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China has bet the security of its citizens largely around one weapon system: missiles. Which is why planned U.S. advancements to Washington's mobile missile shield is freaking out Beijing's military chiefs.
The Pentagon is pouring new funds into Yemen to help bolster the embattled country’s counterterrorism forces, amid growing concerns about Iranian spying and meddling there.
The Marine poised to run U.S. military operations in Latin America and the Caribbean said he’s ready to combat drug-trafficking, one of the main duties of any commander of the Miami-based Southern Command.
The Marine Corps’ elite special operations and reconnaissance units will field thousands of new .45-caliber pistols over the next four years, military acquisition officials confirmed Thursday.
An MH-53E Sea Dragon helicopter assigned to Helicopter Mine Countermeasure Squadron (HM) 15 crashed 58 miles southwest of Muscat, Oman, while conducting heavy lift support operations.
The United States will join 20 other nations in a joint minesweeping exercise in the waters of the Middle East in late September, as tensions in the region continue to simmer.
Sen. Jim Webb (D-Va.), introduced a new bill Tuesday titled, "The Military Service Integrity Act of 2012," which would bring criminal penalties to individuals making a false claim of military service.
The United States has the capacity to defeat any Iranian attempt to shut down sea commerce in the oil-rich Gulf region and will hold Tehran directly responsible for shipping disruptions, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta says.
The Russian coast guard seized two Chinese vessels and detained 36 fishermen Tuesday after they allegedly were found fishing in Russian-controlled waters in the Sea of Japan.