Report: Pentagon officials have slowed process to close Gitmo
Current and former administration officials say the Pentagon has thrown up a number of obstacles that have delayed the closure of the prison
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Pentagon says defense secretary used personal email
"Occasional use of personal email for work-related business ... was a mistake," Ash Carter's press secretary acknowledges
Carter tells Iraqis U.S. help subject to their approval
As U.S. ramps-up fight against ISIS, defense chief seeks to reassure Iraqi leaders it is them in the driver's seat
Saudi Arabia forms Islamic counterterrorism coalition
Announcement comes as Saudi Arabia leads a military intervention in Yemen against Shiite rebels
President Obama: U.S. squeezing the heart of ISIS
The Pentagon update came as the president faces increasing pressure from lawmakers and voters about the current U.S. strategy
Pentagon: 3 ISIS leaders killed in recent strikes
"One of the most senior and experienced members" of ISIS' financial network among leaders killed, U.S. military spokesman says
Defense Sec. Ash Carter: ISIS is not contained
Carter told the Senate Armed Services Committee Wednesday "The reality is we're at war." In November, the President had said that ISIS was contained
Pentagon: Airstrikes kill 2 terrorist leaders in Africa
Senior figures in al-Shabab in Somalia and ISIS in Libya killed by U.S. airstrikes; ISIS leader allegedly killed at same time as Paris attacks
Defense chief announces all combat roles will open up to women
Leon Panetta directed the services to open up all positions in the U.S. military to women by January 2016
U.S. to deploy additional special ops forces to Iraq, Syria
Defense Secretary Ash Carter told Congress that a "targeting" force would conduct raids, gather intelligence
Clinton can't "conceive" any condition for combat troops in Iraq, Syria
The Democratic presidential frontrunner appeared to shut the door further on deploying combat troops to fight ISIS in Iraq and Syria
Ex-Defense Sec. Gates: U.S. should reevaluate intel ops on ISIS
Gates told CBS that the NSA director should tell Congress whether he needs more capabilities to track terrorists
White House expects President Obama to sign defense bill
One of the bill's provisions clashes with the administration's mission to close the Guantanamo Bay detention facility
Defense Department assailed for "paid patriotism" in pro sports
Honoring the military is commonplace in sports, but some of these events are little more than marketing gimmicks, two lawmakers say
Pentagon spent $43 million on gas station in Afghanistan
A report found the station cost nearly 140 times what comparable stations in the region did, and it still may not work
Gunshots help deflate runaway military blimp in Pennsylvania
Unmanned Army blimp dragged a chain that shorted out power lines before descending in central Pennsylvania
All That Mattered: New York Times publishes Pentagon Papers
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Will U.S. weapons be enough to topple Assad?
The U.S. will send military aid to the Syrian rebels fighting the dictatorship of Bashar al Assad, but how much aid will they need to make a difference, and how much is planned thus fa
Naval Academy student speaks out about rape
Jeff Glor speaks with a female Naval Academy student who accused three of her football player classmates of rape
U.S. holds joint military exercises with Jordan
The civil war in Syria is starting to impact neighboring countries and the U.S. is sending Assad a message
Women in combat: Pentagon expected to announce integration
In a historic move for the military, the Pentagon is expected to announce its plan to start integrating women into combat forces
Alleged source of Iran nuclear program attack leak under investigation
As Vice-Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General James Cartwright was a force inside the Pentagon pushing for stronger cyber capabilities
Furloughs hit American defense workers
American defense workers stand to lose 20 percent of their pay as furloughs go into affect
Pentagon perks report: Top military brass living luxuriously
While the military faces a 20 percent budget cut, a new report reveals top military leaders are living in swanky neighborhoods, getting drivers, cooks and gardeners
Syria target list expanding, reports say
Reports say the list of possible military targets in Syria could be expanding
9-year-old describes hearing shots fired during Minneapolis school shooting
June Holine, 9, described hearing the gunshots as she sat in the back of Annunciation Catholic Church in Minneapolis on Wednesday.
Fed board member Lisa Cook sues to block Trump's attempt to fire her
Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook is suing over President Trump's attempt to fire her.
Huge Russian attack on Kyiv kills 15, including 4 kids, Ukraine says
Zelenskyy says Russian missiles and drones targeted civilians in Kyiv, killing children and showing Putin is "not choosing to end the war" despite Trump's efforts.
School shooting victim's mom was working in ICU when injured daughter arrived
One of the young victims of Wednesday's deadly mass shooting at a Minneapolis Catholic school remains in critical condition Thursday, at the same hospital where her mother works as a pediatric critical care nurse.
CDC Director Susan Monarez refuses to step down, arguing only Trump can fire her
Susan Monarez, the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, has been removed from her job, a source told CBS News — but her attorneys called her firing "legally deficient."
Mexico senators come to blows after debate over U.S. military intervention
Mexican senators came to blows after a heated debate over alleged opposition calls for the U.S. to intervene militarily against drug cartels.
Microsoft fires two employees after sit-in at company headquarters
Microsoft said the workers, who were protesting the company's links to the Israeli military, broke into the office of a top company executive.
Powerball jackpot nears $1 billion mark at estimated $950 million
Saturday's Powerball jackpot has an estimated cash value of $428.9 million.
At least 18 WWII-era weapons explode as wildfire chars U.K. countryside
Crews battling a wildfire in the North Yorkshire countryside face the added risk of hidden WWII-era bombs and tank shells, 18 of which have already exploded.