Trump Gives DoD ‘Secondary’ Name as Department of War, Circumventing Congress President Donald Trump signed an executive order giving the Department of Defense the “secondary name” of the Department of...
Pentagon Authorizes up to 600 Military Lawyers to Serve as Temporary Immigration Judges The effort comes as the Trump administration is cracking down on illegal immigration by ramping up arrests and deportations.
Hegseth Fires General Whose Agency's Intel Assessment of Damage from Iran Strikes Angered Trump Lt. Gen. Jeffrey Kruse will no longer serve as head of the U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency, according to the people, who...
New Air Force Policy Denies Transgender Troops Hearings Before They're Discharged It is the second policy change the Air Force has taken in recent weeks to crack down on transgender service members.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth Belongs to an Archconservative Church Network. Here's What to Know. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says he's proud to be part of the Communion of Reformed Evangelical Churches, an...
Restoration of Torn-Down Confederate Monument Will Cost $10 Million over 2 Years, Military Says Restoring a memorial to the Confederacy that was removed from Arlington National Cemetery at the recommendation of Congress...
Army Puts Political Operative in Charge of Public Affairs, Stoking Concerns of Creeping Partisanship While it's not unusual for political hands to manage messaging at the highest levels of the Pentagon, the ongoing change to...
Pentagon Tightens Rules on Getting Medical Waivers to Join the Military The decision comes after the Pentagon announced earlier this year that it would ban transgender troops and review other...
Marine Officer Who Faced Charges for Criticizing Military Leaders Now Leads Promotion Review Since January, the defense secretary also has ordered the Pentagon to review combat standards, disqualifying medical...
Mike Waltz Pledges to Make UN 'Great Again' at Senate Confirmation Hearing Appearing before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Waltz is facing lawmakers for the first time since he was ousted as...
Which Americans Will Be Automatically Registered for Military Draft, and When? Last year's defense bill passed by Congress paved the way for the new automatic registration process.
A VA Clinic Gave Veterans GLP-1s for Weight Loss. A Year Later, Everything Improved Researchers tracked 201 veterans prescribed semaglutide, the drug sold under the brand names Ozempic and Wegovy. After one...
WWII Veteran Who Lied About His Age to Serve Takes Honor Flight Joining the military at 16 to serve in World War II to service in Korea and Vietnam, humble Al Duran has lived quite a life.
Disabled Veterans Charged Up to $20K to File VA Benefits Claims: Lawsuit The company being sued told Military.com it doesn't charge for VA claims. Plaintiffs disagree, citing purported deceptive...
3 Big Military PCS Changes Are Coming at Once. Here’s What to Know Before 2026 Peak Season In 2026, three major changes are affecting military household goods moves: a new permanent agency to run the system, the end...