Pentagon
Temps And Professionals At The Pentagon
27.06.2019
On 19 June, it became known that the acting head of the US Defense Department, Patrick Shanahan, would not be going through with the required confirmation process.
Asia still key target for the US
30. May 2019 - 18:09
On Saturday, 1st of June, the Pentagon’s Acting Secretary Patrick Shanahan will finally have a chance to practice what he’s been preaching all along, facing the “rapidly growing” China threat.
New data on Pentagon troops abroad
27. November 2017 - 18:43
The U.S. has almost 26,000 troops deployed total in Iraq, Afghanistan and Syria, according to a new DOD report, far exceeding the Pentagon’s previously acknowledged troop levels overseas.
$700 billion proposed for U.S. military budget in 2018
16. November 2017 - 20:34
The National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for 2018 also calls for an increase of more than 20,000 active-duty and reserve troops, as well as a 2.4% hike in troop pay.
Pentagon labeled China as greatest threat by 2025
28. September 2017 - 11:30
The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs testified to the Senate Armed Services Commitee on Tuesday that China would "probably" pose the greatest threat to the United States by 2025.
Pentagon unclassified quantity of U.S. troops in Afghanistan
31. August 2017 - 19:26
There are currently more than 11,000 U.S. forces deployed in Afghanistan, whereas the Pentagon had previously reported only 8,400, U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Kenneth F. McKenzie Jr.
Syrian Kurds get US advanced weapon, Pentagon denies supplies
8. May 2017 - 14:00
The gear includes U.S.-manufactured night-vision goggles, rifles and advanced optics among other items, the same as that used by American special operations forces and the foreign commando units th
