U.S. offers ship, new systems to destroy Syrian chemical weapons. Pentagon officials said Thursday that the U.S. government has offered to send about 100 Defense Department civilians and a merchant ship to the Mediterranean to assist in the destruction
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Eight-month deployments are becoming the fleet standard, with some stretching much longer. For instance, destroyers Barry and Gravely returned from nine-month cruises in November that were extended due to the Syrian crisis.
Continue reading >>The U.S. Navy's forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) conducted an at-sea, ammunition off-load with Military Sealift Command dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Charles Drew (T-AKE 10), Dec. 2-3.
Continue reading >>The $8 billion U.S war on drugs and instability in Colombia has pressed U.S. special operators, air crews and other personnel into a decade-plus operation to solidify security in the South American country. But the controversial mission will likely wind
Continue reading >>At the end of 2014, the ISAF mission in Afghanistan is scheduled to end and a new train, advise and assist mission called Resolute Support will begin.
Continue reading >>Afghan elders from across the war-torn nation opened a meeting Thursday in Kabul to consider terms of a proposed security pact with the United States that would govern U.S. military presence in the country after the NATO-led combat mission ends next y
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