Defense Secretary Fires Top Military Assistant Due to 'Misconduct' Defense Secretary Ashton Carter removed Army Lt. Gen. Ronald Lewis as his chief military assistant over misconduct...
Carter: Pentagon to Unveil Officer Promotion Changes in Coming Months The U.S. Defense Department plans to announce potentially sweeping changes to its officer promotion system "in coming months...
Carter Expands High-Tech Project While Shaking up Leadership The Pentagon will expand its outreach to private high-tech expertise while shaking up the leadership of the DIUx.
Military Tattoo Policies May Thwart Potential Recruits: Carter Defense Secretary Ashton Carter said he is concerned the current tattoo policies are turning away otherwise good recruits.
Carter Makes Last Pitch to Keep Combat Jobs Open to Women Defense Secretary Ashton Carter made the case for retaining the current policy in the military that opens up all jobs to...
Dempsey: Risk Will be Part of Any Strategy Against ISIL In the fight against ISIL, there are risks if exercising patience, or in taking action, said the chairman of the Joint Chiefs...
LIVE STREAM: Carter Announces Overhaul to Personnel Programs Secretary of Defense Ash Carter announces the first phase of personnel reforms in his Force of the Future initiative.
Partner Forces Closing in on Raqqa and Mosul: Carter Raqqa in Syria and Mosul in Iraq -- the two main ISIS strongholds -- are under increasing pressure from U.S.-backed forces...
Carter Shares Commitments that Guide Him with Air Force Academy Cadets Defense Secretary Ash Carter shared four commitments that guide him and asked cadets of the U.S. Air Force Academy to adapt...
US Military Will Be in Mideast for 'a Long Time,' Carter Tells Troops Defense Secretary Ash Carter touched on ISIS, budgets, benefits and suicide rates in a video conversation with troops...
Marine Corps Says Half of Barracks Had Issues, Though Only 118 Marines Moved, After Worldwide Inspection The inspection took place between February and March, a quick time frame for a herculean task that involved looking at...
Temporary Promotions for Army Noncommissioned Officers to End in June The Army will suspend the temporary promotions starting in June in one of the most significant changes to its promotion...
Marine Corps Aims for a New Way of Teaching, Ditching Old Models of PowerPoint Lectures The service will focus on the individual Marine's ability to learn rather than cramming instruction into their heads, whether...
Ukrainian Drone Attack Sets Major Russian Oil Refinery on Fire Oil-processing, one of Russia’s most important industries, has been a target of Ukrainian drone attacks since late January.
Navy's Newest Warship Named for Fierce Marine Corps Campaign in Afghanistan The top leader of the Navy announced Thursday that the service's future amphibious ship, a landing helicopter assault vessel...