Paul McLeary
Friday, September 12, 2014 - 06:19
The 475 additional US troops that President Barack Obama announced on Wednesday would be deployed to Iraq will start arriving over the next week as part of an American effort to “intensify our efforts inside Iraq,” a Defense Department spokesman said Thursday.
Thursday, July 24, 2014 - 07:07
US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel sent a letter to congressional leadership on Tuesday requesting $225 million in additional US funding to accelerate production of Iron Dome missile-defense components to ensure Israel will have adequate stockpiles to protect itself from rockets launched by Hamas militants in Gaza.
Tuesday, July 22, 2014 - 08:22
The Iraqi ambassador to the United States explicitly called for ramped up American military involvement in his country on Monday, asking the United States to launch air strikes against positions being held by ISIS.
Monday, June 23, 2014 - 06:20
The US House of Representatives pushed through several controversial amendments to the $570.4 billion 2015 defense appropriations bill before handing its version off to the Senate for its own markups this summer.
Wednesday, June 18, 2014 - 12:04
The Pentagon’s two top officials had harsh words for the government of Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al Maliki Wednesday morning, saying Maliki has alienated and repressed his country’s Sunni population, resulting in the chaos spreading in the northern and western parts of the nation.
Tuesday, May 6, 2014 - 11:35
When US Secretary of State John Kerry made a whirlwind tour of several African allies last week, security and stability issues were at the top of his agenda.
Monday, April 21, 2014 - 12:24
Lt. Col. Lee Magee had been on the ground in Africa for less than four days when the call came in to gather his troops and get on a plane to South Sudan.
Thursday, April 3, 2014 - 08:56
The Pakistani armed forces have already been supplied with 22 MRAPs — 20 MaxxPro’s along with two “haulers” to move them if damaged — under a now-canceled State Department program known as the Pakistan Counterinsurgency Capability Fund.
Sunday, February 16, 2014 - 22:20
The facility in London employs about 2,400 people, and is the producer of the Canadian Army’s Light Armoured Vehicle (LAV), an eight-wheeled infantry carrier that serves as the basis for the US Army’s Stryker infantry carrier.
Wednesday, February 12, 2014 - 08:24
While headlines and congressional committees continue to focus on Washington’s strategic rebalance to the Asia-Pacific region, the US Army and Marine Corps remain busy elsewhere, although only the most dramatic bits and pieces of their mission have received much attention.