SecDef Esper Calls for More Defense Dollars to Offset Gains by China and Russia Defense Secretary Mark Esper said the military needs more funding to compete with China and Russia.
Trump Ad Featuring SecDef Esper, Gen. Milley Raises Legal Questions The Trump campaign ran an ad with a photo including the two high-profile military figures.
7 Things to Know About the Pentagon's New Plan for a 500-Ship Navy Fleet Defense Secretary Mark Esper unveiled the long-awaited results of a Navy review to determine the size of the future fleet.
At Least 4 Top Generals May Have Been Exposed Before Trump Tested Positive for COVID-19 Trump announced on Twitter early Friday morning that he and first lady Melania Trump tested positive for COVID-19.
‘Lipstick on a Pig:’ Plan to Pull US Troops from Germany Under Fire on Capitol Hill Committee ranking member Rep. Mac Thornberry, R-Texas, who is retiring this year, made the charge during a Wednesday hearing.
US Forces Are Ready for Iran's Response to New Sanctions, Esper Says The sanctions are meant to prevent Iran's access to conventional weapons and thwart its nuclear ambitions.
Esper Reveals Plan to Build Navy’s 355-Ship Fleet, Overhaul Shipyards It involves overhauling shipyards, reaching a 355-ship fleet and a lot more funding.
Pentagon Marks 19th 9/11 Anniversary with Solemn Virtual Ceremony "No one could fathom that on that bright September morning we would experience the worst terrorist attack in our nation's...
Former Commander of Army Europe Criticizes Plan to Withdraw 1,200 Troops Esper made the troop withdrawal announcement July 29 as part of a plan to strengthen Europe's eastern flank against Russia.
Nation Ready to 'Fight Any Foe' as It Marks 75th Anniversary of WWII's End, Esper Says The lesson from history's bloodiest conflict is to remain ever vigilant and prepared to fight, he said.
Biggest Military Pay Raise in 2 Decades Finalized in Newly Released Defense Bill Service members will get a 5.2% pay raise come January under the compromise annual defense bill unveiled Wednesday night.
Army Veteran Battling Terminal Cancer Gets His Wish to Shoot a Tank One Last Time In early 2022, Jay Tenison was diagnosed with Stage IV stomach cancer after reporting pain to his doctors. After months of...
Congress Tells Army to Set Higher Fitness Standards for Combat Arms Soldiers Congress is set to direct the Army to boost fitness standards for most combat-arms jobs through a compromise defense policy...
American Forces Must Strike Iran to Protect US Troops "The disproportionate scale of Iranian attacks to American responses lays bare that Iran, not the U.S., holds deterrence in...
US Military Grounds Entire Fleet of Osprey Aircraft Following a Deadly Crash off the Coast of Japan The Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps took the extraordinary step of grounding hundreds of aircraft after a preliminary...