Military and Police Aid
Tuesday, July 14, 2015 - 06:28
Thousands of American-trained-and-equipped Iraqi ground troops launched a long-awaited large-scale operation Monday against Islamic State militants in Anbar province, U.S. officials said.
Friday, July 10, 2015 - 10:52
During the course, more than 20 junior officers learned techniques to become effective company commanders.
Friday, July 10, 2015 - 06:40
Troops from the Marine Corps' Spain-based crisis response force for Africa will be visiting the continent more regularly since the service developed three new forward staging locations for use in emergencies.
Thursday, July 9, 2015 - 06:30
The US is paying Colombia to train security forces in Central America, without tracking whether this is doing good or causing harm. It's time for authorities to start asking hard questions about what lessons Colombia's military is exporting abroad.
Thursday, July 9, 2015 - 05:28
U.S. and Ukrainian officials are making plans to expand the training of Ukrainian military forces at a training base in the western part of the country, officials said Wednesday.
Wednesday, July 8, 2015 - 06:34
The US will prime the pump to help fix Ukraine’s corruption-sodden Odessa oblast, now run by former Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili, and is looking to California to rev things up a little.
Wednesday, July 8, 2015 - 06:34
Defense Secretary Ash Carter caused a stir Tuesday when he told the Senate Armed Services Committee that the $500 million program to train and equip “moderate” Syrian rebels to take on the Islamic State had so far yielded just 60 vetted candidates.
Tuesday, July 7, 2015 - 07:20
Seven weeks after their frenetic retreat from Ramadi, Iraqi security forces are preparing to mount a counteroffensive in the coming weeks to try to reclaim the pivotal western Iraqi city from the Islamic State, American and Iraqi officials say.
Tuesday, July 7, 2015 - 06:46
The president said the US will continue to bomb targets and train Iraqi forces to fight what France’s defense minister says has become a 'terrorist army.'
Monday, July 6, 2015 - 07:06
Residents of Guatemala City are angry with the United States Marines. Early in June, a Marine CH-53 Sea Stallion helicopter flew low over Zone 9 of Guatemala city, causing damage to buildings in the area.