Andrew Tilghman

The White House gave U.S. military commanders in Afghanistan a green light to target thousands of Islamic State militants who are seeking a foothold in the eastern province of Nangarhar, defense officials said.

The Pentagon is taking a new look at whether retired Gen. David Petraeus should be retroactively demoted.

Retired Army Gen. David Petraeus says the U.S. should adopt a new policy that expands airstrikes in Afghanistan, targeting a resurgent Taliban and an emerging threat posed by the Islamic State group.

The Pentagon is fundamentally changing the way it recognizes service in a combat zone by tightening the criteria for awarding the Bronze Star and creating a new “C” device that can be pinned to other traditionally noncombat awards.

The Pentagon has firmly rejected the idea of giving drone pilots and cyber warriors their own medal, and instead will offer a new “R” device to pin on existing noncombat medals.

U.S. aircraft continue to drop bombs on Ramadi as the Iraqi Army moves through the city to clear out “little nests of fighters,” a defense official said.

As U.S. commanders in Afghanistan look ahead to the 2016 fighting season, they plan to maintain the current the U.S.

Plan would add dozens of new crimes to the Uniform Code of Military Justice.