Obama: I Make the Drone Decisions

At a highly anticipated speech on counterterrorism this afternoon, President Obama is expected to announce reforms that would dramatically ratchet ...

Topics: Joint Chiefs of Staff

Q & A: Answering Readers’ Queries on Drones

MARK MAZZETTI for New York Times 1 day ago

The Times's national security reporting team responded to readers' questions about drones ahead of President Obama's speech on counterterrorism ...

Topics: Joint Chiefs of Staff

Training push fails to halt military sexual assault crisis

Reuters May 19

By Tabassum Zakaria and David Alexander WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Under pressure to fight sexual assault, the U.S. armed forces in recent years rolled ...

Topics: Joint Chiefs of Staff , U.S. Air Force , U S Army

Sergeant Accused of Secretly Filming Female Cadets

New York Times 2 days ago

The suspect, Sgt. Michael McClendon, sometimes videotaped the West Point cadets when they were in the shower, officials said.

Topics: Joint Chiefs of Staff

Military sexual assault crisis cuts deep

Walter Pincus for The Washington Post May 16

The Joint Chiefs of Staff are preparing for a battle on Capitol Hill, but they’ll be playing defense. The growing crisis of military sexual assaults ...

Topics: U S Marine Corps , Joint Chiefs of Staff , U S Army

As Chinese Leader’s Visit Nears, U.S. Urged to Allow Retaliation for Cyberattacks

New York Times 2 days ago

As President Obama prepares to meet with President Xi Xingping of China, a commission is recommending steps that could raise the cost of the theft of ...

Topics: Joint Chiefs of Staff