Hegseth and Caine Visit Puerto Rico as US Steps Up Military Operations in the Caribbean The arrival comes more than a week after ships carrying hundreds of U.S. marines deployed to Puerto Rico for a training...
Trump Gives DoD ‘Secondary’ Name as Department of War, Circumventing Congress President Donald Trump signed an executive order giving the Department of Defense the “secondary name” of the Department of...
Pentagon Authorizes up to 600 Military Lawyers to Serve as Temporary Immigration Judges The effort comes as the Trump administration is cracking down on illegal immigration by ramping up arrests and deportations.
Hegseth Fires General Whose Agency's Intel Assessment of Damage from Iran Strikes Angered Trump Lt. Gen. Jeffrey Kruse will no longer serve as head of the U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency, according to the people, who...
New Air Force Policy Denies Transgender Troops Hearings Before They're Discharged It is the second policy change the Air Force has taken in recent weeks to crack down on transgender service members.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth Belongs to an Archconservative Church Network. Here's What to Know. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says he's proud to be part of the Communion of Reformed Evangelical Churches, an...
Restoration of Torn-Down Confederate Monument Will Cost $10 Million over 2 Years, Military Says Restoring a memorial to the Confederacy that was removed from Arlington National Cemetery at the recommendation of Congress...
Army Puts Political Operative in Charge of Public Affairs, Stoking Concerns of Creeping Partisanship While it's not unusual for political hands to manage messaging at the highest levels of the Pentagon, the ongoing change to...
Pentagon Tightens Rules on Getting Medical Waivers to Join the Military The decision comes after the Pentagon announced earlier this year that it would ban transgender troops and review other...
Marine Officer Who Faced Charges for Criticizing Military Leaders Now Leads Promotion Review Since January, the defense secretary also has ordered the Pentagon to review combat standards, disqualifying medical...
Army Expands Combat Patch Eligibility as Modern Deployments Redefine Combat Service The Army expanded combat patch eligibility, recognizing soldiers in modern deployments where risk is high even without...
You Took Separation Pay Years Ago. Now the VA Wants It Back From Your Disability Check. Under federal law, a veteran cannot receive both separation pay and VA disability compensation for the same period of service...
25 Years: Nephew Remembers P.O.W. Navy Pilot Dieter Dengler Who Escaped Vietnam Dieter Dengler, who died about 25 years ago, was "bigger than life."
Could the US Bring Back the Draft? Who Would Be Called First — and Who Qualifies Could the U.S. bring back the draft? Here’s how Selective Service works today, who would be called first and why only about...
3 Big PCS Changes Are Coming at Once. Here’s What Service Members Need to Know Before Peak Season. In 2026, three major changes are affecting military household goods moves: a new permanent agency to run the system, the end...
![Protest outside the Muñiz Air National Guard Base in Carolina, Puerto Rico](http://images05.military.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_large/public/2025-09/ApNewsroom_Puerto_Rico_Protest_56090.jpg?itok=M5YLlovF "A demonstrator holds a sign that reads in Spanish, "No to the militarization of Puerto Rico" during a protest outside the Muñiz Air National Guard Base in Carolina, Puerto Rico, Sunday, Sept. 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Alejandro Granadillo)")
