Aug. 8, 2018

Centcom Commander: Afghan Government Will Prosecute ISIS-K Terrorists

WASHINGTON — Islamic State of Iraq and Syria-Khorasan members held in Afghanistan will be tried as war criminals and those found guilty will be held accountable for their war crimes, the commander of U.S. Central Command said.

Aug. 7, 2018

Mattis Comments on DoD Role in Election Security, Space as Warfighting Domain

WASHINGTON — The Defense Department will provide all support necessary to the Department of Homeland Security and law enforcement agencies to protect U.S. elections from Russian interference and other bad actors, Defense Secretary James N. Mattis said.

Aug. 7, 2018

Mattis Says Taliban Under Increasing Pressure to Reconcile

WASHINGTON — The president’s South Asia Strategy is working in Afghanistan and pressure is increasing on the Taliban to enter reconciliation discussions, Defense Secretary James N. Mattis told reporters at the Pentagon.

Aug. 6, 2018

Army Engineers to Battle Western Wildfires

WASHINGTON — Two hundred active-duty soldiers from Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, will join thousands of National Guardsmen to assist firefighting efforts throughout the region, Pentagon officials announced.

Aug. 6, 2018

New DoD Policy Prohibits GPS-Enabled Devices in Deployed Settings

WASHINGTON — Deployed service members are going to have to ditch their “geolocation devices” in response to a new memo from Deputy Defense Secretary Patrick M. Shanahan.

Aug. 2, 2018

DNA Testing To Begin Immediately on Remains From North Korea, Officials Say

WASHINGTON — DNA testing will begin immediately on the 55 boxes of service members’ remains returned to the United States from North Korea, where they were contained since the fall of 1950, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency officials told reporters.

July 31, 2018

Agency Begins Process of Identifying Korean War Remains

WASHINGTON — The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency has started identification of 55 boxes of Korean War remains to determine if the fallen are American service members or from another nation that participated in the conflict.

July 27, 2018

Communications Key in Solving International Disputes, Mattis Says

WASHINGTON — Reopening communications at the top line between the United States and nations such as Russia is essential in solving disagreements, Defense Secretary James N. Mattis told reporters at the Pentagon.

July 27, 2018

Mattis: U.S. Troop Remains Repatriation ‘Sets a Positive Environment’

WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary James N. Mattis said he’s pleased North Korea has turned over 55 cases of remains of fallen U.S. service members from the Korean War, and looks forward to further negotiations to repatriate the remains of more fallen service members.

July 27, 2018

U.S. Receives Fallen Service Members’ Remains From North Korea

WASHINGTON — The United Nations Command, with support from U.S. Forces Korea, repatriated 55 cases of remains of fallen U.S. service members returned by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, also known as North Korea.