Obama Orders Flags Lowered to Honor Tennessee Victims, After Criticism President Obama has ordered that flags be lowered to half-staff at the White House to honor the victims of last week's...
Obama Sees Need for More US Icebreakers: Former Coast Guard Commandant The president wants to expand the country's icebreaker fleet for the Arctic, a former commandant of the Coast Guard says.
Planned Drawdown of US Forces in Afghanistan May be Premature: Centcom The outgoing Centcom commander told lawmakers it may be time to reconsider the plan to reduce US military forces in...
Obama Sets Troop Pay Raise at 1.6 Percent in 2017 The presidential order is consistent with the Pentagon's proposed $583 billion budget for fiscal 2017, which begins Oct. 1.
The Most Talked About Stories This Week on Military.com Here are the stories generating the most comments this week on Military.com, along with a sampling of responses.
Obama, Romney Spar in Debate Over Libya Attack Barack Obama and Mitt Romney sparred in their second debate over the security provided to the U.S. consulate in Benghazi.
Final Countdown to Sequestration Congress and the White House have until midnight to agree to a plan to replace sequestration, as Defense Secretary Hagel...
Obama: No Final Decision Made on Syrian Attack Barack Obama said said he has hasn't yet decided to order a military strike, but any campaign would be limited in scope.
Obama Reflects on WWI as Ukraine Tensions Rise President Obama visited a World War I American cemetery in Belgium with a message to stand against aggression.
Texas Rep Says Bases ‘Turning into Refugee Camps' Officials appealed to the Obama administration to secure the U.S.-Mexico border once and for all as waves of illegal...
How the Government Shutdown Impacts Veterans and the VA While most vets won't be impacted by the ongoing government shutdown, concerns may ramp up the longer it persists.
Hegseth Wants 'Male Standard' for Combat Roles. Many Female Veterans Say That's Already the Case Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth in an address to the military’s top leaders waded back into a topic that nearly derailed his...
The Forgotten Military Vehicles of ‘M*A*S*H’ Between all the martini-fueled hijinx and medical drama, “M*A*S*H” featured some pretty special military vehicles.
Hegseth's Decision on Wounded Knee Medals Sparks Outrage in Native American Communities Native American communities that had long wanted the removal of military honors for the soldiers involved in the 1890 Wounded...
Airman Confronts and Shoots Armed Neighbor on Deadly Rampage, Iowa Officials Say Harrison Friar, a senior airman, was with his wife and children at their home in Glenwood on the evening of Aug. 6 when they...
