Military Leaders Warn of Risks to Armed Forces' Readiness in Temporary Funding Bill The vice chiefs of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps and Air Force said that if they don't get additional funding, they at least...
US Soldiers Seen as More Trustworthy Than Judges, New Poll Finds Survey recipients were asked specifically about soldiers, but the word was intended to represent all U.S. troops.
Troops Who Deployed to the US-Mexico Border Are Getting a Medal The award is designated for troops who "encounter no foreign armed opposition or imminent hostile action."
Military Leaders Pledge to Keep Standards High as Ranks Grow The Army, Navy, Air Force and Marine Corps all plan to increase their personnel levels in fiscal 2019.
Upcoming U.S. Troop Deployment Could Be Last for Afghanistan The Army’s 4th Infantry Division will be sending a total of about 2,800 soldiers to Afghanistan in separate deployments this...
Dunford to Play Key Role in Decision on Letting Women into Combat Jobs Marine Gen. Joseph Dunford will be in the unique position to weigh in twice on women in combat roles, first as commandant and...
First Women Preparing to Apply for Air Force Combat Positions The first women hoping to join the ranks of the battlefield airmen are going through a fitness program designed to ready the...
Carter: Military Should Let Women Meet Standards for Combat Jobs Defense Secretary Ashton Carter said women should have the chance to meet the standards of combat jobs currently closed to...
All Marines to Get 'Unconscious Bias' Training as Women Join Infantry Marines will be challenged on their unconscious prejudices and presuppositions as women get the opportunity to become grunts.
Air Force Ready to Open All Combat Jobs to Women, Secretary Says Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee James said Monday she sees "no barriers" to women serving in any MOS, so long as gender...
Federal Government Shutdown Grinds into a Second Week as Tempers Flare at the Capitol As the federal government shutdown enters a second week, there’s no discernible endgame in sight.
Trump Targets Blumenthal, Calling for Investigation into Senator's Vietnam Service Claims President Donald Trump is targeting U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal again after Connecticut’s senior U.S. senator grilled U.S...
At 50, He Survived Marine Boot Camp — Then Fought at Peleliu and Okinawa When 50-year-old Paul Douglas showed up at Marine Corps boot camp in 1942, the white-haired economics professor looked more...
Ukrainian Drones Attack Russian Cavalry Troops in Rare 21st-Century Encounter A short video circulating online this month appears to show a Russian mounted patrol being struck by a Ukrainian drone near...
When The Government Can Afford Everything Except The Essentials Every shutdown forces the government to decide what counts as “essential.” Air traffic controllers and TSA agents fall into...
