Carter Orders Navy to Buy Fewer Littoral Combat Ships, Pick One Type Defense Secretary Ashton Carter has ordered the U.S. Navy to buy fewer Littoral Combat Ships than previously planned by...
More US Troops Headed to Iraq in Push to Retake Mosul: Dunford The Pentagon was pushing President Obama to approve sending more U.S. troops to Iraq to back up the offensive to retake Mosul...
Carter, Biden Take on Trump's Foreign and Defense Policies Without mentioning Trump's name, SecDef Carter and Vice President Biden ripped the presumptive Republican nominee's policies.
In Final Months, SecDef to Aggressively Pursue Obama's Goals The U.S. military will pursue the goals of the Obama administration for the remaining two months in office, the Pentagon said...
Carter Warns About ISIS Push in Iraq and AQAP Threat in Yemen Defense Secretary Ashton Carter acknowledged that a resurgent ISIS was threatening to take the capital of Anbar province in...
Carter Says Military Would Lose $38 Billion with Stopgap Spending Plan Defense Secretary Ashton Carter said Wednesday that projected budget cuts would take a heavy toll on the Air Force.
Builders Defend Littoral Combat Ships after Carter Orders Program Cuts In the wake of a memo from Carter ordering a reduction in the Navy's buy of Littoral Combat Ships, the two companies...
DoD Reveals Operation Inherent Resolve Medal for Campaign against ISIS Thousands of U.S. troops who have deployed in support of the mission against ISIS are now eligible for a new medal, officials...
Top Pentagon Leaders Welcome New Secretary of the Army DefSec Carter and Army Chief of Staff Milley welcomed the Army's new secretary into his job today at a ceremony in Arlington.
Carter: Opening Combat Jobs to Women 'Makes Sense' Trump faces calls from some conservatives to undo the women-in-combat provisions, which affects a large portion of the...
Senior Enlisted Marine Reduced to Sergeant for Wearing Unauthorized Awards, Including Purple Heart Per a plea agreement, then-Sgt. Maj. Charlie Clawson was reduced in rank after a Sept. 13 court-martial found him in...
Peterson Space Force Base Dining Hall Closed Indefinitely After 'Significant Safety Incident' Guardians and airmen stationed at Peterson Space Force Base in Colorado have been without an on-base dining hall facility for...
2024 Veterans Day Free Meals and Restaurant Deals and Discounts Restaurants are saluting Veterans Day with free meals and discounts for veterans, service members and their families.
Far-Right Suggests Military Just Authorized Lethal Force Against Americans Ahead of the Election. It Didn’t. As Trump warns about an "enemy from within," a Defense Department directive set off a firestorm on alt-tech social media. But...
Congress Eyes Top Honor for Navy Pilot Who Was Second-Longest Ever US Military POW Lawmakers are working to award the Congressional Gold Medal to retired Cmdr. Everett Alvarez Jr., who spent eight and a half...
