Craig Whitlock –

The admiral in charge of Navy intelligence has not been allowed to see military secrets for years

June 20, 2019 at 10:04 a.m.

For more than two years, the Navy's intelligence chief has been stuck with a major handicap: He's not allowed to know any secrets. Vice Adm. Ted "Twig" Branch has been...

U.S. confirms airstrike in Syria killed al-Qaida commander

June 21, 2019 at 4:27 p.m.

The Pentagon said Sunday that coalition forces had killed an extremist figure in Syria whom it identified as "the highest-ranking leader" in the Khorasan Group, a shadowy al-Qaida faction that...

Key U.S. commander leaves Middle East after reprimand for misconduct

June 21, 2019 at 11:19 a.m.

A key Army commander in the U.S. war against the Islamic State has been reprimanded by the Pentagon for steering a defense contract to a firm run by two of...

Pentagon loses sight of $500 million in counterterrorism aid given to Yemen

June 20, 2019 at 12:43 a.m.

The Pentagon is unable to account for more than $500 million in U.S. military aid given to Yemen amid fears that the weaponry, aircraft and equipment is at risk of...

Assistant U.S. Attorneys Mark Pletcher, left, and Robert Huie, talk outside the federal courthouse, about the guilty plea of Leonard Francis, known in military circles as Fat Leonard, on bribery charges involving U.S. Navy officials Thursday, Jan. 15, 2015,

Navy’s sex-for-secrets corruption scandal could soon get worse

August 18, 2019 at 6:42 p.m.

The Navy's sex-for-secrets corruption scandal may be about to get worse: Investigators' prized catch has started to squawk. Leonard Glenn Francis, the Malaysian defense contractor who made a fortune by...

Egyptian security forces check a car outside the conference hall where the Arab League Summit will be held on March 28, 2015, in the Red Sea resort of Sharm El-Sheikh.

U.S. halts some counterterror efforts in Yemen

June 22, 2019 at 4:48 p.m.

The Obama administration has been forced to suspend certain counterterrorism operations with Yemen in the aftermath of the collapse of its government, according to U.S. officials, a move that eases...

Defense contractor pleads guilty to bribes involving prostitutes, Kobe beef, Spanish suckling pigs

June 21, 2019 at 10:41 p.m.

A Malaysian defense contractor pleaded guilty Thursday to a corruption scandal of epic proportions, admitting that he bribed "scores" of U.S. Navy officials with $500,000 in cash, six figures' worth...

Drones, the remotely controlled flying devices that often carry cameras and can be navigated with a smartphone or controller, are taking off as popular gifts this year.

Drones as holiday gifts worries FAA

June 18, 2018 at 2:20 a.m.

Santa Claus may travel on a reindeer-powered sleigh, but he was expected to deliver a ton of high-flying drones to teenagers and other amateur aviators, which is making for an...

Wanted Al Qaeda figure moved freely in Pakistan

August 21, 2021 at 10:52 p.m.

A Libyan Al Qaeda commander who was killed last week in northwestern Pakistan had lived there for years and, despite a $200,000 U.S. bounty on his head, felt secure enough...

Putin rips U.S. policy at forum

August 21, 2021 at 2:39 p.m.

Russian President Vladimir Putin, in some of his harshest criticism of the United States since he took office seven years ago, said Saturday that Washington's unilateral, militaristic approach had made...

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