Carlo Muñoz

James Mattis calls for end to Saudi-led war in Yemen

Defense Secretary James N. Mattis made a forceful call for all parties involved in the brutal war in Yemen to come to the negotiation table within the next month, to bring to an end to a conflict pushed by a Saudi Arabian-led coalition that has devolved into a military stalemate that has produced one of the world's worst humanitarian crises.

October 30, 2018

Pentagon adding billions more into military intelligence programs

The Defense Department is pumping billions more into classified intelligence programs, from unmanned reconnaissance drones to high-tech space surveillance satellites, according to recently released figures by the Pentagon.

October 30, 2018

Pentagon steels for Hill pushback on proposed defense budget cuts

The Defense Department is moving on a Trump administration plan to shave just over $30 billion from its proposed defense spending budget for the next fiscal year, but Pentagon number-crunchers are girding for a fight over those cuts once that plan hits Capitol Hill.

October 29, 2018

Jamal Khashoggi killing hurts Saudi war in Yemen

The furor generated by the apparent killing of dissident Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi at the hands of a "hit team" of top Saudi officials could have some serious blowback for one of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's signature foreign policy initiatives: the increasingly troubling war in neighboring Yemen.

October 28, 2018

Pentagon to send active-duty troops to U.S.-Mexico border

The Trump administration will send about 800 troops to the U.S.-Mexico border ahead of the illegal immigrant caravan, a defense official confirmed Thursday, following through on President Trump's pledge.

October 25, 2018

Jamal Khashoggi killing hits Pentagon, Saudi Arabia relationship

The admitted killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi by Saudi government agents is risking not only Washington's long-standing diplomatic and economic ties with Riyadh, but could also imperil one of the Pentagon's most vital military partnerships.

October 23, 2018

Afghan security forces succeeding despite spate of Taliban attacks: Pentagon

Defense Department officials are standing firm behind Afghanistan's security forces, saying the country's military and police are successfully containing the Taliban through the ongoing parliamentary election process, despite recent reports of another insurgent attack against U.S. and NATO coalition troops.

October 22, 2018

Afghanistan election threats, apathy keep voters from polls

When voters go to the polls Saturday to choose from more than 2,500 candidates vying for seats in the 249-member parliament -- a vote that is the first Afghan-organized and -run parliamentary election since the toppling of the Taliban regime in 2001 -- many voters across Afghanistan will ignore it.

October 18, 2018

Military aircraft readiness a struggle with aging fleet

The Defense Department is scrambling for ways to ensure the U.S. military's fleet of warplanes is able to fly and fight when called upon, despite a string of accidents over the past several months.

October 14, 2018

U.S. arms exports soar under Donald Trump

With the commander in chief acting as the head salesman, U.S. weapons firms racked up a banner year in foreign military sales, up more than a third in the fiscal year that just ended to $55 billion and falling just short of the all-time record.

October 10, 2018

Marine Corps’ F-35 variant doing ‘surprisingly good’ during combat deployment in Middle East

The Pentagon's most advanced jet fighter, and also the most expensive military weapons program in the department's history, is exceeding expectations during its first major combat deployment in the Middle East.

October 10, 2018

U.S. military training should continue on Korean peninsula, says top Marine

The perfect combination of rugged terrain, top-tier training facilities, ease of troop movements and exceedingly proficient partner-nation forces makes the Korean Peninsula the perfect place to continue training Marines, said the service's top officer.

October 10, 2018

Pentagon struggling to meet cyber challenges, as modern warfare goes high tech

The Pentagon's increasing reliance on cutting-edge technologies, from semi-autonomous weapon systems to artificial intelligence applications, have revolutionized America's way of war but also exposed critical gaps in the department's cybersecurity operations.

October 9, 2018

Army recruiters deployed to meet enlistment goal

In a push to fill the ranks in the face of a booming economy, the U.S. Army will be sending hundreds of recruiters into nearly two dozen cities in the coming weeks in an attempt to bolster lackluster enlistment numbers, Army Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Milley said Monday.

October 8, 2018

Mike Pompeo: North Korea talks progress

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Sunday trumpeted progress in U.S.-North Korean relations on a slew of issues, from efforts to persuade Pyongyang to abandon nuclear weapons to closing in on details for a second Trump-Kim summit.

October 7, 2018

James Mattis: Russian development of new nuke-powered missile ‘untenable’

Russia's pursuit of a new, nuclear-powered cruise missile is simply an unacceptable endeavor in the eyes of the U.S. and other NATO powers, with Washington and its European allies seriously weighing options on how to deter Moscow's efforts, Defense Secretary James N. Mattis said Thursday.

October 4, 2018