Ash Carter

• U.S., South Korea hold talks to up response on North Korea nuclear threat

  The meeting Wednesday comes weeks after the North's most powerful nuclear test explosion to date, and days after its failed test launch of a ballistic missile.

  World

  Oct 19, 2016
  
• Transgender people will be allowed to serve openly in U.S. military: Pentagon

  The Pentagon will let transgender individuals serve openly in the U.S. military, ending one of the last bans on service in the armed forces.

  Politics

  Jun 30, 2016
  
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• ‘Fight is far from over’: U.S. Defence Secretary after death of Navy SEAL in Iraq

  The combat death of an American Navy SEAL in Iraq shows that despite recent gains against the Islamic State in Iraq, "this fight is far from over," U.S. Defence Secretary Ash Carter said Wednesday.

  World

  May 4, 2016
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• U.S. Navy SEAL killed in combat in northern Iraq

  Defence Secretary Ash Carter said Tuesday that an American serviceman has been killed near Irbil in Iraq.

  World

  May 3, 2016
• Pentagon chief used personal email account until December 20

  Newly released documents show Defence Secretary Ash Carter used his personal email account for government business for nearly a year, until December 2015.

  Politics

  Mar 26, 2016
• US forces take out Islamic State finance minister: officials

  U.S. forces have killed a senior Islamic State leader known as Haji Iman, marking a further erosion of top leadership in the militant group in Syria and Iraq.

  World

  Mar 25, 2016
• US looking to coalition for more trainers for Iraq: Carter

  US Defence Secretary Ash Carter says he wants coalition and other Arab countries to "greatly" increase the number of trainers they provide for Iraqi security forces and police.

  World

  Jan 19, 2016
• Survey shows US commandos say no to women in special operations jobs

  The men in the U.S. military's most dangerous jobs care little about political correctness or gender equality. And they have a message for their political leadership: women have no place on their teams.

  World

  Dec 10, 2015
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• U.S. defence secretary orders military to open all combat jobs to women

  U.S. Defence Secretary Ash Carter on Thursday ordered the military to open all combat jobs to women, rebuffing requests by the Marine Corps to exclude women from certain front-line combat jobs.

  World

  Dec 3, 2015
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• U.S. airstrike on Kunduz hospital was a mistake, says top general in Afghanistan

  The top U.S. commander in Afghanistan recommended on Tuesday that President Barack Obama revise his plan and keep more than 1,000 U.S. troops in the country beyond 2016.

  World

  Oct 6, 2015