Category: Pentagon

Pentagon Marks the 20th Anniversary of 9/11 Attacks

Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Army Gen. Mark A. Milley hosted an observance ceremony at the Pentagon Memorial in honor of the 184 people killed in the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attack on the Pentagon on Saturday.


LIVE: Pentagon Marks the 20th Anniversary of 9/11 Attacks

Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Army Gen. Mark A. Milley hosted an observance ceremony at the Pentagon Memorial in honor of the 184 people killed in the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attack on the Pentagon on Saturday.


LIVE: Pentagon Employees Hold a 9/11 Observance Ceremony


Pentagon Spokesman Won’t Name ISIS Terrorists Killed in Airstrike

U.S. military officials are withholding the names of the ISIS terrorists allegedly killed by an airstrike in Afghanistan that was carried out in retaliation for the suicide bombing attack that left at least 13 U.S. troops dead. Pentagon spokesman John Kirby twice on Friday declined to provide the identities of the terrorists said to be…


Pentagon Won’t Name ISIS Terrorists Killed in Airstrike

U.S. military officials are withholding the names of the ISIS terrorists allegedly killed by an airstrike in Afghanistan that was carried out in retaliation for the suicide bombing attack that left at least 13 U.S. troops dead. Pentagon spokesman John Kirby twice on Friday declined to provide the identities of the terrorists said to be…


Pentagon Has ‘Range of Tools’ to Compel Service Members to Get COVID-19 Vaccine: Spokesman

The Pentagon has a “range of tools” to compel military service members to get the COVID-19 vaccine after the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) fully approved the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine last month, officials said on Thursday. It comes as House lawmakers have backed legislation, sponsored by Army veteran Rep. Mark Green, R-Tenn, which prohibits dishonorable discharges for troops…


Why Did the Pentagon Agree to the Withdrawal From Afghanistan?

Commentary In the Trump administration the Pentagon vociferously opposed President Donald Trump’s plans to pull out of Afghanistan and Syria. In the Biden administration the Pentagon did not oppose President Joe Biden’s early withdrawal. Instead, the Pentagon, apparently confidently, arranged to pull out U.S. personnel and some Afghans associated with the U.S. mission in the…


There’s a Problem in the Upper Reaches of Our Military

Commentary It is the beginning of a never-ending bad dream. Joe Biden and the Pentagon have managed to birth a new terrorist haven, destroy much of U.S. strategic deterrence, and alienate our allies and much of the country. In the hours after the horrific deaths of 13 service members, we have been reassured by our…


Deep Dive (Sept. 1): Pentagon Responds to Claims Service Dogs Left in Kabul

Videos coming out of Afghanistan are showing the Taliban parading in military vehicles left behind by Afghan forces. The equipment originally came from the United States and NATO. And what about those reports about service dogs being left behind? Pentagon press secretary John Kirby tweeted out, “To correct erroneous reports, the U.S. military did not leave…


LIVE: Pentagon Top Defense, Military Leaders Hold Press Briefing