In the 17 years since the events of Sept. 11 2001, after which the United States declared a "global war on terror," there has not been a terrorist attack of similar size or magnitude on American soil. However, according to findings in a new congressionally mandated report by the United States Institute of Peace—authored by members of a federal task force focused on extremism—nations around the world have suffered a five-fold increase in terrorist attacks following the post-9/11 policies unleashed by the U.S. and its allies.

Russia has said Syria shot down one of its military planes - but laid the blame for the deaths of the 15 personnel on board with Israel. The defence ministry said Israeli jets put the Il-20 plane into the path of Syrian air defence systems on Monday after failing to give Moscow enough warning of a strike on Syrian targets.

A lot of military technology manages to be both awe-inspiring and vaguely terrifying, and so it is with the Molar Mic – this little microphone and speaker combination actually clips on to the wearer's back teeth.

Two Civil War words tend to bring everyone’s blood to the boiling point: George McClellan.

The legal charges against Cpl. Remedios Cruz are not uncommon. But they highlight the Marine Corps’ struggle to integrate women into combat infantry roles.

The collective wars in Afghanistan, Iraq and Syria have cost U.S. taxpayers more than $1.5 trillion, according to a Defense Department report.

3D-printed construction is portable and inexpensive, and could help build a safe barracks in a shorter time. With this in mind, the US Marine Corps Systems Command recently constructed a prototype concrete barracks in under two days with what it says is the world's largest 3D printer.

This week, Russia kicked off its Vostok-18 military exercises, drills that defense officials claim involve some 300,000 troops, 36,000 tanks, 1,000 aircraft, and scores of warships and have touted as "unprecedented in scale." That's roughly a third of the entire Russia military, much of which would have to be moved to the far east to participate in these large-scale maneuvers.

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There is a lot more to besieging a walled fortress than simply running around with ladders.

Mexico’s drug cartels are moving into the gasoline industry — infiltrating the national oil company, selling stolen fuel on the black market and engaging in open war with the military.

North Korea celebrated its 70th anniversary with a military parade marked by the absence of any intercontinental ballistic missiles, noteworthy as the event comes amid a monthslong detente between Pyongyang and Washington that has appeared precarious at times in recent weeks. At a similar military parade in April 2017, North Korea rolled out at least one ICBM live on state television, and then launched it for the first time a few weeks later, provocatively on July 4. Leader Kim Jong Un called it a “package of gifts”...

Rather than actually fixing potentially serious F-35 design flaws, documents show, program officials are simply altering paperwork to make it appear as though the development process has been completed. By Dan Grazier.

Angela Merkel’s Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party is floating the idea of a new form of compulsory national service in Germany for all young people and migrants. For over 50 years, all German men were obliged to spend a year in the army after leaving school. Those who could not, or would not, volunteered their time in community service instead.

The United States has spent far more time obscuring its role in the Saudi-led war in Yemen than in explaining any rationale for it. By any reasonable assessment, the U.S. government should have stopped providing direct military support to the Saudi Arabia-led air campaign in Yemen on the day after it started. Washington’s participation began on March 26, 2015, when a White House spokesperson announced...

The Canadian Forces are placing limits on when military personnel can use recreational marijuana once it becomes legal, with the restrictions based largely on service members’ jobs and current or upcoming missions. Supervisors are also being given directions on how to recognize whether their troops might be under the influence, including red or glassy eyes, slow reaction times, anxiety and unusual talkativeness.

It sounds ridiculous, but it’s an idea that's grounded in physics.

Bloomberg Businessweek asked eight designers to come up with logos for Trump's inane "Space Force." Milton Glaser nailed it. The image can be read as his next conquest or simply that there is very little inside that skull.

President Donald Trump is increasingly venting frustration to his national security team about the U.S. strategy in Afghanistan and showing renewed interest in a proposal by Blackwater founder Erik Prince to privatize the war, current and former senior administration officials said. Prince's idea, which first surfaced last year during the president's Afghanistan strategy review, envisions replacing troops with private military contractors who would work for a special U.S. envoy for the war who would report directly to the president.

'Glory to Ukraine! Glory to the Heroes! These words and this greeting will become Armed Forces of Ukraine official military greeting.' By Mordechai Sones.

The tale of a bombing raid in the Libyan desert, pitting 500-pound bombs against a group of 70 ragtag fighters.

The AI can let engineers know when an engine is likely to fail.

The Air Force has declined to charge a senior military doctor accused of sexually and physically abusing two elementary-school-aged boys despite pleas from Air Force lawyers appointed to advocate for them, interviews and documents obtained by USA TODAY show. The allegations against Air Force Col. Eric Holt, a battlefield physician who was severely wounded in Afghanistan, were dismissed June 15 after an Air Force two-star general determined that evidence military and civilian officials had uncovered was “inconclusive.”

France's Government has introduced a plan to bring back national service for all 16-year-olds, a move it says will give the country's teenagers a sense of national unity and civic duty. President Emmanuel Macron initially proposed the idea of national service during his presidential run in 2017.

Revisiting a rare and tragic dispatch from a war correspondent whose son, a Union officer, was among those killed on the battlefield.

In partnership with Pivotal Labs, a pilot program is out to remake how the Pentagon acquires weapons systems.

New figures show that Canadian military spending will be cut significantly, even as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau prepares to face President Donald Trump’s demands for higher NATO military spending at the alliance's summit in Brussels. According to the CBC, Canada will spend 1.23 percent of its GDP on defense in 2018, down from 1.36 percent last year. This is far below the 2 percent target set for NATO members, which has been a particular source of irritation for the American president.

Facts about the First Battle Of Bull Run, a Civil War Battle of the American Civil War Battle Of Bull Run Facts Location Manassas, Virginia. Fairfax County and Prince William County Dates July 21, 1861 Generals Union: Brig. Gen. Irvin McDowell Confederate: Brig. Gen. P.G.T. Beauregard & Gen. Joseph E. Johnston Soldiers Engaged Union: 28,400 …

Only 37 percent of respondents said they believed Europe depended on U.S. military help, the Forsa poll showed. The survey found no significant difference between eastern German regions and western areas, which have stronger historical ties to the United States. In the east, 60 percent thought Europe did not need Washington, and in the west, 55 percent. Trump gave an ultimatum to European allies on July 12, warning...

Russia's top diplomat said Moscow "will be provided with information about the schemes harbored by the militaries of both the U.S. and other Western countries."

Marines are more likely to binge drink and engage in risky sexual behavior than service members in other military branches, according to a new report by global policy think-tank RAND Corporation. Data from thousands of active-duty military members were analyzed as part of the 2015 Health Related Behaviors Survey.

City officials say military helicopter drills have been in the works for over a year with the Department of Defense and other agencies.

The Trump administration has barred scores of Pakistani military officers from coveted training and educational programs that have been a staple of bilateral relations for more than a decade. The move is one of the first known steps from Trump’s decision this year to suspend security assistance to Pakistan to compel it to crack down on Islamic militants.

How Marvel Entertainment chairman Ike Perlmutter and two other Mar-a-Lago cronies are secretly shaping the Trump administration’s veterans policies. By Isaac Arnsdorf.

A Special Forces soldier has died from wounds suffered in an improvised explosive device attack in Helmand province, Afghanistan. Sgt. 1st Class Reymund Transfiguracion, 36, of Waikoloa, Hawaii, died Sunday, five days after he was wounded while conducting combat patrol operations, the Pentagon and U.S. Army Special Operations Command announced Monday. The incident is under investigation.