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A U.S. Plane Crashed in Afghanistan. Why So Many Believed a CIA Chief Was On It.

By Kimberly Dozier

How Trump Plans to Build the Border Wall With Military Money

By W.J. Hennigan and Brian Bennett

Pentagon Tests New Missile After U.S.-Russia Treaty Ends

By W.J. Hennigan

Pentagon: China’s South Sea Missile Test ‘Truly Disturbing’

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It’s Been Over 300 Days Since a Pentagon Press Briefing. That Should Concern All Americans — Including the Military

Retired Admiral James Stavridis argues that this is a critical failure—of not just communication, but strategy

By James Stavridis

The Quick Read on Trump's Delayed Syria Troop Drawdown

The abrupt decision to remove U.S. troops from Syria has proved to be one of the most explosive, and Trump now seems to realize it

By Ian Bremmer

Trump Pushes Mattis Out of the Pentagon Earlier Than Planned

Anger has mounted in the West Wing administration officials told TIME

By W.J. Hennigan

Mattis' Resignation Has Military Leaders Rattled

Not long after Defense Secretary James Mattis returned to the Defense Department Thursday afternoon after a contentious meeting with President Donald Trump at the White House, he convened a meeting of his closest staff and...

By W.J. Hennigan

Trump Orders Creation of Military 'Space Force'

Congress would have to approve a new military service, and lawmakers have been divided on the idea

By Terrence Dopp / Bloomberg

The Military Can't Build Trump's Border Wall

Congress didn’t allow it, but cable TV pundits keep pitching the idea

By Philip Elliott

Pentagon Recalls Memo with Star Wars References to C3PO and Jedi

This is not the memo you're looking for

By Tony Capaccio / Bloomberg

Error That Let Texas Shooter Buy Gun Is Widespread

The U.S. military has launched a review into whether there are widespread failures to properly report military criminal history information to the FBI, after the Air Force mishandled the records of the Texas church killer....

By W.J. Hennigan

Watch Live: Chairman of Joint Chiefs Addresses Army Deaths in Niger Amid Trump Feud With Widow

Gen. Joseph Dunford will brief reporters from the Pentagon at 4 p.m. Monday

By Maya Rhodan

U.S. May Limit Myanmar Ties Over Rohingya Crisis

The Trump Administration is considering limiting U.S. ties with Myanmar’s military in response to its recent violence against the country’s Rohingya Muslims, a White House official tells TIME. In the past three weeks, more than...

By Elizabeth Dias

Inside Trump's Hurricane Response

For an administration that has struggled with basic challenges, Harvey and Irma elicited calm competence

By Zeke J Miller

Transgender Veterans Blindsided by Trump’s Ban

"We are people who are willing to lay down our lives for this country."

By Katy Steinmetz

Trump's Chemical Weapons Warning Raises the Stakes for War in Syria

Trump said Syria's Assad would "pay a heavy price" for using chemical weapons again

By Jared Malsin

Pentagon Agrees to $12 Billion Fighter Jet Deal With Qatar

The move has further muddled the messaging from Washington amid a diplomatic row

By Kevin Lui

U.S. Strike Destroyed 20% of Syria's Working Jets

Jim Mattis said the strike was a "measured response" to Assad's "use of chemical weapons"

By Joseph Hincks

FBI Releases Never-Before-Seen 9/11 Photos

The photos show first responders and firefighters working after the attack

By Katie Reilly
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