Power: UN Ineffective on Syria, US Must Act America's ambassador to the United Nations stepped out front today to make the case for a U.S. strike against the forces of...
US Commander: Initial Tests Show ISIS Used Mustard Gas Initial field tests have indicated that Islamic militants may have used mustard gas in an Aug. 11 attack on Kurdish peshmerga...
White House Mum on Rebel Chem Weapons Use While wrestling with the case for a Syria attack, the White House is not commenting on reports that rebels released the gas.
US Military Ordering Troops in Iraq to Dust Off Chemical Weapon Suits The U.S. military has ordered its nearly 3,500 troops stationed in Iraq to reacquaint themselves with their chemical weapons...
Kerry Warns Syria Against 'Delaying Tactic' Russia's plan to avert a U.S.-led military strike on Syria by placing the country's chemical weapons under international...
Scooter Libby Resurfaces on Biodefense Panel I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby, the former top aide to Vice President Dick Cheney convicted of obstructing justice, has taken a new...
Obama Asks Congress to Delay Vote on Syria Strike President Obama made his case for a strike on Syria, but asked Congress to delay a vote so he could pursue diplomacy.
Army Dodged Catastrophe In Anthrax Scandal: Expert The public could face significant risk unless the military tightens safeguards in the handling of anthrax and other deadly...
Securing Syria's Weapons May Require US Troops DoD officials aren't sure whether US military personnel might be required to help secure Syria's chemical weapons.
US Builds New Detention Facility in Iraq for Terror Suspects The U.S. has a new detention facility in Iraq and the first inmate was believed to be a captured ISIS chemical weapons...
For Decades, Recipients Were Honored with Purple Hearts Made During WWII. This Company Now Forges New Medals. For decades, recipients of the Purple Heart were honored with medals that had been forged during World War II, leftover stock...
Marines Suffer Most Cases of 2 Life-Threatening Conditions Related to Exercise and Heat, Report Finds The April issue of the Defense Department's Medical Surveillance Monthly Report, published last week, was focused entirely on...
Must-Pass Defense Bill Includes 4.5% Military Pay Raise on Top of 15% Increase for Junior Enlisted Troops The recommendation from the House Armed Services Committee in its draft version of the National Defense Authorization Act, or...
Army Eliminates Online Training Requirement for Noncommissioned Officers, Saying It's Too Burdensome The Army has eliminated a significant part of its online training for enlisted troops -- a learning program that has drawn...
Wide-Ranging Veterans Bill Gets Agreement Between House and Senate The Department of Veterans Affairs caregiver program, the beleaguered electronic health records program, veteran homelessness...