Jalalabad - A U.S. Army CH-47 helicopter crew chief assigned to Task Force Flying Dragons, 16th Combat Aviation Brigade, 7th Infantry Division scans below while flying near Jalalabad, Afghanistan, April 5, 2017. The Flying Dragons are preparing to assume their…

KABUL, Afghanistan — At 7:32 p.m. local time today, U.S. Forces Afghanistan conducted a strike on an Islamic State of Iraq and Syria-Khorasan tunnel complex in Achin district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan, as part of ongoing efforts to defeat ISIS-K in…

Justin Ramsey permanently banned from robocalling individuals, calling numbers on the Do Not Call Registry The FTC has obtained a settlement order with Justin Ramsey, the ringleader of telemarketing operations that blasted illegal robocalls to consumers and called phone numbers…

CHICAGO — Two men from a north suburb of Chicago were arrested on a federal complaint charging them with conspiring to provide material support to the Islamic State. Joseph D. Jones, also known as “Yusuf Abdulhaqq,” 35, of Zion, and…

By Terri Moon Cronk and Lisa Ferdinando DoD News, Defense Media Activity WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said today he personally reviewed the intelligence on the Syrian regime’s April 4 chemical attack on its own people, and there is…

At the direction of the president, U.S. forces conducted a cruise missile strike against a Syrian Air Force airfield today at about 8:40 p.m. EDT (4:40 a.m., April 7, in Syria). The strike targeted Shayrat Airfield in Homs governorate, and…

Mar-a-Lago, Florida 9:40 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: My fellow Americans: On Tuesday, Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad launched a horrible chemical weapons attack on innocent civilians. Using a deadly nerve agent, Assad choked out the lives of helpless men, women, and…

By Karen Parrish, DoD News WASHINGTON -- Countering the flow of foreign terrorist fighters supporting the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria requires intelligence sharing, national and international collaboration and strategic patience, a senior military officer said Wednesday. Army Lt.…

Employee Allegedly Received Tens of Thousands of Dollars in Benefits from Two Agents WASHINGTON – A federal complaint has been unsealed charging Candace Marie Claiborne, an employee of the U.S. Department of State, with obstructing an official proceeding and making…

By Cheryl Pellerin, DoD News Soldiers maintain security as a CH-47 Chinook departs the helicopter landing zone during an air assault training exercise at the National Training Center, in Fort Irwin, Calif., Jan. 25, 2017. The purpose of this mission…

Combined Penalty of $1.19 Billion with Department of Commerce and Department of Treasury Actions Shows All of Government Approach to Sanctions Enforcement ZTE Corporation has agreed to enter a guilty plea and to pay a $430,488,798 penalty to the U.S.…

A debt relief company and its principals who allegedly misled consumers and charged illegal advance fees will be banned from those practices under a settlement with the Federal Trade Commission. According to the FTC’s complaint, United Debt Counselors LLC exaggerated…