List of Military articles
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U.S. Secretary of Defense Mark Esper listens as U.S. President Donald Trump speaks Trump’s Defense Secretary Finds His Voice in Iran Crisis
Overshadowed by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo until now, the relative newcomer Mark Esper has played a central role in the U.S. response.
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Secretary of Defense Mark Esper and Chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Mark Milley arrive for briefing with members of the U.S. House of Representatives about the situation with Iran in Washington on Jan. 8. U.S.-Iran Tensions Fuel New War Powers Debate in Congress
Some lawmakers are outraged at the administration’s defense of Suleimani’s assassination.
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U.S. President Donald Trump speaks about the situation with Iran Flanked by Military Brass, Trump Backs Off War Footing
President announces he’s imposing new sanctions in response to Iranian missile strike.
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An Iranian mourner holds a placard during the final stage of funeral processions for slain military commander Qassem Suleimani in his hometown of Kerman on Jan. 7. Iran Launches Attack on U.S. Bases in Iraq
Hours after the strike, both Washington and Tehran showed signs they wanted to de-escalate.
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U.S. Secretary of Defense Mark Esper, left, and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Mark Milley Pentagon Bats Down Reports U.S. Is Leaving Iraq
Multiple outlets cited a letter that Defense Department leaders say was a “mistake.”
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U.S. President Donald Trump makes a statement on Iran at the Mar-a-Lago estate. Trump Doubles Down on Threats Against Iran as Regional Tensions Soar
The U.S. president threatened Iranian cultural sites as Iraq voted to expel U.S. troops.
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U.S. Secretary of Defense Mark Esper and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Mark Milley Pentagon Chief Kept Tight Circle on Suleimani Strike
Sources say senior officials who would normally be consulted were left out of the loop.
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Gen. David Petraeus Petraeus Says Trump May Have Helped ‘Reestablish Deterrence’ by Killing Suleimani
The former U.S. commander and CIA director says Iran’s “very fragile” situation may limit its response.
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Undersecretary of Defense for Policy John Rood Pentagon’s Policy Chief Under Fire as Senior Officials Head for the Exits
Current and former officials point to John Rood as a major source of frustration in the U.S. Defense Department policy shop.
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Candidate portraits by uli knörzer for Foreign Policy For the 2020 Democrats, It’s America First, Too
The slate of Democratic candidates includes two Rhodes scholars, two ex-soldiers, and a former chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. But don’t count on them to resurrect a Pax Americana.
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U.S. Navy Secretary Richard Spencer testifies during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on Navy readiness in Washington on April 9. Navy Secretary Clashed With Trump Long Before Gallagher
Spencer’s ouster followed months of tensions with the White House over cost overruns and other issues.
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U.S. President Donald Trump talks with West Point cadets Trump Battled the Navy. Here Are the Casualties.
Ten takeaways from the biggest civil-military crisis (so far) of the Trump administration.
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Gen. Kenneth McKenzie, the commander of U.S. Central Command Top U.S. General: It’s ‘Very Possible’ Iran Will Attack Again
The threat from Tehran continues to increase despite U.S. military buildup, U.S. Central Command’s Gen. Kenneth McKenzie says.
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A protective blast wall painted by a U.S. military unit stands at an air base in the Persian Gulf on Jan. 8, 2016. In Future Wars, the U.S. Military Will Have Nowhere to Hide
New technologies enable Russia and China to destroy U.S. bases and logistics networks—including those on the homeland.
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A U.S. RQ-4 Global Hawk drone lands at Misawa Air Base for a temporary intra-theater routine deployment in Japan on June 1, 2018. With an Eye Toward China, Pentagon Weighs Slashing Global Hawk Drone
The surveillance aircraft on the chopping block is a variant of the type that Iran shot down this summer.
