Two House lawmakers and combat veterans are leading a bipartisan effort urging the Justice Department to open an investigation into the role the Syrian regime, led by President Bashar al-Assad, played in targeting American troops during the war in Iraq.
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{FD} Trump administration requests emergency stay to stop transgender enlistment in January
The Justice Department on Monday night requested an emergency stay to a decision by the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia that would require the Pentagon to start accepting transgender recruits on Jan. 1.
{FD} Pentagon says transgender people can enlist starting in January, after court order
The Defense Department plans to allow transgender people to enlist in the military starting Jan. 1, Pentagon officials confirmed to Fox News on Monday, after a federal court ordered the military to do so despite opposition from President Trump.
{FD} Who owns art made by Guantanamo detainees? The artist captives? Or the US?
An art exhibit in New York City of cell block art made by detainees at Guantánamo is raising questions about ownership of intellectual property.
{FD} Hundreds more US troops now in Somalia, but Pentagon denies ‘build up’
The Pentagon announced in a statement Thursday there are now “more than” 500 US troops on the ground in Somalia.
{FD} Army drops plans to give waivers to recruits with history of mental illness
The Army’s top officer said Wednesday that the service had “rescinded” a controversial memo permitting people with a history of severe mental illness to seek waivers allowing them to join up.
{FD} Pentagon pays for service member’s gender reassignment surgery
An active-duty service member has undergone gender reassignment surgery, the Pentagon said Tuesday.
{FD} Vets walk across America to honor fallen brothers and raise suicide awareness
For army veterans, Joe Cox, Russ Collins and Adam Lingo, the journey to the Washington Redskins’ FedExField and Sunday’s “Salute to Service” game began nine years ago when their fellow soldiers and teenage Iraqi translator “Roy” died as brothers in Sinsil, Iraq after a house rigged with explosives collapsed.
{FD} Vets walk across America to honor fallen brothers who committed suicide
For army veterans, Joe Cox, Russ Collins and Adam Lingo, the journey to the Washington Redskins’ FedExField and Sunday’s “Salute to Service” game began nine years ago when their fellow soldiers and teenage Iraqi translator “Roy” died as brothers in Sinsil, Iraq after a house rigged with explosives collapsed.
{FD} Army lifts ban on cutters, mentally ill and drug abusers to meet recruiting goals
Facing low recruitment levels, the U.S. Army quietly lifted its ban on allowing people with a history of mental illness, self-mutilation and drug abuse to serve in the military – despite warnings from the industry about the risks involved.
{FD} Trump Pentagon pick says its ‘insane’ for civilians to own semi-automatic weapons
President Trump’s nominee to lead the military health system said Tuesday he thinks it is “insane” for civilians to be able to purchase semi-automatic rifles like the one a gunman used to kill 26 people at a Texas church.
{FD} Navy faults US warships in summer Pacific collisions that killed 17 sailors, officials say
A new report by the U.S. Navy into collisions involving two of its warships found both American ships at fault, Navy officials told Fox News.
{FD} Tillerson, Mattis make case for war powers authority in Senate hearing in wake of Niger ambush
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and Defense Secretary James Mattis told Senate lawmakers at a hearing Monday that the U.S. needs the authority to deploy troops oversees to fight terror, as the killing of four U.S. service members in Niger earlier this month drew significant scrutiny.
{FD} Second Special Operations team was on ground near Niger ambush
The Pentagon confirmed Thursday that a second U.S. Special Operations team was in the area when a Special Forces team was ambushed in Niger earlier this month.
{FD} Air Force could recall up to 1,000 retired pilots after Trump order
The Air Force could recall up to 1,000 retired pilots after President Donald Trump signed an executive order aimed at addressing what the Pentagon has described as an “acute shortage of pilots.”
{FD} Pentagon revamps program that puts immigrant recruits on path to US citizenship
Defense Secretary Jim Mattis is revamping a program that puts foreign-born recruits on a fast-track to U.S. citizenship in exchange for military service as doctors, nurses and language experts.
{FD} ‘Dreamers’ in military in limbo after Trump decision to wind down DACA
President Trump’s decision to end an Obama-era program shielding illegal immigrants brought to the U.S. as children has left hundreds of military service members facing an uncertain future.
{FD} Trump discusses cutting North Korea’s nuke capabilities with Chinese president
President Trump on Wednesday spoke with President Xi Jinping of China about the “denuke of North Korea” as lawmakers in Washington received classified briefings on the threat.
Pentagon admits thousands more troops are in Afghanistan than previously disclosed
The Pentagon acknowledged Wednesday that there are thousands more American troops deployed in Afghanistan than repeatedly disclosed.
Mattis freezes Trump ban on transgender troops pending review
Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said Tuesday night that the Pentagon’s current policy on transgender troops “will remain in place” while President Trump’s directive banning transgender people from joining the military undergoes an expert study.