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Senators grill Obama's defense chief nominee on Iran, Israel
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Chuck Hagel, named to be President Barack Obama's defense chief, defended his record on national s...
U.S. to lift ban on women in front-line combat jobs
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. military will formally end its ban on women serving in front-line combat roles, officials sai...
Obama nominates Hagel, Brennan for top posts
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Monday nominated Chuck Hagel, a former Republican senator, as his next defen...
Norman Schwarzkopf, U.S. commander in Gulf War, dies at 78
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Norman Schwarzkopf Jr., the hard-charging U.S. Army general whose forces smashed the Iraqi army in the...
Susan Rice withdraws as secretary of state candidate
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Susan Rice, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations and a close confidante of President Barack Obama...
Petraeus mistress had substantial classified data on computer: sources
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A computer used by Paula Broadwell, the woman whose affair with CIA Director David Petraeus led to his...
Don't jump to conclusions over general, Pentagon chief says
PERTH, Australia (Reuters) - U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta warned on Wednesday against jumping to conclusions over the ...
Top U.S. commander investigated, Petraeus scandal widens
PERTH (Reuters) - The top U.S. commander in Afghanistan, General John Allen, is under investigation for alleged inappropriate...
Hearing for U.S. soldier accused of Afghan rampage set to begin
SEATTLE (Reuters) - A U.S. Army soldier accused of killing 16 Afghan villagers in a drunken rampage in March faces the milita...
Americans mark 11th anniversary of 9/11 attacks
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Memorial ceremonies marking the anniversary of the September 11 attacks began Tuesday under clear blue s...
Panetta orders Pentagon to monitor media for information leaks
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Defense Secretary Leon Panetta ordered senior Pentagon officials on Thursday to begin monitoring major...
Obama: No more wars unless 'absolutely necessary'
ARLINGTON, Virginia (Reuters) - President Barack Obama honored veterans on Monday by noting "the light of a new day"...
Troops pose with maimed Afghan insurgent bodies
BRUSSELS/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. troops are seen posing with the maimed bodies of suspected Afghan insurgents in photos p...
Panetta's frequent trips home cost some $860,000
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta has spent about $17,000 to reimburse the Treasury for frequent...
U.S. may accept less stringent controls for Taliban detainees
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration has signaled a willingness to accept less-stringent controls on former Taliba...
U.S. defense chief in Afghanistan as bombs kill 9
CAMP LEATHERNECK, Afghanistan (Reuters) - Defence Secretary Leon Panetta arrived in Afghanistan on an unannounced visit on We...
U.S. plans to halt Afghan combat role early
KABUL (Reuters) - The United States appears to have taken Kabul by surprise by announcing plans to end its Afghan combat role...
U.S. commandos free two hostages in Somalia
MOGADISHU (Reuters) - U.S. special forces swooped into Somalia on Wednesday and rescued an American and a Dane after a shooto...
Obama urges taxing the rich, reining in Wall Street
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama used his last State of the Union speech before the November election to paint h...
Perry defends Marines accused of urinating on corpses
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Texas Governor Rick Perry, scrambling to keep his U.S. presidential bid alive, accused the Obama admin...
Taliban: Marine abuse tape won't hurt Afghan talks
KABUL (Reuters) - A video showing what appear to be American forces urinating on dead Taliban fighters prompted anger in Afgh...
New Pentagon strategy stresses Asia, cyber, drones
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama unveiled a defense strategy on Thursday that would expand the U.S. military pre...
U.S. formally ends war in Iraq
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - The U.S. military officially ended its war in Iraq on Thursday, packing up a military flag at a ceremony ...
Air Force chief questioned over war dead's remains
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The chief of the Air Force was questioned by lawmakers Thursday over revelations the military's main m...
Libyans plan 'final' attack on Gaddafi hometown
SIRTE, Libya (Reuters) - Libyan interim government forces have pledged to mount a final decisive attack on Muammar Gaddafi's ...
Gaddafi tracked heading south: Libyan official
BENGHAZI, Libya/AGADEZ, Niger (Reuters) - Muammar Gaddafi was last tracked heading for Libya's southern border, the man leadi...
Irene rakes up East Coast, shuts down New York
MOREHEAD CITY, North Carolina (Reuters) - Hurricane Irene charged up the U.S. eastern seaboard on Saturday as a weakening but...
Rebels launch push to consolidate Tripoli siege
ZAWIYAH, Libya (Reuters) - Libyan rebels launched an assault on an oil refinery on Wednesday to drive the last remaining troo...