The US Military Has Long Been an Engine of Social Change. Hegseth's Approach Runs Counter to That In comments Tuesday to hundreds of military leaders and their chief enlisted advisers, Hegseth made clear he was not...
Marines Say They Hit Recruiting Goals and Point to 'Unapologetic' Standards Data provided by the Corps shows that it has recruited 30,536 active-duty and reserve enlisted Marines — just one person over...
A New Policy on Access at the Pentagon Has Journalists and the Trump Administration at Odds New rules that limit the access of journalists in the Pentagon and appear to condition entry into the building on agreement...
Hegseth Abruptly Summons Top Military Commanders to a Meeting in Virginia Next Week The directive did not offer a reason for the gathering Tuesday of senior commanders of the one-star rank or higher and their...
Pentagon Adds Exemptions to Requirement for All Troops to Get the Flu Shot The Pentagon has stepped back from the policy that requires all troops to get the flu shot every year by introducing...
Maine Mass Shooting Survivors Refile Lawsuit After Pentagon Watchdog Report Cites Army Negligence Eighteen people were killed in Lewiston in October 2023 when Robert Card opened fire at a bowling alley and a bar and grill.
Trump Says US Has Carried Out Another Fatal Strike Targeting Alleged Drug-Smuggling Boat “Intelligence confirmed the vessel was trafficking illicit narcotics, and was transiting along a known narcotrafficking...
Pentagon Steps up Media Restrictions, Now Requiring Approval Before Reporting Even Unclassified Info Journalists who don't abide by the policy risk losing credentials that provide access to the Pentagon.
Pentagon plan pits U.S. Marines against California off-roaders and civilian pilots The Pentagon has proposed restricting civilian air traffic above much of the Johnson Valley Off-Highway Vehicle Area to...
Pentagon Says Troops Can Only Be Exempt from Shaving Their Facial Hair for a Year Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered that troops who need an exemption from shaving their facial hair for longer than a...
Federal Government Shutdown Grinds into a Second Week as Tempers Flare at the Capitol As the federal government shutdown enters a second week, there’s no discernible endgame in sight.
At 50, He Survived Marine Boot Camp — Then Fought at Peleliu and Okinawa When 50-year-old Paul Douglas showed up at Marine Corps boot camp in 1942, the white-haired economics professor looked more...
Ukrainian Drones Attack Russian Cavalry Troops in Rare 21st-Century Encounter A short video circulating online this month appears to show a Russian mounted patrol being struck by a Ukrainian drone near...
When The Government Can Afford Everything Except The Essentials Every shutdown forces the government to decide what counts as “essential.” Air traffic controllers and TSA agents fall into...
Troops Will Miss Paychecks Next Week Without Action on the Government Shutdown The federal government shutdown is raising anxiety levels among service members and their families, because those in uniform...
