Is Soldier Recruiting Up? Army Claims Yes But Won't Say by How Much The Army is in a recruiting slump, but just how deep in the hole are the service's recruiting numbers? It won't say.
GOP Accepts Biden's Spending Boosts for VA, Pentagon in Debt Ceiling Deal Spending on defense and veterans health care would both see bumps next year under a deal between the White House and House...
Academy Cadets with Kids Still Waiting as Pentagon Lags on Rule Change Military students remain in limbo as final Pentagon guidance for a new policy allowing cadets at America's service academies...
'$2B for 10 Aircraft': Pentagon Looks to Allies to Fund Ukraine F-16 Training U.S. officials have yet to say where the actual aircraft or maintenance parts will come from, and all remarks to date have...
DoD to Beneficiaries with Expired ID Cards: Renew Now Deadlines for military family members and retirees using expired ID cards during the pandemic are approaching or have passed...
After Marine's Testimony, Republicans Seek Answers from Pentagon on Bombing During Afghanistan Withdrawal Top House lawmakers want the Pentagon to give more details on the lead-up to a suicide bombing outside Afghanistan's Kabul...
Abrams Tanks Arrive in Germany, Setting Stage for Ukrainian Training The 31 tanks that are now in Germany are not the same ones that the Ukrainians will ultimately take into battle. They are...
Future Officer Promotions Could Also Be Delayed by Senate Standoff, Austin Warns Delaying Senate confirmation of generals and admirals awaiting promotions right now will ripple down into future rounds of...
After Pentagon Leak, Democrats and Republicans Unite to Reform Classification System The package of bills unveiled by Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Mark Warner, D-Va., and other senators from both...
Navy's Growing Shortfalls on Ship Readiness Frustrate the Marine Corps The Navy's troubles with keeping ships maintained and at sea have only worsened in the last several years, resulting in 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.
Trump Targets Blumenthal, Calling for Investigation into Senator's Vietnam Service Claims President Donald Trump is targeting U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal again after Connecticut’s senior U.S. senator grilled U.S...
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...