If Congress blocks these changes without adjusting current budget caps, or if sequestration remains the law, it will jeopardize the readiness and capability of our armed forces.
This is a defining budget that will begin adapting and reshaping our defense enterprise for years to come.
Recent crises in Iraq and Ukraine are reminders of how dangerous, volatile, and unpredictable the world can be.
I happen to believe, and I think the President has said it, that a political solution is the only viable solution.
Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel is on record stating that he was not aware of any United States soldier who lost their life in search for S...
Iran is a state sponsor of terrorism. All the other issues.
It is up to the people of Afghanistan to make these decisions--their military, their new leadership that will be coming in as a result of th...
Did we not anticipate this? ... it is likely that, specifically, ISIL may well take territory in Iraq.
There's a lot at stake for us.
America does not leave its soldiers behind. We made the right decision. And we did it for the right reasons. To bring home one of our own pe...
I'm not surprised that there are still questions and until we get the facts, exactly what the condition of Sergeant Bergdahl is, we can't go...