Retired General to Speak in DC amid Support for Presidential Run The retired Marine general who has inspired a groundswell of support for a presidential run will appear in D.C. on Friday.
Senate Committee Approves Mattis as Next Defense Secretary The Senate Armed Services Committee voted 26-1 to approve retired Marine Gen. James Mattis as the next Secretary of Defense.
Mattis Headed to Europe Next Week for Talks on ISIS Campaign Defense Secretary Jim Mattis will be at NATO headquarters next week for talks on speeding up the campaign against ISIS.
Senators Call on Mattis to Buy More Littoral Combat Ships A group of U.S. senators from four states called on Defense Secretary Mattis to find money for three new littoral combat...
Dunford in Afghanistan for Talks on US Troop Increase Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Joseph Dunford was in Kabul on Monday to prepare the way for a possible U.S. troop increase.
5 Things to Start Your Week Here are five news stories and events to start your week, from the editors at Military.com.
Army Set to Overhaul Length of Noncommissioned Officer Academies to Cut Costs The Advanced Leader Course, or ALC, and Senior Leader Course, or SLC, would be compressed from eight to 16 weeks down to just...
Air Force Bomb Techs Will Take Gender-Neutral Fitness Tests Beginning Next Month The changes come after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered in a March memo that all combat arms positions "must be sex...
Drill Sergeant Under Investigation After Having Soldiers Do Push-Ups Under MAGA Flag The Army has launched an investigation after a drill sergeant posted a video showing soldiers being hazed beneath a MAGA flag...
Trump's Controversial Pick for Pentagon Personnel Chief Confirmed by Senate Tata is a retired Army brigadier general whose post-military career includes serving as a school district administrator in...
Taller Boots, Shorter Eyelashes: Air Force Releases Stricter Uniform Guidelines The new set of rules comes amid a widespread push started earlier this year by Air Force leadership to place more emphasis on...
![One Station Unit Training at Fort Benning, Georgia](http://images03.military.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_large/public/2025-07/mil-army-training-osut-fort-benning-1800.jpg?itok=SV_PURDB "Trainees experience day of One Station Unit Training, known as the "First 100 Yards," June 27, 2025 at Sandhill, on Fort Benning, Georgia. (U.S. Army photo by Patrick A. Albright)")
