Trump Asks For Military Tanks For US Independence Day Event On July 4
World News | Juliet Eilperin, Josh Dawsey, Dan Lamothe, The Washington Post | Tuesday July 2, 2019
President Donald Trump has asked the Pentagon to marshal a broadening array of military hardware, including tanks and fighter jets, to showcase his planned Fourth of July address to the nation - dramatically escalating the gathering's cost and sparking concerns about the potentially damaging impact on the Mall and other infrastructure.
A Soldier Rose To Become A General. Daughter Says He Abused Her For Years
World News | Dan Lamothe, The Washington Post | Monday December 17, 2018
For retired Maj. Gen. James Grazioplene, getting arrested and photographed in an orange jumpsuit in Northern Virginia this month was the latest humiliation following a lengthy military investigation in which the Army charged him with rape, only to have the case dismissed on a technicality.
Search Underway For Missing Marines In Mishap Between 2 Military Planes
World News | Dan Lamothe, The Washington Post | Thursday December 6, 2018
U.S. Marines and Japanese authorities were searching early Thursday off the coast of Japan for missing Marines after a mishap between a fighter jet and plane used both for transporting troops and refueling, Marine officials said.
Trump Orders Creation Of New "Space Force", Sixth Branch Of Armed Forces
World News | Sarah Kaplan, Dan Lamothe, The Washington Post | Tuesday June 19, 2018
US President Donald Trump said Monday that he would direct the Defense Department and the Pentagon to create a new "Space Force" - an independent sixth branch of the armed forces.
Emails Detail How Senior US Military Officers Grappled With False Hawaii Missile Alert
World News | Dan Lamothe, The Washington Post | Sunday February 18, 2018
The Hawaii government's erroneous warning of an imminent ballistic missile attack caused confusion at U.S. military facilities, frustrating senior U.S. military officers and causing them to question procedures for communicating with state officials, according to emails obtained by The Washington Post
Navy Says Genitalia Air Display 'Absolutely Unacceptable'
World News | Dan Lamothe, The Washington Post | Saturday November 18, 2017
Residents of Washington state turned their eyes to a clear blue sky Thursday and found themselves staring at a cartoonish rendering of male genitalia, sketched in smoke by at least one Navy EA-18G Growler jet flying out of Naval Air Station Whidbey Island.
Marine Who Urinated On Dead Taliban Has Conviction Thrown Out Due To General's Meddling
World News | Dan Lamothe, The Washington Post | Friday November 10, 2017
A panel of military judges has thrown out the conviction of a Marine Corps veteran who acknowledged urinating on Taliban corpses six years ago, saying it appears that the service's top general at the time meddled in his case
Highly Unusual: American General Sentenced To Confinement At Guantanamo Bay
World News | Dan Lamothe, The Washington Post | Friday November 3, 2017
A U.S. military judge, in a highly unusual move, has ordered a Marine Corps general confined to his quarters at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, fallout from a legal dispute in which the general refused to comply with the judge's orders.
In Standoff With North Korea, The US Keeps Deployment Of 'Strategic Assets' Mysterious
World News | Dan Lamothe, The Washington Post | Monday October 30, 2017
President Donald Trump last month agreed to send more of the Pentagon's "strategic assets" to South Korea on a rotational basis to deter North Korean provocations, but what exactly that means remains something of a mystery.
As North Korea Threatens, US To Send 'Strategic Assets' To Seoul
World News | Anna Fifield, Dan Lamothe, The Washington Post | Friday September 29, 2017
The United States will send "strategic" military assets to South Korea on a more regular basis to better deter North Korea, the South's national security adviser said Thursday.
US Jets Drop Live Bombs In A Massive Show Of Force Aimed At North Korea
World News | Dan Lamothe, The Washington Post | Tuesday September 19, 2017
The Pentagon deployed a formation of 14 bombers and fighters over the Korean Peninsula on Sunday that also included South Korean and Japanese aircraft, the latest show of force in response to North Korea's missile launches and nuclear tests.
US General Says Size Of Most Recent North Korean Test 'Equates To' A Hydrogen Bomb
World News | Dan Lamothe, The Washington Post | Friday September 15, 2017
The chief of U.S. Strategic Command said Thursday that the size, yield and other indications seen in North Korea's most recent nuclear test "equates to a hydrogen bomb" and that he must now assume Pyongyang can build one.
In A Changing Arctic, A Lone Coast Guard Icebreaker Maneuvers Through Ice And Geopolitics
World News | Dan Lamothe, The Washington Post | Tuesday September 5, 2017
Coast Guard Ensign Ryan Carpenter peered north through a front window of this 420-foot long ship, directing its bright-red hull through jagged chunks of ice hundreds of miles north of Alaska.
Pentagon's Latest, Fiery Show Of Force Against North Korea Includes F-35s And B-1B Bombers
World News | Dan Lamothe, The Washington Post | Friday September 1, 2017
The U.S. military, together with South Korea and Japan, dropped bombs on a training range east of Seoul in a stark new show of force against North Korea on Wednesday.
With A Drama-Filled White House, 'Mad Dog' Mattis Has Shown Deft Political Touch
World News | Greg Jaffe, Dan Lamothe, The Washington Post | Thursday August 31, 2017
Away from the cameras and apart from the nonstop drama of the White House, Defense Secretary Jim Mattis has come to play a role unlike any other Cabinet member.
