Army and Marine Leaders Weigh Test Data on Female Combat Performance The head of Army Training and Doctrine command discussed the studies the service has done to gauge how women would perform in...
Gates Accuses White House of 'Semantic Backflips' on Combat in Iraq The White House has engaged in "semantic backflips" on whether U.S. troops are engaged in combat, former SecDef Gates charged...
Head of SpecOps Command: Decision on Women in Combat Imminent The commander of U.S. Special Operations Command said today that his recommendation on women serving in direct-action combat...
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...
Carter to Decide in January on Whether to Open Combat Jobs to Women Defense Secretary Ashton Carter didn’t say whether any of the services asked for exceptions to the order to open up all...
With a Million Members, Military Network Looks to Expand Reach The social media network RallyPoint was launched in 2012 and logged its one-millionth member last December.
Most Army Brigades, Navy Planes Aren't Combat Ready: Leaders The House Armed Services Committee lined up top officers Tuesday to plead for scrapping the budget caps of the sequester...
Despite Downsizing, Army Remains Decisive Service in War, Chief Says Airpower and naval might can shape the battlefield, but troops on the ground will always be the decisive force in war, top...
Mattis Not Ready to Recommend Ground Combat Troops for Syria, Iraq Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said that putting U.S. ground combat troops into Syria and Iraq is not under immediate...
In Reversal, Obama Plans to Keep 5,500 US Troops in Afghanistan President Obama reversed course on his Afghanistan withdrawal plan and announced that 5,500 U.S. troops will remain...
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...