SecDef to Troops: Speak Up If You See Unsafe Procedures During Outbreak SecDef Esper is calling on rank-and-file troops to speak up if their units are doing something potentially unsafe.
SecDef: First Army Field Hospitals Likely Bound for NYC, Seattle He is also putting the Pentagon and its grounds on "Health Protection Condition C."
Military Hospitals Will Stop Offering 'Elective Surgeries,' Esper Says Esper said the Military Health System, or MHS, currently has enough equipment, such as masks, gowns and ventilators.
SecDef Offers Sparse Details on American Woman Recovered in Secretive Military Op Esper did not say how the woman was brought out safely from Honduras, which has closed its borders during the pandemic.
A Soldier Compared Coronavirus Quarantine to Prison. Pentagon Vows to 'Do Better' Defense Secretary Mark Esper is pledging to improve the way troops are treated while in coronavirus quarantine.
Pentagon to Decide if it Still Needs Green Beret Crisis Response Forces "Over the years, we have stacked up crisis response forces and ... we never actually use them," Esper said.
Officials Prepare to Keep Pentagon Building Running in Event of Major Coronavirus Outbreak It will take more than a pandemic to take down the DoD's nerve center.
Coronavirus Outbreak in South Korea Could Scale Back Joint Training Exercises "The situation is quite serious," U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper said.
Troops in South Korea Could Face Loss of Services as Governments Argue over Funding The possible furlough of 9,000 civilian workers could impact U.S. troops and families in South Korea.
US, Taliban Reach Deal for 7-Day 'Reduction of Violence,' SecDef Says "I think peace deserves a chance," Defense Secretary Mark Esper said.
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...
Marines Suffer Most Cases of 2 Life-Threatening Conditions Related to Exercise and Heat, Report Finds The April issue of the Defense Department's Medical Surveillance Monthly Report, published last week, was focused entirely on...
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...
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...
Wide-Ranging Veterans Bill Gets Agreement Between House and Senate The Department of Veterans Affairs caregiver program, the beleaguered electronic health records program, veteran homelessness...