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"No longer can the American taxpayer carry a disproportionate share of the defense of western value…

This is unacceptable. The United States, Australia, and other allies appear to be taking important …

Mattis announced his resignation from the Defense Department on Thursday over President Trump's dec…

"General Jim Mattis will be retiring, with distinction, at the end of February, after having served…

"I'm also concerned that the goal has been stated as 'degrade and destroy' or 'degrade and defeat' …

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Trump's relationship with Defense Secretary Mark Esper soured in recent months. Esper is the first …

Defense Secretary Ben Wallace said Western allies will boost their military support to Ukraine, sen…

A statement from Russia's defense ministry said that "more than 100 cruise missiles and air-to-land…

Previously, General Joseph Dunford, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff contended that some c…

The plane was flying near Russia's Kaliningrad enclave when it experienced disruptions to its GPS n…

Trump later had an off-the-record meeting with media executives and on-air personalities, in which …

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President-elect Trump again refused to give any plan for defeating the terrorist group in an interv…