Defense Secretary Austin Says Alliance with Philippines Will Transcend Administrations U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin condemned China's dangerous actions against the Philippines and renewed a warning that...
US and Philippines Sign a Pact to Secure Shared Military Intelligence and Weapons Technology The United States and the Philippines signed an agreement on Monday to secure the exchange of highly confidential military...
US Will Appeal Judge's Ruling That 9/11 Defendants Can Plead Guilty and Avoid the Death Penalty Rear Adm. Aaron Rugh, the chief prosecutor, sent a letter Friday to the families of 9/11 victims informing them of the...
Defense Secretary Calls for Calm Transition, Apolitical Military Ahead of Trump Transition The memo comes as the Trump campaign begins planning its transition and staffing for the Pentagon and other federal agencies...
Defense Secretary Austin Makes Surprise Visit to Kyiv for Talks on Supporting Ukraine's Fight Against Russia U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin arrived in Kyiv on an unannounced visit, hours after a Russian drone attack on the...
Sending a THAAD Air Defense System to Israel Adds to Strain on US Army Forces The deployment of a U.S. Terminal High Altitude Area Defense battery to Israel and roughly 100 soldiers to operate it will...
US Will Send a Missile Defense System and Troops to Run it to Israel to Aid Defense Against Iran The delivery of the sophisticated missile defense system risks further inflaming the conflict in the Middle East despite...
Lawyer for News Organizations Presses Guantanamo Judge to Make Public a Plea Deal for 9/11 Accused The plea agreement would have spared Mohammed and two co-defendants the risk of the death penalty, in exchange for their...
Israel Warned the US that an Operation in Lebanon Was Coming But Gave No Details, Officials Say Israel warned U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin in a call that a military operation was going to take place in Lebanon but...
Increase DoD Child Care Staff Pay 'as Quickly as Possible,' Senators Tell Austin Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Rick Scott, who lead oversight of Pentagon personnel policies, are pushing the department to...
Pentagon Withdraws Admiral's Nomination to Lead Pacific Fleet Amid Renewed Attention on Drag Shows The Pentagon has confirmed reports it has pulled Navy Rear Adm. Michael Donnelly from promotion and a new job overseeing the...
3.8% Raise for Service Members Endorsed by House and Senate Defense Bills The raise is consistent with the Trump administration's budget request for next year, as is the overall value of the House...
A Chinese-Owned Company Owns Farmland near Fort Riley. Federal Officials Think That's Bad The White House and top officials this week rolled out a plan aimed at limiting foreign ownership of farm and ranch land.
Senators Seek Guardrails Against JAG Firings in Must-Pass Defense Policy Bill Firing a top military lawyer would require a congressional notification that includes a substantive justification under a...
Coast Guard Selects 'Proven' Command Master Chief for Top Enlisted Position Command Master Chief Phillip Waldron will serve as the 15th senior enlisted adviser to the Coast Guard commandant.
