Obama Pressing Congress for Bills on ISIS and Ebola President Obama said he would lobby Congress for a new Authorization for the Use of Military Force bill to combat ISIS and...
US-Built Ebola Treatment Centers Reportedly Sit Empty in Liberia Several treatment centers built by U.S. troops and meant to receive Ebola patients are sitting empty or nearly empty in the...
US Army Shipped Same Virulent Anthrax Strain Used After 9/11 Attacks The DoD said Anthrax mistakenly shipped to labs around the world was from the same strain used after the Sept. 11, 2001...
Navy Publishes New Guidance for Fitness 'Spot Checks' The Navy released further guidance with details on how to administer body composition assessments, and how to conduct BCA...
After Denying Coverage, Reserve Reconsiders Heart Attack Case The Army Reserve has reopened an investigation into whether a reservist's heart attack should be considered "in the line of...
F-35A Hypoxia Problems Date Back to 2011, Air Force Reveals A spokesman said that since April 2, 2011, there "have been 15 reported F-35A in-flight and ground physiological events."
Army Surgeon General: Sleepy Soldiers as Impaired as Drunk Soldiers The Army’s surgeon general says the “new frontier” deploying agile and sharp soldiers is ensuring the soldier has a healthy...
US Troops Number 2,100 in West Africa to Contain Ebola The number of U.S. troops in West Africa has risen to more than 2,100 and the first medical facility built by the military to...
Pentagon Awards $9 Billion Contract for Electronic Health Records The U.S. Defense Department awarded one of the biggest health information-technology contracts in history to Leidos Inc.
Pentagon to Cut Pay Rates for Autism Specialists: Tricare Officials Specialists providing autism care to military families will face a pay cut in the spring, Tricare officials announced Tuesday...
Military Moves, School Enrollment and Spouse Employment Were Upended by Tuberville Promotions Blockade For the bulk of 2023, Tuberville placed the hold on all nominations for general and flag officers, which must be approved by...
Navy Officer Charged with Murdering Wife Last Year in Japan Hotel The family of Jesse Olsen said the Navy has provided little support since notifying Olsen's parents of the news.
Pentagon Will Use Health Screenings, Commanders to Ferret Out Trans Troops for Separations Despite the unresolved legal challenge, defense officials now say that they plan to utilize the military's regular health...
'They Don't Care About My Kids': Marine Families Take Military to Court After Child Abuse at Yuma Day Care In November, the families filed a federal tort claim, which allows individuals to litigate against the government. The filing...
One Trillion Dollars?! Nine Charts to Help Demystify the Pentagon's Budget Golden Dome, shipbuilding, warrior ethos: Here’s your primer to start following the Defense Department’s billions.
