Readiness, ISIS Fight Come First for Mattis in Rebuilding Military Defense Secretary Mattis said that readiness and the fight against ISIS will come first if he gets more money in the next...
Missing Radioactive Material in Iraq Prompts Search, ISIS Fears A desperate hunt for "highly dangerous" radioactive material is on in Iraq, where officials fear it could be used to make a...
Most Army Brigades, Navy Planes Aren't Combat Ready: Leaders The House Armed Services Committee lined up top officers Tuesday to plead for scrapping the budget caps of the sequester...
Marines Designate Infantry Battalion as New Experimental Unit The Marine Corps has created an "experimental unit" for the first time in its history, underscoring its emphasis on...
Corps Wants 12K More Marines to Boost Cyber, Info Ops, ISR The Marine Corps is asking Congress for its biggest force increase in nearly a decade.
Army Close to Breakthrough in Night Marksmanship U.S. combat troops are comfortable operating at night but still struggle to hit enemies on the run with accurate rifle fire.
Military Hospitals Are Key to Keeping Medical Staff Combat-Ready Lawmakers are looking for ways to balance combat readiness of hospitals and clinics with reforming military health care.
Spare Parts Shortage Grounds Many Marine Corps Aircraft 60 percent of the total are considered temporarily non-mission capable, either awaiting maintenance, in-service repair or...
Top Enlisted Leaders Say They Support Extending Parental Leave Period to 2 Years Two House lawmakers have introduced a bill that would require the Defense Department to standardize parental leave policies...
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...
Troops Booted over COVID-19 Vaccine Are Being Offered Back Pay But Not Huge Payouts The Pentagon, acting on orders from President Donald Trump, has begun to lay out the details of its plan to woo back...
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...
