James Rosen

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel acted illegally in May when he authorized the release of five Taliban detainees for Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl because he’d failed to provide lawmakers adequate notice of the exchange, the main investigative arm of Congress found Thursday.

Army investigators questioned Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl for the first time Wednesday in the Pentagon’s probe of his 2009 disappearance in Afghanistan, subsequent capture and nearly five years in Taliban captivity.

The Pentagon has grounded all 79 F-35 fighter jets because of concerns arising from its probe of a June 23 runway fire that forced a pilot of one of the aircraft to abort takeoff at Eglin Air Force Base in Florida.

Pentagon chief Chuck Hagel mixed humor and hyperbole Wednesday in recommending U.S. soccer goalie Tim Howard for a job even more important than trying to save the nation’s World Cup hopes.

The Pentagon insisted Tuesday that there is "no mission creep" in Iraq despite the rising number of U.S. troops in the embattled country with more on the way.

NATO’s top military commander said Monday that American troops from the United States will be dispatched to Europe starting in October to help respond to Russian aggression in Ukraine.

President Barack Obama on Thursday asked Congress for the first lethal aid to arm moderate Syrian rebels in a move aimed against both Syrian President Bashar Assad and radical Islamists who have increasingly dominated the opposition movement.

The former governor and now congressman says he’s humbled by the fall he took from the edge of national political power thanks to a confession to an extramarital affair and a claim he’d met his “soul mate.” He no longer insists on doing everything his way.

Army officials said Wednesday that Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl might have to pay back the Pentagon wages he accrued during nearly five years of Taliban captivity if an investigation finds that he deserted his outpost in Afghanistan before his 2009 capture.

Ninety U.S. military advisers arrived in Baghdad on Tuesday to begin assessing Iraqi security forces’ ability to regain control of the embattled country, with the Pentagon acknowledging for the first time that the Iraqi capital could fall to Islamist militants.

The Defense Department said Monday that the U.S. military advisers headed to Iraq to try to shore up the embattled central government there will be protected against potential criminal prosecution for their actions in the war-torn country.

Senators challenged the nation’s top military leaders Wednesday over the recent chaos in Iraq, asking how Iraqi troops could be fleeing their posts after the United States spent billions training and equipping them.

The Army on Monday started its investigation into the mysterious June 2009 disappearance of Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl in Afghanistan and his capture by the Taliban shortly afterward.

The Army on Monday started its investigation into the mysterious June 2009 disappearance of Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl in Afghanistan and his capture by the Taliban shortly afterward.

Thousands of miles away from the actual fighting in Iraq, the Pentagon briefing room was under siege Friday.