“He will no longer be on the joint staff while the matter is being investigated,” a Pentagon official told JNS of Col. Nathan McCormack.
“We’re really there to counter Iran, and that’s really at the behest of the Israelis and the Saudis,” Michael DiMino said of the U.S. troop presence in Iraq and Syria.
President-elect Donald Trump’s defense secretary nominee faced tough questions from Democrats in the more than four-hour confirmation hearing.
By David Isaac
A U.S. defense official told Sky News Arabic on Monday that Israel's attack will be "greater than expected."
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
“Iran has indicated that it intends to retaliate, so we will continue to take that threat seriously,” said Pentagon Press Secretary Air Force Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
"That sends a very powerful message of deterrence, and it also sends a message that we will stand with Israel should we need to come to their defense," a U.S. Defense Department spokeswoman said.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
The Pentagon notified Congress of the approval, which the legislature could block, with the jets potentially beginning to arrive in Israel in 2029.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
"If they truly cared about the Palestinian population, one has to ask why they continue to build command and control nodes, barracks, armories, tunnels underneath the city," per the U.S. Department of Defense.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
The Biden administration has repeatedly snubbed senior Israeli cabinet members—who are not tied to U.S.-designated terror groups—with whom it disagrees.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
Some 1.1 million pounds of aid came across the pier on since Saturday, the U.S. Defense Department says.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
"Very shortly, I think you'll see aid starting to be delivered," said Air Force Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder, the Pentagon press secretary.
The sale includes "M107 155mm projectiles and related equipment for an estimated cost of $147.5 million," per the Pentagon.
Not only is it a concern to the Pentagon, but it threatens Israel, said Lt. Gen. Alexus Grynkewich, the top U.S. Air Force commander in the Middle East.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
They warned that a downgrade would undermine U.S. national security, as well as risk the peace and stability of Israel and the PA.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
"As previously stated, while no US service members were killed . . . several were treated for concussion symptoms from the blast."
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
The 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit is also being dispatched.
The request came after 3 mortar shells landed near the US Embassy in Baghdad.
Where is the real power in American in the world of law and order?
Haifa served as a base for the U.S. Sixth Fleet during the 1980s and 90s, but the Pentagon ended that in 2000 when the second intifada erupted.
By JNi.Media
Lempert is planning to leave after Palestinian Authority Charmian Mahmoud Abbas' May 3 meeting with Trump.
By JNi.Media
During last month's test flights, symbols on the Elbit helmet display used by pilots in aim air-to-ground attacks were 'unusable and unsafe to complete the planned testing.'
By JNi.Media
Did Netanyahu sign the MOU in return for an Obama promise to leave him alone between Nov. 9 and January 17?
By JNi.Media
A senior IAF official said said the Americans downed Israeli planes in dogfights, "but we downed them, too."
By JNi.Media
This year, Jews will mourn both the losses of 9/11 and the bastardizing of our sacred tradition by semi-literate nomads with no respect for the truth.
By JNi.Media
Mind you, that purchase is yet to be made, and, judging by the Iron Dome's track record so far, the deal could still go south.
Obama's defense officials trusted "moderate" Syrian rebels who were trained and armed by the Pentagon.
State Dept: "It’s a key concern of the United States to ensure that sea lanes in the region remain open and safe."
Now all the U.S. Army has to do is figure which rebel is a fighter and a member of ISIS or Al Qaeda.
He has returned to jail, “home” for the past 30 years.
The good side of the Islamic State is that radical jihadists are killing each other.
By JTA
Pollard opted for asylum – and ended up in jail.
The temporary blockade may cause a major shift away from Israelis dependence on Uncle Sam.
The war against the Islamic State (ISIS) is not going to be solved with a few aerial bombing raids but “is going to take a long time,” Pentagon Press Secretary Rear Adm. John Kirby said at a joint press conference at the State Department Thursday afternoon. He also said there are a dozen “American adviser […]
It's a cliché, but nonetheless true that 9/11 changed my life. There is evil in the world. Our grandparents were right.
By Rachel Levy
An imminent delivery of Hellfire missiles set to arrive in Israel from the US has been held up by the White House.
By JTA
The Pentagon made clear in an order that troops may accommodate religious beliefs in their garb or grooming as long as it does not frustrate their mission. “The new policy states that military departments will accommodate religious requests of service members unless a request would have an adverse effect on military readiness, mission accomplishment, unit […]
By JTA
U.S. sales of drones to Turkey are still under consideration. “The United States continues to work through our approach to exporting unmanned systems to our closest allies, including Turkey,” a Pentagon official told JTA on Tuesday. The official would not comment directly on reports originating in the Turkish press that the Obama administration had canceled […]
Under a deal entered into between the U.S. and Egypt in 2010, the U.S. was supposed to deliver an additional four F-16 Fighter Jets this summer. The Pentagon announced that President Obama decided to delay delivery of the planes because of Egyptian unrest.
By J. E. Dyer
Ghe Iran nuclear problem is not one that can be dealt with via a small, pinpoint strike, in a matter of only minutes on target.
Pentagon spokesman Lieutenant Colonel Stephen Warren issued a statement on behalf of the United States backing Israel's decision to conduct targeted attacks against sources of terror against civilians in the south of the country.
U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said at the Pentagon news conference on Tuesday that he doesn't believe that Israel has made a decision to attack Iran's nuclear sites, adding that international sanctions are increasing pressure on Iran to make concessions, the Pentagon has announced. Negotiations with Iran have stalled, with the latter still refusing to give the global powers access to all its nuclear facilities.
By Moshe Herman
Yishai is joined by Dr. Tawfik Hamid, an Egyptian alternative thinker to talk about the situation in Egypt and in the Sinai.
The Washington Post quoted a Republican congressional aide as saying that the House Armed Services Committee will propose the increase when it convenes next week to formulate the 2013 fiscal year's defense budget. There are currently four operational and actively deployed Iron Dome batteries in Israel, but "at least ten" are needed to defend the whole country.
Defense Secretary Leon Panetta told the National Journal on Thursday: "If they (Israel) decided to do it, there's no question that it would have an impact, but I think it's also clear that if the United States did it, we would have a hell of a bigger impact." President Obama and US officials have been […]
By J. E. Dyer
Did Iran's warships actually visit Syria this past week as was widely reported, or did was that Iranian disinformation?
Report cites two senior administration officials who say the Pentagon and the US Central Command are performing the review.
Pentagon says deployment of USS Carl Vinson is "routine".