Andrew Tilghman
Friday, November 14, 2014 - 09:13
Many things have changed since President Obama announced in May that the U.S. would leave no more than 9,800 troops in Afghanistan next year.
Thursday, October 9, 2014 - 09:31
President Obama made a rare trip to the Pentagon Wednesday to get an update from top commanders about the fight against Islamic State extremists, the military mission to contain the Ebola virus in West Africa and other operations around the globe.
Thursday, October 9, 2014 - 05:34
About 100 Marines based in Spain will deploy temporarily to West Africa to join the fight to contain the Ebola virus, a Pentagon official said.
Wednesday, September 17, 2014 - 07:07
President Obama is considering putting combat troops on the ground in Iraq on a “case-by-case basis,” his top military adviser said Tuesday.
Thursday, August 14, 2014 - 07:52
US helicopters and MV-22 Ospreys are on the ground in northern Iraq and operating from a secure airfield protected by Kurdish forces, the latest sign of an expanding Iraq mission that now includes about 1,000 US troops, defense officials said Wednesday.
Monday, August 11, 2014 - 06:49
President Obama says it all the time – no combat troops will return to Iraq. But many experts believe it will be extremely hard to achieve Obama’s newly expanded military mission there without more Americans on the ground.
Monday, June 23, 2014 - 06:32
The U.S. and Iraqi governments are revisiting the controversial issue of legal immunity for American troops, the key sticking point that prompted a complete withdraw of troops in 2011.
Tuesday, June 17, 2014 - 06:36
The Pentagon has deployed about 100 troops — including more than 50 Marines attached to a Fleet Antiterrorism Security Team to the U.S. Embassy compound in Baghdad, Iraq, to help protect diplomatic personnel and property.