Defense Secretary Austin Has Been Hospitalized Since Jan. 1, But Pentagon Kept the News Quiet The Pentagon’s failure to disclose Austin’s hospitalization is counter to normal practice.
US Envoys Work for a New Hostage Release Deal and a Scale-Down of the Israel-Hamas War The head of the CIA jetted to Europe for talks with Israeli and Qatari officials Monday, sounding out the potential for a...
Israel Faces New Truce Calls as Errant Killing of Captives Adds to Concern About its Wartime Conduct Israeli and U.S. officials have spoken of a transition to more targeted strikes aimed at killing Hamas leaders and rescuing...
NATO Member-To-Be Sweden and the US Sign Defense Deal, Saying It Strengthens Regional Security On the brink of joining NATO, Sweden has signed a defense cooperation agreement with Washington that will allow the United...
Thousands of Troops May Be Caught in Medical Debt. Sen. Elizabeth Warren Wants the Pentagon to Find Out How Many. Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., is pressing the Pentagon to improve its policies to safeguard troops from excessive medical...
Defense Head Calls Out Those Who Advocate Isolationism and 'an American Retreat From Responsibility' Those who “try to pull up the drawbridge,” Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said, undermine the security that has led to...
Pentagon Forges New High-Tech Agreement With Australia, United Kingdom, Aimed at Countering China The goal is to be able to better address global security challenges.
Military to Curtail Recruiting and Duty Station Moves if Congress Resorts to a Yearlong Stopgap Budget, Joint Chiefs Chairman Warns Since the start of the fiscal year at the beginning of October, the Defense Department, along with the rest of the federal...
South Korea and Members of the US-Led UN Command Warn North Korea over Its Nuclear Threat Defense officials from South Korea, the United States and other nations have warned North Korea over its nuclear ambitions...
US Military Aircraft Crashes Over Eastern Mediterranean Sea The command said that out of respect for the families affected, no other information would be released on personnel involved.
How Marines Took an Airfield in the Philippines in a Show Against China On April 30, three combined littoral reconnaissance teams made up of roughly 30 U.S. and Philippine Marines each, flown by...
Army Eliminates Online Training Requirement for Noncommissioned Officers, Saying It's Too Burdensome The Army has eliminated a significant part of its online training for enlisted troops -- a learning program that has drawn...
For Decades, Recipients Were Honored with Purple Hearts Made During WWII. This Company Now Forges New Medals. For decades, recipients of the Purple Heart were honored with medals that had been forged during World War II, leftover stock...
Air Force Pilot Who Died After Aircraft Ejection Seat Misfire Identified by the Service Capt. John Robertson, an instructor pilot from the 80th Operations Support Squadron at Sheppard Air Force Base, was injured...
Must-Pass Defense Bill Includes 4.5% Military Pay Raise on Top of 15% Increase for Junior Enlisted Troops The recommendation from the House Armed Services Committee in its draft version of the National Defense Authorization Act, or...