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Gen. Kenneth McKenzie, commander of the United States Central Command, left, and Gen. Stephen Townsend, commander of the United States Africa Command, arrive to testify before the Senate Armed Services Committee as the panel holds a hearing on the readiness of the military in Africa and the Middle East, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, March 15, 2022. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

U.S. general: No signs of Russian large-scale recruitment of Syrian fighters for Ukraine war

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

Lt. Gen. Michael E. Kurilla testifies before the Senate Armed Services committee during his confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2022, to be general and commander of the U.S. Central Command. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

CENTCOM nominee says Iran, Middle East remain central U.S. concern

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

Lt. Gen. Michael E. Kurilla testifies before the Senate Armed Services committee during his confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2022, to be general and commander of the U.S. Central Command. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Senate grills Biden’s nominee for U.S. Central Command

The Washington Times

Sailors and Marines line the deck of aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) as it deploys from San Diego on Monday, Jan. 3, 2021. The USS Abraham Lincoln deployed Monday from Naval Air Station North Island as part of the Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group, under the command of Capt. Amy Bauernschmidt, the first woman to lead a nuclear carrier in U.S. Navy history. (K.C. Alfred/The San Diego Union-Tribune via AP) ** FILE **

Navy seized record amounts of drugs, weapons in the Middle East last year

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

This March 27, 2008, file photo, shows the Pentagon in Washington. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File) **FILE**

Army’s Gen. Michael Kurilla on track to lead U.S. Middle East command

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin pauses while speaking during a media briefing at the Pentagon on Nov. 17, 2021, in Washington. Oklahoma's Republican governor and the state attorney general are suing in federal court to exempt the state's National Guard from a Biden administration COVID-19 vaccine mandate. Gov. Kevin Stitt argued in a statement Thursday, Dec. 2, 2021, that the Biden administration's Defense Department overstepped its constitutional authority by subjecting the National Guard to the mandate it imposed on the active-duty military. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

No troops disciplined in U.S. strike killing Afghan civilians

By Lolita C. Baldor - Associated Press

Rep. Adam Smith, Washington state Democrat and chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, is shown in this file photo from April 12, 2018. In a Armed Services Committee meeting on Sept. 29, 2021, Mr. Smith defended the Biden administration's handling of the August 2021 Afghanistan withdrawal and chastised Pentagon brass for opposing a complete drawdown. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) ** FILE **

Democratic House chairman provides Biden cover on Afghan troop pullout

By Joseph Clark - The Washington Times

Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, testifies before the House Armed Services Committee on the conclusion of military operations in Afghanistan, Wednesday, Sept. 29, 2021, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Olivier Douliery/Pool via AP)

House panel grills Pentagon brass a day after Afghanistan testimony contradicted Biden’s comments

By Ben Wolfgang and Joseph Clark - The Washington Times

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley, left, and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin testify during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on the conclusion of military operations in Afghanistan and plans for future counterterrorism operations, Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2021, on Capitol Hill in Washington.. (Sarahbeth Maney/The New York Times via AP, Pool)

Top generals dispute Biden’s claims on Afghan withdrawal

By Ben Wolfgang and Joseph Clark - The Washington Times

Amal Ahmadi, 32, holds a picture of his slain brother Zemerai Ahmadi at the family house in Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, Sept. 13, 2021. Zemerai Ahmadi the Afghan man who was killed in a U.S. drone strike last month was an enthusiastic and beloved longtime employee at an American humanitarian organization, his colleagues say, painting a stark contrast to the Pentagon’s claims that he was an Islamic State group militant about to carry out an attack on American troops. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)

‘Righteous strike?’ Afghan killed by drone praised by co-workers in U.S. aid group as ‘best of us’

By Kathy Gannon and Eric Tucker - Associated Press

U.S. Army Gen. Austin Scott Miller speaks during the change of command ceremony at Resolute Support headquarters in Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday, Sept. 2, 2018. Miller assumed command of the 41-nation NATO mission in Afghanistan following a handover ceremony. (AP Photo/Massoud Hossaini)

Top U.S. general in Afghanistan contradicts Biden, told chain of command not to pull out

By Joseph Clark - The Washington Times

This Jan. 2, 2016 photo shows the Liberian-flagged oil tanker Mercer Street off Cape Town, South Africa. The oil tanker linked to an Israeli billionaire reportedly came under attack off the coast of Oman in the Arabian Sea, authorities said Friday, July 30, 2021, as details about the incident remained few. (Johan Victor via AP)

U.S. explosives experts say evidence in drone attack points to Iran

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

Supporters of the Taliban carry the Taliban's signature white flags in the Afghan-Pakistan border town of Chaman, Pakistan, Wednesday, July 14, 2021. The Taliban are pressing on with their surge in Afghanistan, saying Wednesday that they seized Spin Boldaka, a strategic border crossing with Pakistan — the latest in a series of key border post to come under their control in recent weeks. (AP Photo/Tariq Achkzai)

U.S. launches airstrikes against Taliban forces

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin appears at a Senate Armed Services budget hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

Lloyd Austin approves new command structure in Afghanistan as troop withdrawal continues

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

In this Jan. 15, 2018, photo, U.S. Marines watch during the change of command ceremony at Task Force Southwest military field in Shorab military camp of Helmand province, Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Massoud Hossaini) **FILE**

U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan more than 50% complete, Pentagon says

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

In this Aug. 7, 2019, file photo, rain clouds loom over the U.S. aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan as it is anchored off Manila Bay, Philippines for a port call. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez, File)

Pentagon sends sole aircraft carrier in the Pacific to the Middle East

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

In this April 14, 2018, photo, then-Marine Lt. Gen. Kenneth "Frank" McKenzie speaks during a media availability at the Pentagon in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) **FILE**

Marine Gen. Kenneth McKenzie: Anti-terrorism missions in Afghanistan possible after U.S. exit

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

In this April 6, 2010 file photo, Sgt. Troy Bencke, right, points toward Afghan air force engineers as they work on an Mi-17 helicopter inside a hangar in Kabul, Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin)

U.S. exit threatens to ground Afghanistan air force

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

Former Afghan President Hamid Karzai, second left, looks as members of the Taliban delegation arrive for attending an international peace conference in Moscow, Russia, Thursday, March 18, 2021. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, Pool) ** FILE **

‘Grave doubts’ about whether Taliban can be trusted, says top U.S. general in Middle East

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

Pilots from the 69th Bomb Squadron board B-52H Stratofortress bomber &quot;Wham Bam II&quot; in preparation for a flight over the Mideast on March 6, 2021, at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota. A pair of B-52 bombers flew over the Mideast on Sunday, March 7, 2021, the latest such mission in the region aimed at warning Iran amid tensions between Washington and Tehran. (U.S. Air Force/Senior Airman Josh W. Strickland via AP)

U.S. deploys B-52 bombers to Middle East in warning to Iran

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times