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Trump Administration Fires Female Vice Admiral Amid Widening Purge of Military Officers Vice Adm. Shoshana Chatfield who began her career as a helicopter pilot and was the first woman to be president of the Naval...
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Veterans, Service Members Detail Health Struggles from Toxic Exposure at Domestic Bases Leading Democrats in Congress are turning their attention to service members exposed to toxins at domestic military bases and...
Top Marine Says Service Has Finally Settled on 13-Grunt Rifle Squads The commandant said that the changes were informed by bottom-up feedback from Marines in the fleet, "empowered by our...
4 Incredible USO Programs US Troops Might Not Know About While boosting morale is the USO’s stock-in-trade, the nonprofit wants service members and families to know they are so much...
Former Pentagon Spokesperson Speaks Out About Leaked War Plans President Donald Trump is downplaying the texting of attack plans to a group chat that included a journalist as...
Trump Defends Waltz After Signal Leak, Slams Journalist Involved as a 'Sleazebag' President Donald Trump is defending his national security adviser, Michael Waltz, and top administration officials are downplaying a security...
Senate Democrats Clash With Trump's Intelligence Officials Over War Plans Group Chat Senate Democrats are calling for further investigations and possible resignations following news that top national security officials texted military...
Journalist Says He Was Added in Group Chat in Secure App Among Trump Officials Regarding War Plans Top national security officials for President Donald Trump, including his defense secretary, texted war plans for upcoming military strikes...
In One of the Marines' Most Iconic Jobs, a Stunning Pattern of Suicide Marine Corps drill instructors are a national symbol of discipline. But for some, their imposing persona belies a dark...
In One of the Marines' Most Iconic Jobs, a Stunning Pattern of Suicide Marine Corps drill instructors are a national symbol of discipline. But for some, their imposing persona belies a dark...
Unsupervised: Military Child Care Centers Slow to Report Abuse with Little Oversight A Military.com investigation into military day care centers revealed that service branch rules generally prioritize...
Unsupervised: Military Child Care Centers Slow to Report Abuse with Little Oversight A Military.com investigation into military day care centers revealed that service branch rules generally prioritize...
Army Adjusts Tracker Policy and Flight Training Following January Collision with Passenger Jet The Army has made changes to how its helicopters use a safety system that broadcasts aircraft location and has reduced the...
Army to Begin Limited Use of Horse-Drawn Caissons for Arlington National Cemetery Funerals The Army will begin limited use of horse-drawn caissons for funerals at Arlington National Cemetery the week of June 2.
Trump Administration Fires Female Vice Admiral Amid Widening Purge of Military Officers Vice Adm. Shoshana Chatfield who began her career as a helicopter pilot and was the first woman to be president of the Naval...
Book Purge at Service Academy a 'Blatant Attack' on Free Speech, Democratic Lawmakers Say The call came in the days after the U.S. Naval Academy got rid of nearly 400 volumes from its Nimitz Library collection on...
South Dakota Airman Accused of Murdering Native American Woman Could Face Death Penalty Airman Basic Quinterius Charles Chappelle was originally charged with second-degree murder last month after local authorities...
Air Force Backtracks on Banning Personal Pronouns from Email Signatures The Air Force says it's again allowing airmen and civilian employees to put their preferred personal pronouns in their email...
Space Command Leader Calls for Space Weapons, Announces Funding for Satellite Refueling The leader of Space Command, Gen. Stephen Whiting, highlighted major wins at the Space Symposium, such as a combined exercise...
SpaceX, ULA, Blue Origin Land $13.7 Billion in National Security Launches SpaceX took the biggest piece of the pie, but United Launch Alliance and newcomer Blue Origin will divvy up nearly $13.7...
Top Marine Says Service Has Finally Settled on 13-Grunt Rifle Squads The commandant said that the changes were informed by bottom-up feedback from Marines in the fleet, "empowered by our...
Marines Bring Fallen Comrades Home from Guadalcanal 80 Years Later On the island of Guadalcanal alone, the U.S. military lists about 374 service members still unaccounted for since the end of...
New Offers for Buyouts and Early Retirement Offered to Homeland Security Staff The Department of Homeland Security is offering buyouts and early retirement options to staffers, as the Trump administration...
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