New Military Blast Exposure Policies Direct Cognitive Testing, Keeping Instructors Farther from Fired Weapons New military recruits will get baseline cognitive testing and training instructors will have to stand farther away when some...
Defense Chief Defends Decision to Throw Out Plea Deal for 9/11 Defendants Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin spoke for the first time on his decision to throw out a plea deal for the accused mastermind...
US Leaders Call for Calm in the Middle East, Even as More American Forces Head to the Region Top U.S. national security leaders are calling for calm in the Middle East and say they are directly pressing Israel, Iran...
US to Boost Military Presence in Mideast, Sending Fighter Jet Squadron and Keeping Carrier in Region The Pentagon has announced that the U.S. will move a fighter jet squadron to the Middle East and maintain an aircraft carrier...
National Guard Chief, VA Benefits Fix, Military Pay Raise: Here's What's Still on Congress' To-Do List as Recess Starts The National Guard will be without a Senate-confirmed leader until at least September after the Senate left for a five-week...
Funding for 5.5% Junior Enlisted Pay Raise Included in Senate's Pentagon Spending Bill A proposed 5.5% pay raise next year for junior enlisted troops has won the backing of a key Senate panel in charge of...
Army Doesn't Have Enough Soldiers for Potential Wars with China and Russia, Review Committee Says The Army is undermanned for a conflict with China or Russia, potential future fights that could expand across several...
Special Needs Military Families Report Mixed Feelings About Program to Help with Medical Care, Services The first-ever survey on the Defense Department's Exceptional Family Member Program found that Navy personnel are happier...
US Will Send $1.7 Billion in Military Aid to Ukraine The U.S. has announced that it will send $1.7 billion in military aid to Ukraine, including an array of munitions for air...
Defense Secretary Austin Says Kamala Harris Was Always Part of Major National Security Decisions Austin, a retired four-star Army general and now a civilian Cabinet member and Biden appointee, painted Harris as prepared...
Musk, Ramaswamy Proposal to Slash Spending Could Include VA Medical Services Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy confirmed that they plan to target "unauthorized" federal spending, a category that includes...
Coast Guard Set to Receive New Icebreaker by Year's End, Bolstering US Presence in Arctic The need for ships with icebreaking capabilities is growing as China and Russia increase their presence in the Arctic...
Marine Corps F-35C Was Used in Combat for First Time to Strike Houthis, Military Confirms Traveling at speeds of 1,200 mph, the F-35C can carry Joint Direct Attack Munitions, or JDAMs, air-to-air missiles and other...
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...
MacDill Airman Gets 5 Years Of Probation in 'Undead Apes' Blockchain Fraud U.S. District Judge William Jung sentenced Devin Rhoden to five years’ probation, a reflection of Rhoden’s substantial...
