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Military Personnel Swear Allegiance to the Constitution and Serve the American People, Not One Leader or Party Military officers do take an oath upon commissioning -- but not to a person. Our oath is to support and defend the...
The VA and DoD Don't Have a Funding Problem. They Have a Mismanagement Crisis. The $328.1 billion 2024 budget for the Department of Veterans Affairs is the largest in agency history. President Joe Biden's...
2 Years After Russia's Invasion, Ukraine Needs More Than Just Our Aid. It Needs Our Attention. Saturday, Feb. 24, marked the second anniversary of Russia's unprovoked and illegal invasion of Ukraine.
Deadly Marine Osprey Crash Triggers Wrongful Death Lawsuit Against Bell Textron, Boeing, Rolls-Royce The lawsuit points to well-publicized issues with the Osprey's mechanics and names as defendants Bell Textron and Boeing...
Another Dead End for Airborne Lasers: Air Force Scraps Effort to Mount Directed-Energy Weapon on Fighter Jet The Self-Protect High-Energy Laser Demonstrator, or SHiELD, was envisioned as a laser weapon mounted on fighter jets such as...
Marine Corps Says It Wants Counter-Drone Capabilities 'Yesterday' as It Rushes to Roll Out New Systems Over the last five years, the Marine Corps has been improving its counter-drone systems as it looks to reshape the force and...
Philippines Says It Will Forge Security Alliances and Stage Combat Drills Despite China's Opposition The Philippines will continue to build security alliances and stage joint combat drills in disputed waters to defend its...
China Sends Dozens of Warplanes and Ships near Taiwan to Show Its Anger over Island's New Leaders Taiwan tracked dozens of Chinese warplanes and navy vessels off its coast, the second day of a large military exercise...
Taiwan Scrambles Jets and Puts Missile, Naval and Land Units on Alert over China's Military Drills Taiwan scrambled jets and put missile, naval and land units on alert over Chinese military exercises being conducted around...
Air Force General Charged with Sexual Crimes Has Retirement Request Denied by Service Secretary The secretary's decision means Maj. Gen. Phillip Stewart, only the second Air Force general in history to be charged with a...
Chaplain for Coast Guard 7th District Fired, Marking Latest High-Profile Dismissal for Service in Recent Weeks The move follows the reliefs of the chaplain of the Coast Guard and the master chief petty officer of the Coast Guard Reserve...
19.5% Pay Raise for Junior Enlisted Troops Approved by House Panel A 19.5% pay hike for junior enlisted service members next year is one step closer to reality after the House Armed Services...
Marine from Twentynine Palms Randomly Gunned Down While Sitting in Car at Park Robert James McDonald was in his car at a park with his dog just 10 miles south of the installation when 18-year-old Rudy...
Kim's Portrait Is Publicly Displayed in North Korea. Here's a Look at What It Means The portrait of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un was publicly displayed along with those of his father and grandfather for the...
'Absolutely Fed Up': Senator Mulls Ways to Force Pentagon to Boost Incentive Pay for Guardsmen and Reservists Sen. Tammy Duckworth suggested that the Pentagon has until the Senate Armed Services Committee debates its annual defense...
Israeli Officials Seize AP Equipment and Take Down Live Shot of Northern Gaza, Citing New Media Law Israeli officials seized a camera and broadcasting equipment belonging to The Associated Press in southern Israel on Tuesday, accusing...
What's Next for Iran's Government After Death of Its President in Helicopter Crash? Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, the country’s foreign minister and others were found dead Monday at the site of a...
Netanyahu Condemns ICC War Crimes Prosecutor for Seeking His Arrest Over Israel's Actions in Gaza Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday condemned the move by war crimes prosecutor to seek his arrest as...
ICC Prosecutor Seeks Arrest Warrant for Israeli and Hamas Leaders, Including Netanyahu The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court said Monday he is seeking arrest warrants for Israeli and Hamas...
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...
Explorers Discover Possible Wreckage of World War II Ace Richard Bong's Plane in South Pacific Bong shot down more planes than any other American pilot. Gen. Douglas MacArthur awarded him the Medal of Honor, the U.S...
'Absolutely Fed Up': Senator Mulls Ways to Force Pentagon to Boost Incentive Pay for Guardsmen and Reservists Sen. Tammy Duckworth suggested that the Pentagon has until the Senate Armed Services Committee debates its annual defense...
35 Years Later, Vice Adm. Davids Returns to Naval Academy Graduation in Historic Fashion This year, Davids will take to the stage at the United States Naval Academy’s graduation and commissioning ceremony as...
USS Leyte Gulf Returns to Norfolk from Final Deployment Before Decommissioning in September The cruiser departed Jan. 28 from its Norfolk homeport to support drug interdiction security operations in the Caribbean for...
Explorers Discover Possible Wreckage of World War II Ace Richard Bong's Plane in South Pacific Bong shot down more planes than any other American pilot. Gen. Douglas MacArthur awarded him the Medal of Honor, the U.S...
Airmen, Space Force Guardians Could Grow Beards Under Pilot Program Proposed by House The legislation would also order the services to analyze "the effect of beard growth on discipline, morale and unity within...
Airmen, Space Force Guardians Could Grow Beards Under Pilot Program Proposed by House The legislation would also order the services to analyze "the effect of beard growth on discipline, morale and unity within...
Air Force's Controversial Plan to Transfer National Guard Units to Space Force Gets Gutted by House The amendment to the House Armed Services Committee's National Defense Authorization Act, or NDAA, would also make...
Sydney Judge Says US Ex-Fighter Pilot Accused of Training Chinese Aviators Can Be Extradited to US A Sydney judge ruled that former U.S. Marine Corps pilot Daniel Duggan can be extradited to the United States on allegations...
Deadly Marine Osprey Crash Triggers Wrongful Death Lawsuit Against Bell Textron, Boeing, Rolls-Royce The lawsuit points to well-publicized issues with the Osprey's mechanics and names as defendants Bell Textron and Boeing...
Coast Guard Academy Graduates Are Told They 'Are Going to Save the World' As the minutes ticked down on Cadet Memorial Field on Wednesday to the moment when 225 U.S. Coast Guard Academy cadets would...
Chaplain for Coast Guard 7th District Fired, Marking Latest High-Profile Dismissal for Service in Recent Weeks The move follows the reliefs of the chaplain of the Coast Guard and the master chief petty officer of the Coast Guard Reserve...