U.S. defense chief voices confidence in grounded F-35 fleet
EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE Fla. (Reuters) - U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel told military fliers on Thursday the stealthy F-35 attack plane had "issues" but was still "the future for...
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China looks to gain by joining big U.S.-led Pacific naval drills
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A giant U.S.-led naval exercise began off Hawaii on Thursday with China joining its Asia-Pacific rivals for the first time, but analysts doubted the drills would ease...
U.S. 2015 war-funding request due to go to Congress soon: official
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Pentagon's top financial officer said on Tuesday the Obama administration would "quite soon" send Congress its 2015 funding request for Afghanistan and other overseas conflicts, but...
U.S. 2015 war-funding request due to go to Congress soon: official
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Pentagon's top financial officer said on Tuesday the Obama administration would "quite soon" send Congress its 2015 funding request for Afghanistan and other overseas conflicts, but...
Americans split on prisoner swap of Taliban for U.S. soldier
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Americans are deeply divided over whether the Obama administration did the right thing by swapping five Taliban leaders to win the freedom of Afghanistan prisoner of war...
Republicans demand hearings in Congress over soldier’s release
Republican lawmakers angered by a White House deal to swap five Taliban prisoners for a captured U.S. soldier in Afghanistan on Monday demanded hearings over why the Obama administration reached...
Republicans demand hearings in Congress over soldier’s release
Republican lawmakers angered by a White House deal to swap five Taliban prisoners for a captured U.S. soldier in Afghanistan on Monday demanded hearings over why the Obama administration reached...
Congress heads toward showdown over 2015 defense priorities
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Lawmakers in Congress headed toward a showdown over Pentagon spending on Thursday after the House and Senate advanced competing versions of the annual defense policy bill that...
Congress heads toward showdown over 2015 defense priorities
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Lawmakers in Congress headed toward a showdown over Pentagon spending on Thursday after the House and Senate advanced competing versions of the annual defense policy bill that...
U.S. reconstruction push overwhelming Kabul’s finances: watchdog
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States has spent $103 billion on rebuilding everything from hospitals to security forces in Afghanistan, but Kabul's modest finances make it unlikely the projects could...