NATO aircraft struck the convoy now believed to have been carrying former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, according to Colonel Roland Lavoie, the spokesperson for Operation Unifies Protector. The airstrike hit two armed vehicles identified as holding pro-Gaddafi forces. The vehicles, which NATO says were part of a larger convoy, were…

By Lisa Kellman Defense Department General Counsel Jeh Johnson spoke out Tuesday against provisions of the National Defense Authorization Act’s (NDAA) that would force give the military full control of handling suspected terrorists. The Senate and House have each drafted versions of the 2012 NDAA, the primary funding bill for…

President Obama announced Friday that he has deployed American “combat-equipped” troops to Uganda to remove Lord’s Resistance Army leader Joseph Kony from the battlefield. In a letter to House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio), the president said that the mission to take out Kony serves the national security interests of the…

President Barack Obama praised American troops Friday in a statement acknowledging the 10 year anniversary of the war in Afghanistan. “Thanks to the extraordinary service of these Americans, our citizens are safer and our nation is more secure,” the statement reads. “In delivering justice to Osama bin Laden and many…

Defense Secretary Leon Panetta warned Sunday that Israel has to focus on improving relations with its neighbors in the region. “At this dramatic time in the middle east when there have been so many changes, it is not a good situation for Israel to become increasingly isolated,” Panetta told reporters…

General Martin Dempsey was sworn in as the 18th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Friday, an ascension that makes the four-star General the highest ranking officer in the U.S. military. Dempsey, who recently served as the Army’s Chief of Staff, takes the reins from Admiral Michael Mullen, who…

Anwar al-Awlaki, a U.S. born radical cleric residing in Yemen, has been killed. According to CBS News, the operation against Al-Awlaki, considered a senior recruiter and spiritual figurehead for al Qaeda, was carried out via a drone and jet strike early Friday. Rep. Peter King (R-N.Y.), the Chair of the…

The FBI has arrested a 26 year old Massachusetts man for allegedly plotting to attack the U.S. Capitol building and the Pentagon with remote controlled aircraft strapped with C4 explosives. According to the FBI affidavit, Rezwan Ferdaus, an Ashland resident with a bachelor’s degree in physics, was allegedly planning the…

Lt. General William Caldwell, the U.S. officer in charge of the NATO training mission in Afghanistan, told reporters Monday that supporting Afghan security forces could cost less than the projected $6 billion each year. “$6 billion would be the max … this force that we’re currently building, once it’s fully…

In his final testimony before the Senate Armed Services Committee Tuesday, Admiral Michael Mullen, the  outgoing Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, warned lawmakers about Pakistani-based extremists’ ability to operate undeterred and, in some instances, aided by elements of the nation’s government. “The Haqqani network for one acts as…