members, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said Friday. Robert Gates, Panetta’s predecessor, asked the Defense Business Board to make recommendations
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The Defense Department announced Tuesday it has appointed Army Brig. Gen. Jeffrey Colt to lead the investigation into the Chinook helicopter crash in Afghanistan that killed 30 U.S. soldiers and 8 Afghan
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According to Assistant Defense Secretary of Public Affairs Douglas Wilson, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta wants Iraqi leaders to make a decision about the status of U.S. presence in Iraq. Panetta, who has
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Defense Secretary Leon Panetta spent the weekend visiting troops in Afghanistan and is now on his inaugural visit with troops in Iraq. Panetta was in Iraq to discuss with the country’s
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The Defense Department’s Alcohol and Tobacco Health Advisory Council is urging U.S. service members to start making their New Year’s resolutions now, and that includes quitting smoking and other tobacco use. “Tobacco
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