911 stair climb tribute Sunday in Fort Worth

Jeff Sprekelmeyer, carrying an American and U.S. Marine Corps flag joins other participants, including area first responders, during the Sons of the Flag's second annual Climb for a Calling stair climb Sunday at Burnett Plaza in Fort Worth. Honor Guard members from several departments including Grapevine, North Richland Hills and Flower Mound fire departments open the ceremony for the Sons of the Flag's second annual Climb for a Calling stair climb at Burnett Park in Fort Worth, Texas, Sunday, Sept.

China, Russia naval drill in South China Sea to begin Monday

Chinese dredging vessels are purportedly seen in the waters around Mischief Reef in the disputed Spratly Islands in the South China Sea in this still image from video taken by a P-8A Poseidon surveillance aircraft provided by the United States Navy May 21,... China and Russia will hold eight days of naval drills in the South China Sea off southern China's Guangdong province starting from Monday, China's navy said. The exercises come at a time of heightened tension in the contested waters after an arbitration court in The Hague ruled in July that China did not have historic rights to the South China Sea and criticized its environmental destruction there.

For US and Russia, war in Syria is mainly in the air

The United States and Russia, two former Cold War foes that have brokered a ceasefire deal for Syria, rely mostly on air raids in their separate military campaigns in the war-wracked country. Here are key points about how these two powers are trying to fulfill their military objectives in Syria, where a bloody civil war has raged since 2011.

Chelsea Manning on Hunger Strike Citing Lack of Medical Treatment

Chelsea Manning began a hunger strike Friday at the military prison at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, where she is serving a 35-year sentence for the leaking of hundreds of thousands of classified documents. Manning is seeking written assurances from the Army that she will receive the medical treatments for her gender dysphoria beyond the hormone treatment she began in early 2015.

Trump’s East European Achilles Heel

Donald Trump's recent gains in some polls in the Middle West and Florida may prove to be a transient phenomenon if the Republican nominee's pro-Russian, anti-NATO stance is hammered home to the regions' large communities of Eastern and Northern European heritage. The ethnic vote in several battleground states could be decisive in a close election.

US, Russia agree new Syria truce plan

US Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov look toward one another during a press conference following their meeting in Geneva where they discussed the crisis in Syria on September 9, 2016. AFP / FABRICE COFFRINI Geneva: The United States and Russia reached a deal on a new Syrian ceasefire Friday, which, if it holds, could see the first joint military effort by the two powers against Islamic jihadists.

Air Force Vet: Hillary’s Response to My Forum Question Was…

An Air Force veteran who asked Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton a question during NBC's Wednesday presidential forum says she was disappointed by Clinton's response, saying it avoided answering her question. "Secretary Clinton, to your point, you have had an extensive record with military intervention," said Pam Campos , an undecided Democratic voter.

Spotlight: Trump unveils hawkish military expansion plan, promising to end caps on defense budget

U.S. Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump on Wednesday laid out his hawkish defense plan which would allow the spending of billions of extra U.S. dollars to expand every branch of the military, pledging an end to mandatory budget caps. "As soon as I take office, I will ask Congress to fully eliminate the defense sequester and will submit a new budget to rebuild our military," Trump said at a rally in Philadelphia.

Trump Clinton

So began the homestretch to Election Day, as both candidates on Tuesday put national security squarely at the center of the 2016 campaign in the belief that it gives them the advantage. Trump began by unveiling a list of 88 retired military leaders endorsing his candidacy, including four four-star generals and 14 three-star flag officers.

Conservative View: Jennifer Rubin – Clinton continues to eat…

While Donald Trump sends millions of Americans fleeing the GOP, Hillary Clinton scoops up more endorsements of the type Republican nominees usually enjoy. The Clinton camp announced endorsements from two retired four-star generals, Bob Sennewald and David Maddox .