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Congress Needs to Support the VA and Firearms Industry's Partnership to Prevent Veterans' Suicides Last month, House Veterans Affairs Committee Chairman Rep. Mike Bost, R-Ill., sent a searing letter to Veterans Affairs...
It's Time for US Troops to Leave Syria "There are roughly 4,500 U.S. troops in Iraq and Syria today, and they represent a potentially significant strategic...
Military Diversity Is Not the Problem "The main reason for concern about the U.S. military and its performance has to do with the variety of U.S. commitments and...
Ospreys Cleared to Fly Again, But Problematic Gearbox Gets More Scrutiny The Navy office that oversees the military's use of the V-22 Osprey is allowing the services to resume flying the aircraft...
Will the Army Go All-In on the Oshkosh Defense RCV? Check out the latest combat vehicle from the people who brought us the JLTV, MTVR and HEMTT.
Sic 'Em! Will the WOLF-X Be the Army's Next Attack Dog? BAE Systems, HDT and McQ Inc. are teaming up to build a contender for the Army’s Robotic Combat Vehicle contract.
Southeast Asia Foreign Ministers Seek Breakthrough in Myanmar Conflict and South China Sea Dispute The retreat was the first major meeting of the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nation.
'Going the Wrong Way:' Booting Marines from Okinawa Could Embolden China, Commandant Says Gen. Eric Smith said the planned transfer of Okinawa-based Marines to Guam in the coming years will distance the force from a...
Marco Rubio Warns China Is America's 'Biggest Threat,' Affirms Value of NATO Alliance Florida Sen. Marco Rubio painted a dark vision of the consequences of America's "unbalanced relationship" with China, echoing...
Trailblazing Coast Guard Commandant Fired by Trump Administration Adm. Linda Fagan, the first woman to serve in the Coast Guard's top job, was relieved following the swearing-in ceremony for...
He Met Trump After Being Booted from the Space Force. Then, He Was Tapped to Help Lead the Air Force. The now-president announced on social media that Matthew Lohmeier would become his nominee to be the second-highest civilian...
Mark Milley's Portrait Disappears from Pentagon on Trump's Inauguration Day The portrait of Milley hung in an ornate hallway that is dedicated to the history of the Joint Chiefs and displays 19 other...
Trump's Promises to Radically Change the Military In this episode, we spoke to two experts with collective decades of experience in analyzing the promises President-elect...
Trump Lays Groundwork for Transgender Military Ban During First Day in Office President Trump has rescinded the previous administration's order allowing transgender troops to serve openly and issued his...
Trump Orders 1,500 Active-Duty Troops to Border Ahead of Pentagon Security Plan Deadline It was not immediately clear what units and service branches would be tapped for the deployment, but the announcement comes...
President-Elect Donald Trump Pays Respects To Former President Jimmy Carter in the Capitol Rotunda President-elect Donald Trump, who has alternated among praising, criticizing and even mocking Jimmy Carter, came Wednesday to the Capitol...
Ukraine President Says Deadly Russian Strike On Zaporizhzhia ‘Absolutely Deliberate' Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Russia's latest attack on Zaporizhzhia, which killed at least 13 people and injured around...
Why Greenland? Remote but Resource-Rich Island Occupies Key Position in Warming World Remote, icy and mostly pristine, Greenland plays an outsized role in the daily weather experienced by billions of people...
Denmark Prime Minister Responds After Trump Refuses To Rule Out Taking Control of Greenland Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen called the US Denmark’s “most important and closest ally" in response to President-elect Donald...
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...
They Stood Sentry over America's Nuclear Missile Arsenal. Many Worry It Gave Them Cancer. For years, it was an open secret among missileers that the Cold War-era missile alert facilities and launch control centers...
They Stood Sentry over America's Nuclear Missile Arsenal. Many Worry It Gave Them Cancer. For years, it was an open secret among missileers that the Cold War-era missile alert facilities and launch control centers...
Nancy Leftenant-Colon, Who Was the First Black Woman in Army Nurse Corps, Has Died Nancy Leftenant-Colon, who retired as a major and died earlier this month at a New York nursing home, was remembered by...
Trump Orders 1,500 Active-Duty Troops to Border Ahead of Pentagon Security Plan Deadline It was not immediately clear what units and service branches would be tapped for the deployment, but the announcement comes...
Hal Sperlich, Navy Seabee and Engineering Pioneer of the Mustang and Minivan, Dies at Age 95 Whether you’re a junior enlisted service member buying your first Mustang at 25% APR or you have a minivan to get your kids...
That Time US Navy and North Korean Sailors Teamed Up to Battle Somali Pirates While the United States isn't specifically required to help North Korea, an important part of the U.S. Navy's ongoing mission...
Watch How Air Force PJs Make a Daring High-Altitude Rescue on Mount Rainier The hoist the pararescuemen will be attempting as a training exercise is on Mount Rainier's Echo Rock Peak, an area more than...
Air Force Groups that Advocated for Beard Policies, Better Body Armor Are Gutted by Trump Directive Air Force and Space Force groups that helped create policy and improve the quality of life for women, minorities and LGBTQ+...
Air Force Groups that Advocated for Beard Policies, Better Body Armor Are Gutted by Trump Directive Air Force and Space Force groups that helped create policy and improve the quality of life for women, minorities and LGBTQ+...
He Met Trump After Being Booted from the Space Force. Then, He Was Tapped to Help Lead the Air Force. The now-president announced on social media that Matthew Lohmeier would become his nominee to be the second-highest civilian...
Trump Orders 1,500 Active-Duty Troops to Border Ahead of Pentagon Security Plan Deadline It was not immediately clear what units and service branches would be tapped for the deployment, but the announcement comes...
Neighbor Stole over $450,000 from Veteran with ALS, Feds Say. 'As Low as It Gets' A Massachusetts man took “repeated, deliberate steps” to steal from his neighbor — a U.S. Marine Corps veteran who was in the...
This Icebreaker Has Design Problems and a History of Failure. It’s America's Latest Military Vessel. The icebreaker Aiviq was built for oil work in the Arctic but has design issues. Its maiden voyage to Alaska ended in a...
Coast Guard to 'Surge Assets' to South Florida to Comply with Trump's Executive Order The U.S. Coast Guard said that it will be surging ships, boats and aircraft to South Florida and other areas of the country...