Former Defense Secretary says airstrikes not enough in Syria
October 7, 2014 Mariah Timms News Writer Politics Leon Panetta, former Secretary of Defense and…
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Defense Secretary lifts the ban on women in combat
The Pentagon has lifted the ban on women in the US military serving in front…
US military suicides peaked in 2012
In 2012, the number of suicides committed within the US military surpassed the number of…
French government intervenes in Mali conflict
Four hundred French troops have been deployed to Mali with the objective of halting the…
9,000 U.S. Marines withdraw from Okinawa
About 9,000 U.S. Marines along with their family members will be transferred under an agreement,…
Leon Panetta believes Israel could strike Iran in spring
According to a senior administration official, U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta believes there is a…
U.S. may end mission in Afghanistan in 2013
Defense Secretary Leon Panetta reported on Wednesday that the U.S. and NATO are looking to…
War in Iraq draws to a close
After almost nine years of fighting, the Iraq war was brought to a formal end,…