Jacqueline Klimas

Islamic State takeover in Ramadi will be ‘costly’ for terrorist group, U.S. warns

Amid local reports that the Islamic State is making gains in Ramadi, U.S. officials on Friday maintained that the terrorist group is on the defensive and that any victories will be "short-lived and highly costly" for the terrorist fighters.

May 15, 2015

John McCain, Republicans offer Obama path to close Guantanamo before leaving office

Senate Republicans are offering the president a path in the annual defense policy bill to make good on a campaign promise and close Guantanamo Bay before leaving office.

May 14, 2015

Search continues for 6 missing Marines in Nepal

The search is continuing Thursday for a U.S. Marine helicopter that disappeared Tuesday night in Nepal, the Pentagon said.

May 14, 2015

Iran fires at Singaporean shipping vessel in international waters

An Iranian military vessel fired warning shots across the bow of a Singaporean merchant vessel on Thursday in international waters, but did not pursue the ship after the United Arab Emirates came to its aide, according to a defense official.

May 14, 2015

Women flunk out of Army Ranger School

The women who began Army Ranger School last month will not move onto the next round of training, Fort Benning announced on Friday.

May 8, 2015

Pentagon raises threat level at military installations in U.S.

The Pentagon said Friday that the force protection condition at military bases around the country has been raised "in reaction to perceived enemy threats."

May 8, 2015

VA poor patient care whistleblowers see retaliation in being paid to do nothing

Landis Bradfield has a master's degree in nursing and more than 12 years of experience working for the Department of Veterans Affairs, yet he has not helped a patient in nearly six months.

May 7, 2015

Ashton Carter: Texas attack ‘inspired by’ Islamic State

Defense Secretary Ashton Carter said Thursday that the shooting in Texas at a Prophet Mohammed cartoon contest was inspired by -- but not directed by -- the Islamic State.

May 7, 2015

U.S. beginning to train Syrians to fight Islamic State

Defense Secretary Ashton Carter announced Thursday that the U.S. is beginning to train a group of moderate rebels in fight the Islamic State in Syria.

May 7, 2015

Gov’t spending money on bomb-sniffing elephants and BBQ pollution studies: waste report

A report released Thursday highlights $1.1 billion in wasteful government spending, including research on the bomb-detecting capabilities of elephants and a study on air pollution from backyard grilling.

May 7, 2015

Iran releases Maersk Tigris cargo vessel seized in the Strait of Hormuz

The Maersk Tigris was released Thursday, more than a week after the ship was seized by Iran in the Strait of Hormuz, according to a statement from the shipping company.

May 7, 2015

Guantanamo detainees released in Uruguay without restraints despite U.S. law

Six detainees were released from Guantanamo Bay in December with no restraints to mitigate the risk of their return to battle -- an action "inconsistent with U.S. law," the leader of the House Foreign Affairs Committee said Wednesday.

May 6, 2015

Ed Royce: Gitmo detainees release ‘inconsistent with U.S. law’

Six detainees were released from Guantanamo Bay in December with no restraints to mitigate the risk of their return to battle -- an action "inconsistent with U.S. law," the leader of the House Foreign Affairs Committee said Wednesday.

May 6, 2015

Ashton Carter: GOP budget ‘a road to nowhere’

The Republican spending plan meets the president's $585.3 billion budget request for the Defense Department, but does so by providing $89 billion of extra money in an overseas contingency operations account.

May 6, 2015

Senators say retiring A-10s will put American troops at risk

Senators criticized the Air Force on Tuesday for trying to retire its fleet of A-10s, saying that the service's decision would put American troops in danger in the fight against the Islamic State.

May 5, 2015

Kirsten Gillibrand: Military sex assaults double if civilian victims counted

Attacks on troops' spouses and on civilians who live near military bases could account for many of the sexual assaults perpetrated by service members, but are not part of military estimates on how often the crime occurs, according to a senator's independent report.

May 4, 2015

U.S. military personnel continue to help in Nepal earthquake cleanup

More than 100 Defense Department personnel are on the ground in Nepal helping the country recover from a massive earthquake last week that left more than 7,000 people dead.

May 4, 2015

U.S. to accompany British ships through Strait of Hormuz

The Pentagon said Monday that U.S. Navy ships will escort British-flagged commercial ships through the Strait of Hormuz one week after Iran seized and continues to hold a Marshall Islands-flagged cargo vessel.

May 4, 2015

Ashton Carter: Defense Dept. to update training to prevent sexual assault

Defense Secretary Ashton Carter announced Friday that the department will update its sexual-assault prevention training to address the link between sexual harassment and sexual assault.

May 1, 2015

Military to ‘indefinitely’ escort U.S. ships through Strait of Hormuz: Pentagon

Military assets will accompany U.S. flagged ships through the Strait of Hormuz "indefinitely" in response to Iran seizing a Marshall Islands-flagged cargo vessel earlier this week, the Pentagon said Friday.

May 1, 2015