Carlo Muñoz

No issues with transgender troops in Army ranks, service leaders say

The presence of transgender troops within the Army's ranks has caused no issues regarding unit cohesiveness or combat capability, the service's top non-commissioned officer said Friday.

April 20, 2018

Armed drones now sold overseas by U.S. without Pentagon approval

The Trump administration on Thursday rolled out an even bigger "Open for Business" sign, streamlining the federal policies to approve arms sales to foreign governments and announcing a "manager's special" of military drones that U.S. arms companies can for the first time hawk directly to overseas buyers without the Pentagon's approval.

April 19, 2018

White House releases new U.S. arms sales policy

The Trump administration has released its highly-anticipated revamped policy dictating how Washington conducts sales of American military hardware to allied nations worldwide. Administration officials say the new arms sales mandates under the so-called "Buy America" initiative will expand America's already dominant market share on the international arms trade exponentially.

April 19, 2018

Vietnam War helicopter pilots get memorial in Arlington National Cemetery

The 2.5-by-2.5-foot granite block engraved with an image of an Army Huey commemorating Vietnam's air warriors proved an unexpectedly difficult fight.

April 18, 2018

China military ambitions seen in One Belt One Road

China is using its $1 trillion-plus investment initiative in infrastructure projects as a way to expand its military footprint, projecting power and influence around the globe from the Horn of Africa into the Middle East and South Asia, says a report released this week.

April 18, 2018

Army opera ‘The Falling and The Rising’ tells soldiers’ true stories

Artillery and arias may seem like an unlikely mix, but the stories of active-duty soldiers and U.S. Army veterans will form the libretto for "The Falling and The Rising," an opera making its world premiere Friday on the campus of Texas Christian University.

April 5, 2018

U.S. signs off on billion-dollar arms deal with Saudi Arabia

For the second time in as many months, the Trump administration has signed off on a billion-dollar arms deal with Saudi Arabia.

April 5, 2018

Lack of White House details on Syria ‘very effective’ strategy, says Pentagon

The lack of details and mixed messages coming from the White House on future U.S. involvement in Syria is largely being seen as a positive inside the Pentagon, a senior Defense Department official said Thursday.

April 5, 2018

Donald Trump steps back from quick withdrawal in Syria

The leaders of Russia, Turkey and Syria huddled in Ankara on Wednesday to discuss the future of Syria, as President Trump appeared to scale back his comments that U.S. forces will be leaving the war-torn country in the near future.

April 4, 2018

China’s ‘One Belt One Road’ investment to rebuild Silk Road trade routes

It's a case study in how cash-flush China under President Xi Jinping has tried to purchase friends and influence in Asia, Africa, Latin America and even parts of Europe with its vastly ambitious "One Belt One Road" initiative.

April 3, 2018

Donald Trump says ‘it’s time’ to pull U.S. troops out of Syria

President Trump said Tuesday he wants to pull U.S. troops out of Syria and will be deciding on a withdrawal "very quickly."

April 3, 2018

U.S. withdrawal from Iraq, Syria would send ‘frightening’ message to Middle East, say diplomats

A suggested U.S. troop withdrawal from post-Islamic State Iraq and Syria would have a catastrophic impact on security and stabilization efforts in the region, and potentially open the door for the terror group's reemergence in the Middle East, senior Iraqi diplomats said Tuesday.

April 3, 2018

Bombing kills U.S., British troops in Syria

Two coalition troops -- one American and British -- were killed and five others wounded Friday in a bombing near American positions in the northern Syrian city of Manbij.

March 30, 2018

Pentagon, White House discussed shifting military funds to Trump border wall

The Defense Department confirmed Thursday the White House and Defense Secretary James N. Mattis have discussed the feasibility of funneling billions of dollars from the Pentagon's coffers to help build a border wall with Mexico.

March 29, 2018

Pentagon faces tough spending decisions

Armed with a bolstered new budget, the Pentagon now faces the dual mission of patching up current problems while preparing to fight the wars of the future.

March 27, 2018

Kim Jong-un China visit confirmed by Beijing, South Korea says

Beijing ended the guessing game as to whether North Korean leader Kim Jong-un had made a secretive visit Asian nation, confirming late Tuesday night the leader was part of the delegation from Pyongyang that arrived at the Chinese capital.

March 27, 2018

Donald Trump border wall calls echo in Pakistan

The Trump administration and national security officials in Pakistan don't see eye to eye on issues these days -- save, perhaps, for one.

March 25, 2018

Haqqani Network peace talks backed by White House

White House national security officials are backing an Afghan-led bid to pursue possible peace talks with the notorious Haqqani Network, alongside the Taliban, in a effort to end the 17-year war in the country.

March 25, 2018

U.S. eyes ‘religious pressure’ to bring Taliban to peace talks

The Pentagon is looking to senior leaders in the Islamic world to apply "religious pressure" to the Taliban, as part of a new strategy to bring the Afghan insurgents to the negotiation table, the top U.S. commander in the country said Tuesday.

March 20, 2018

U.S., South Korea to restart new round of wargames

Top defense officials in Washington and Seoul plan to restart a new round of massive military drills on the peninsula, initially delayed due to the recent winter Olympic games, within the coming weeks in a move assured to draw a harsh response from North Korea.

March 20, 2018