Trump Asks For Military Tanks For US Independence Day Event On July 4
World News | Juliet Eilperin, Josh Dawsey, Dan Lamothe, The Washington Post | Tuesday July 2, 2019
President Donald Trump has asked the Pentagon to marshal a broadening array of military hardware, including tanks and fighter jets, to showcase his planned Fourth of July address to the nation - dramatically escalating the gathering's cost and sparking concerns about the potentially damaging impact on the Mall and other infrastructure.
A Soldier Rose To Become A General. Daughter Says He Abused Her For Years
World News | Dan Lamothe, The Washington Post | Monday December 17, 2018
For retired Maj. Gen. James Grazioplene, getting arrested and photographed in an orange jumpsuit in Northern Virginia this month was the latest humiliation following a lengthy military investigation in which the Army charged him with rape, only to have the case dismissed on a technicality.
Search Underway For Missing Marines In Mishap Between 2 Military Planes
World News | Dan Lamothe, The Washington Post | Thursday December 6, 2018
U.S. Marines and Japanese authorities were searching early Thursday off the coast of Japan for missing Marines after a mishap between a fighter jet and plane used both for transporting troops and refueling, Marine officials said.
Trump Orders Creation Of New "Space Force", Sixth Branch Of Armed Forces
World News | Sarah Kaplan, Dan Lamothe, The Washington Post | Tuesday June 19, 2018
US President Donald Trump said Monday that he would direct the Defense Department and the Pentagon to create a new "Space Force" - an independent sixth branch of the armed forces.
Emails Detail How Senior US Military Officers Grappled With False Hawaii Missile Alert
World News | Dan Lamothe, The Washington Post | Sunday February 18, 2018
The Hawaii government's erroneous warning of an imminent ballistic missile attack caused confusion at U.S. military facilities, frustrating senior U.S. military officers and causing them to question procedures for communicating with state officials, according to emails obtained by The Washington Post
Navy Says Genitalia Air Display 'Absolutely Unacceptable'
World News | Dan Lamothe, The Washington Post | Saturday November 18, 2017
Residents of Washington state turned their eyes to a clear blue sky Thursday and found themselves staring at a cartoonish rendering of male genitalia, sketched in smoke by at least one Navy EA-18G Growler jet flying out of Naval Air Station Whidbey Island.
Marine Who Urinated On Dead Taliban Has Conviction Thrown Out Due To General's Meddling
World News | Dan Lamothe, The Washington Post | Friday November 10, 2017
A panel of military judges has thrown out the conviction of a Marine Corps veteran who acknowledged urinating on Taliban corpses six years ago, saying it appears that the service's top general at the time meddled in his case
Highly Unusual: American General Sentenced To Confinement At Guantanamo Bay
World News | Dan Lamothe, The Washington Post | Friday November 3, 2017
A U.S. military judge, in a highly unusual move, has ordered a Marine Corps general confined to his quarters at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, fallout from a legal dispute in which the general refused to comply with the judge's orders.
In Standoff With North Korea, The US Keeps Deployment Of 'Strategic Assets' Mysterious
World News | Dan Lamothe, The Washington Post | Monday October 30, 2017
President Donald Trump last month agreed to send more of the Pentagon's "strategic assets" to South Korea on a rotational basis to deter North Korean provocations, but what exactly that means remains something of a mystery.
As North Korea Threatens, US To Send 'Strategic Assets' To Seoul
World News | Anna Fifield, Dan Lamothe, The Washington Post | Friday September 29, 2017
The United States will send "strategic" military assets to South Korea on a more regular basis to better deter North Korea, the South's national security adviser said Thursday.
US Jets Drop Live Bombs In A Massive Show Of Force Aimed At North Korea
World News | Dan Lamothe, The Washington Post | Tuesday September 19, 2017
The Pentagon deployed a formation of 14 bombers and fighters over the Korean Peninsula on Sunday that also included South Korean and Japanese aircraft, the latest show of force in response to North Korea's missile launches and nuclear tests.
US General Says Size Of Most Recent North Korean Test 'Equates To' A Hydrogen Bomb
World News | Dan Lamothe, The Washington Post | Friday September 15, 2017
The chief of U.S. Strategic Command said Thursday that the size, yield and other indications seen in North Korea's most recent nuclear test "equates to a hydrogen bomb" and that he must now assume Pyongyang can build one.
In A Changing Arctic, A Lone Coast Guard Icebreaker Maneuvers Through Ice And Geopolitics
World News | Dan Lamothe, The Washington Post | Tuesday September 5, 2017
Coast Guard Ensign Ryan Carpenter peered north through a front window of this 420-foot long ship, directing its bright-red hull through jagged chunks of ice hundreds of miles north of Alaska.
Pentagon's Latest, Fiery Show Of Force Against North Korea Includes F-35s And B-1B Bombers
World News | Dan Lamothe, The Washington Post | Friday September 1, 2017
The U.S. military, together with South Korea and Japan, dropped bombs on a training range east of Seoul in a stark new show of force against North Korea on Wednesday.
With A Drama-Filled White House, 'Mad Dog' Mattis Has Shown Deft Political Touch
World News | Greg Jaffe, Dan Lamothe, The Washington Post | Thursday August 31, 2017
Away from the cameras and apart from the nonstop drama of the White House, Defense Secretary Jim Mattis has come to play a role unlike any other Cabinet member.
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