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The ethics of killer robotsThe Pentagon and other countries are developing robotic weapons that can choose when to attack without human oversight. But a push to regulate or ban development of such weapons is mounting.
More troops to Iraq? Six questions Pentagon needs to answer first. Here are six of the big questions the Pentagon is grappling with, even as calls for more troops to the region continue.
Why the US will send up to 450 more troops to IraqThe United States will deploy more American military personnel to train, advise, and assist Iraqi security forces.
NATO and Russia aren't talking to each other. Cold war lessons forgotten?Several times during the cold war, miscommunication almost led to nuclear conflict. Now, amid tensions over Ukraine, Russia and the West are showing a new failure to communicate.
How the Army is trying to make its uniforms more uniformOver the next four years, US Army soldiers will make the switch to uniforms featuring a different camouflage pattern, as well as other minor changes.
WWI heroes receive Medal of Honor in effort to right 'century-old injustice'President Obama awarded Pvt.聽William Henry Johnson and Sgt. William Shemin the Medal of Honor on Tuesday, nearly a century after the soldiers performed heroic acts on the battlefields of France.
Why black and Jewish WWI heroes are finally getting Medal of HonorPresident Barack Obama plans to posthumously bestow the nation's highest military honor on both men for their actions in 1918 during a White House ceremony Tuesday.
All 8 women fail Ranger School: Some Rangers say standards should changeOn Friday, the Army announced that all the women who attempted to graduate from Ranger School had officially failed to meet the standards, according to a military source.
In Islamic State fight, radically changed Pentagon view of civilian casualtiesA US military pilot this week complained that it has become too difficult for him to get authorization to shoot at anything from his A-10 gunship.
US Army chief says no human error seen in anthrax mishapUS officials disclosed on Wednesday that US Army facilities mistakenly shipped live anthrax bacteria to laboratories in nine states and an air base in South Korea.
Fall of Ramadi: Iran, Iraq say US is the one who 'showed no will to fight'After Defense Secretary Ashton Carter accused Iraqi troops of showing 'no will to fight,' Iraq and Iran took issue with his statements. US military experts say the two countries may have a point.
Ramadi's fall forces Iraq vets to find deeper meaning in sacrificeMemorial Day comes as the Islamic State makes gains in Iraq, unraveling the work many Iraq War veterans did.
Who's to blame for Islamic State advances in Iraq?US Defense Secretary Ashton Carter says Iraqi forces 'showed no will to fight' in the face of Islamic State fighters. Critics say the Obama administration needs to do more on the ground there.
Military sexual assault: Can retaliation against victims be stopped?Victims聽who report military sexual assault are 12 times more likely to experience retaliation than to see their attacker convicted of a sex crime, according to a new report.聽
From Batsuits to Magic Carpets, Pentagon shows off new toysMilitary officials unveiled 100 of the latest high-tech advances at the Pentagon's first-ever 'lab day.' Here are five of the most talked-about technologies.
US Marine helicopter crashes in Nepal: 3 bodies recoveredThe wreckage of the copter that carried six Marines and two Nepalese soldiers was found 15 miles from the town of Charikot, near where the aircraft had gone missing on Tuesday while delivering humanitarian aid following the April 25 earthquake.
Pentagon says US military base security highest in four yearsThe heightened security level covered everything from recruiting stations to National Guard posts in the United States.
What is Jade Helm 15 (and should Chuck Norris be worried)?Actor Chuck Norris, Texas聽Gov. Greg Abbott, and Walmart have issued statements about Jade Helm 15,聽an upcoming US Army training program in Texas and six other Western states. Is this an invasion plan?聽
Cover StoryBreaking military's ultimate glass ceiling? Women start Ranger training.The first women ever to enter the Army's elite Ranger School are finding more than dirt, sweat, and a historic opportunity. They're finding acceptance.
Drone strikes renew scrutiny on how US targets lethal forceRecent drone strikes that accidentally killed several Americans raise questions anew about the limits of long-distance remote warfare and the president's authority to target attacks.
