Trump's Picks for Key Positions in His Second Administration Some of his choices could face difficult confirmation fights in the Senate, even with Republicans in control, and one...
Trump Picks Big Donor with Background in Finance and Little Experience with the Military for Navy Secretary John Phelan is President-elect Donald Trump's pick for secretary of the Navy, the first service leadership position that the...
AP Finds that a Pentagon-Funded Study on Extremism in the Military Relied on Old Data The Associated Press has found that the study, “Prohibited Extremist Activities in the U.S. Department of Defense” relied on...
Police Report Sheds New Light on Pentagon Nominee Hegseth's Sexual Encounter that Led to Assault Allegation Pete Hegseth, who is tapped to lead the military and the nation's largest federal bureaucracy, has vehemently denied the...
'We Need You': Defense Secretary Stands Up for Women in Combat Jobs amid Hegseth Nomination Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin defended women serving in the military and, specifically in combat roles, amid growing...
Thousands of Women Serve in Combat Roles. Pentagon Nominee Hegseth Says They Shouldn’t. Pete Hegseth has made clear, in his own words, that he is critical of military service by women and more specifically opposes...
Hegseth Paid Woman Who Accused Him of Sexual Assault over Fear for His Fox News Job, Lawyer Says More details are emerging about an alleged 2017 sexual assault involving Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump's nominee...
Pentagon Silent on Elon Musk and Starlink Risks as Military Use Expands In the past year, U.S. news outlets have reported that Musk, who oversees the satellite internet provider, has developed a...
Police Records Show Defense Secretary Nominee Was Involved in Alleged Sexual Assault in 2017 Hegseth's personal lawyer since 2017, told Military.com on Friday that "as confirmed by the Monterey Police Department, there...
Pentagon Secrets Leaker Jack Teixeira Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison by a Federal Judge A federal judge on Tuesday sentenced a Massachusetts Air National Guard member to 15 years in prison after he pleaded guilty...
Defense Department to Review List of Medical Conditions that Disqualify Potential Recruits from Serving The review follows changes over the last three years that expanded waivers for 51 conditions.
Frantic Refugees, Helicopters Pushed Overboard: Memories of the Fall of Saigon 50 Years Later Fifty years later, the surreal images of U.S. sailors and Marines scrambling to push, drag and muscle helicopters overboard...
Reports of Civilian Deaths in Yemen Are Mounting. The Pentagon Is Remaining Mostly Silent. After reports of two major strikes against targets inside Yemen, officials at U.S. Central Command are refusing to discuss...
Trump Locks In Future of Michigan Air Base with New Fighter Jet Announcement President Donald Trump landed in Michigan and shared a hug with a longtime antagonist, Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, as...
48 Hours with Marines and Soldiers on the US Southern Border Amid President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown, military assets and personnel are increasingly being relied upon for a...
![Marines at the border wall](http://images03.military.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_large/public/2025-04/staff-border-wall-marines-wire-1800.jpg?itok=a3dIOHTu "Marines were deployed here to reinforce barriers during President Donald Trump's first term, but they were not armed with the long guns their Guardian Angels carry now, NPR reported. An old policy from the very unit these Marines come from said Guardian Angels must watch over their units' security with an "ambush mentality." (Drew F. Lawrence/Military.com)")