Pentagon Activates National Guard, Sends Helicopters to Aid in Deadly Hawaii Fires The wildfires on the popular Hawaiian island -- fueled by strong winds from a passing hurricane -- have claimed 36 lives...
Veterans Discharged Under 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' and Earlier Bans Sue Pentagon to Correct Records While veterans who were discharged under the policy that banned gay and lesbian troops from serving openly can apply to have...
Watchdog Warns Recruits Are Not Being Properly Vetted for Extremism Ties Some military recruiters are skipping a screening process meant to flag whether applicants looking to enlist have...
Pentagon Keeps Troops in Niger Despite Putsch, Maintains Contact with Some Military Leaders The Pentagon said Tuesday it has suspended security cooperation with Niger due to the political unrest in the West African...
Showdown Looming: Senate Takes Moderate Route, House Pushes Culture Wars in Annual Defense Bill The two chambers will now have to find common ground on the starkly different versions of the National Defense Authorization...
Bill Would Ban Discrimination in Military 75 Years After Racial Integration Policies barring discrimination in the military based on race, gender and other innate characteristics would be enshrined in...
Pentagon COVID-19 Case Registry Is Riddled with Errors, Watchdog Finds A registry that was intended to help health care providers track patients and steer patient care is missing more than 7,000...
Pentagon Defends Abortion Policy Ahead of Senate Fight over Defense Bill Republicans are pushing for a vote on an amendment from Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, that would reverse the Pentagon's abortion...
Growth of SkillBridge Transition Program Paused After Overwhelming Popularity The Pentagon has temporarily stopped accepting new civilian employers into the SkillBridge career transition program during...
Advocates Say More Change Is Needed After Pentagon Releases New Exceptional Family Member Plan The Exceptional Family Member Program, which connects military families with necessary resources for kids and adults who have...
Trump Is Renaming 7 Army Installations. Here Are the Stories Behind the Names Being Scrubbed. President Donald Trump's announcement is the administration's latest move in its concerted effort to shift the people and...
Veteran Who Fired at Gunman and Inadvertently Killed Utah Protester Was a Safety Volunteer, Organizers Say Police said that the permit for the protest did not specify that there would be armed security, and that the role and...
Air Force Lowered Annual Recruiting Goal Due to Budget Woes, But Still on Track to Hit Target This Month The Air Force had to reduce its target recruiting goal by several thousand airmen due to ongoing congressional budget delays...
‘They’re Taking Shirly’: An Army Sergeant Thought His Family Was Safe. Then, ICE Deported His Wife. For tens of thousands of U.S. service members with undocumented family members, there’s no guaranteed protection from...
Air Force's Bunker-Buster Bomb Could Take Out Iran Nuclear Facility, But Israel Hints at Other Options The Israeli campaign to prevent Iran from developing nuclear weapons will be considered a failure if the centrifuges deep...
![Nigeriens participate in a march called by supporters of coup leader Gen. Abdourahmane Tchiani in Niamey](http://images01.military.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_large/public/2023-08/ApNewsroom_France_Niger_Coup_78103.jpg?itok=rF4zFaJy "Nigeriens participate in a march called by supporters of coup leader Gen. Abdourahmane Tchiani in Niamey, Niger, Sunday, July 30, 2023. The French Foreign Ministry says Tuesday, Aug.1, 2023 France is planning an imminent evacuation of people seeking to leave Niger after the coup last week in the former French colony. Poster reads: Down with France, long live Putin." (AP Photo/Sam Mednick, File)")
