Total of 3,500 American soldiers to ship to region this week; paratroopers, families caught off guard by New Year's Eve deployment order; UK sends warships to Strait of Hormuz

US defense secretary's claim follows an attempt by an Tehran-sponsored Iraqi militia to break into the US embassy in Baghdad

While the Pentagon has expressed concerns over foreign firms, reports say domestic companies are collecting data that could be used to track senior US military officers

West Point and US Naval Academy say trainees were playing 'innocent game' when they flashed white power signal on live broadcast at football game

Head of Central Command says US troop boost has probably not deterred Tehran from seeking to strike in region: 'It’s the trajectory and the direction that they’re on'

Mark Esper says troops going into Iraq will have two missions -- to defend Iraq and perform 'a counter-ISIS mission'

Soldier employs phrase displayed at Auschwitz death camp to headline section detailing incentives, including time off, available to recruiters

Woman says she received explicit messages from Tacoma Chabad rabbi, but when she turned to another rabbi on base for help, he aided effort to ostracize her instead

After Pittsburgh, Martha Gerdes tweets she didn't care about 'Jews getting shot up except insofar as it's going to make it a lot harder for a lot of white people to just exist'

US military seeks to install Israeli-developed defense system to protect its troops against potential Russian and Chinese cruise missile threats