Author: Robert Burns

COLORADO SPRINGS — Sharpening his argument for a Space Force, the acting Pentagon chief on Tuesday called it a “low cost, low bureaucracy” way to stay ahead of China, Russia and other nations seeking to erase American military advantages in space. The Pentagon and Congress have discussed for years the possibility of establishing a military…

WASHINGTON • President Donald Trump ordered troops to the border in response to a caravan of migrants slowly making its way through Mexico toward the United States and still about 900 miles away, with many dropping out. Here’s what we know about the military’s mission: • More than 7,000 active-duty troops have been told to…

WASHINGTON • A week out from the midterm elections, the Pentagon said Monday that it is sending 5,200 troops, some armed, to the southwest border this week in an extraordinary military operation to stop Central American migrants traveling north in two caravans that were still hundreds of miles from the U.S. The number of troops…

WASHINGTON • The Trump administraton is planning to dispatch 800 or more active duty troops to the southern border at the direction of a president who has sought to transform fears about immigration into electoral gains in the midterms as a caravan of thousands of migrants makes its way through Mexico. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis…

RIO DE JANEIRO • A Space Force is necessary to protect American satellites from being targeted by attack weapons in the hands of China and Russia, Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said Tuesday. Mattis’ comments came days after Vice President Mike Pence announced ambitious plans to create a sixth, separate military warfighting service by 2020 to…

WASHINGTON • A year after the Trump administration introduced its strategy for Afghanistan, the Taliban are asserting themselves on the battlefield even as U.S. officials talk up hopes for peace. That’s raising questions about the viability of the American game plan for ending a war that began when some of the current U.S. troops were…