Checkpoint: In blow to U.S.-Turkey ties, Trump administration approves plan to arm Syrian Kurds against Islamic State

A military blog by Dan Lamothe

‘You have to be Albert Einstein to figure it out’: Trump targets the Navy’s new aircraft catapult

A Pentagon official said Trump has either old or incorrect information.

By Dan Lamothe • Read more »

Marine Corps takes new step to separate troops caught sexually harassing others

The change applies to cases in which a Marine distributes intimate photographs of someone else without their consent.

By Dan Lamothe • Read more »

U.S. shifting forces to monitor large Russian military exercises, officials say

The United States will put ships in the Baltic Sea and take over NATO’s air policing in the region ahead of the Russian exercise in August and September.

By Thomas Gibbons-Neff • Read more »

In blow to U.S.-Turkey ties, Trump administration approves plan to arm Syrian Kurds against Islamic State

Ankara views the Kurdish People’s Protection Units, or YPG, as a threat.

By Missy Ryan, Thomas Gibbons-Neff and Karen DeYoung • Read more »

Mark Green withdraws as Trump’s Army secretary nominee, citing ‘false and misleading attacks’

Green, the second nominee to withdraw from consideration for the post, has faced criticism for past comments he made about Islam, evolution and gender issues.

By Dan Lamothe • Read more »