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...
'We Can Think of Few Things as Irresponsible': 7 Former Defense Secretaries Blast Hold on Military Promotions Seven former defense secretaries who served in administrations from both parties are warning that a Republican senator's hold...
Pentagon Approving New Rules for Mental Health Access More Than a Year After Passage of Law Requiring Changes The Pentagon is moving forward with a series of changes to mental health care access required by a 2021 law that was passed...
There Are Too Many Generals and Admirals, a Senator Stalling Military Promotions Argues While a single senator cannot prevent confirmations, a hold significantly delays confirmations because the Senate needs to...
Transgender Troops Spark Dueling Bills and Potential Clash on Capitol Hill A new bill, sponsored by Rep. Sara Jacobs, D-Calif., would ensure anyone who meets occupational standards can serve in the...
Key Senator Presses DoD on Protecting Service Members from Medical Debt Sen. Elizabeth Warren pressed for answers on whether the DoD has implemented recommendations from a report produced by the...
You Can Record With StoryCorps' Military Voices Initiative in 2023 in These States In 2020, former Army cavalry scout and sniper Garett Reppenhagen spoke with StoryCorps -- a nonprofit that chronicles the...
Amid the Rising Tide of Hate, What Happened to Countering Extremism in the US Military? "Those in positions to cause change inside the military and out must embrace the long road ahead to fully address extremism...
Renewed Military ID Cards Can Be Sent by Mail in New Pilot Program Active-duty troops can now log in to renew their family members' military ID cards in a pilot program allowing the IDs to be...
Try This if You Have a Fear of Heights and Want to Serve Once you have a better understanding of the root of your fear, you can start to face it and even manage to look down and...
Why Japanese Tanks Were Doomed in the Pacific Theater Today, the Pacific remains a prominent strategic interest for the U.S. military, but the Marine Corps recently deactivated...
Hegseth Says Wounded Knee Soldiers Will Keep Their Medals of Honor Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has announced that he has decided that the 20 soldiers who received the Medal of Honor for...
The Italian WWII Frogmen Who Inspired the U.S. Navy SEALs While uniquely American, SEAL doctrine owes a technical and conceptual debt to Italy’s WWII combat divers, who first combined...
New Mexico's Health Care Crisis Is Forcing Military Personnel to Decline Assignments At New Mexico's three Air Force bases — Kirtland in Albuquerque, Cannon near Clovis and Holloman outside of Alamogordo — the...
Democratic Candidate for Governor of New Jersey Pushes Back After GOP Questions Her Service Record Mikie Sherrill, the Democratic candidate for governor of New Jersey in this year’s high-stakes race, is defending her Navy...
![Aircrew Aviation Electrician's Mate Striker Brandon Caserta, 21, died by suicide on June 25, 2018. An investigation found that leadership at Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 28 in Norfolk, Virginia, "contributed" to his decision to take his own life. (Photo courtesy of the Caserta family](http://images04.military.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_large/public/2019-06/brandon-caserta-2400.jpg?itok=G3KKbaqh "Aircrew Aviation Electrician's Mate Striker Brandon Caserta, 21 died by suicide on June 25, 2018. An investigation found that leadership at Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 28 in Norfolk, Virginia, "contributed" to his decision to take his own life. (Photo courtesy of the Caserta family)")
