SecDef Gives Military Services 60 Days to Hold Stand-Down on Extremism in the Ranks Defense Secretary Austin ordered the stand-down in a meeting with all the military service secretaries and service chiefs.
Active-Duty Troops May Help with Nationwide COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution The Defense Department received a request from FEMA to assist with President Joe Biden's effort to bolster vaccinations.
Satisfaction with Military Moves Went Up Despite Pandemic, DoD Says U.S. Transportation Command is still instituting changes to improve service in 2021.
Our Call to the New Administration: Put Military Families First The issues military families experience have been exacerbated by 20 years of continuous war and now the pandemic.
DoD to Investigate Special Operations' Compliance with War Crimes Laws The Pentagon's Inspector General is taking a look at DoD efforts to prevent war crimes.
In 1st Message, New SecDef Lloyd Austin Cites Pandemic Control as DoD Priority In the message to the Defense Department, Austin said he was honored to serve again.
It's Official: Lloyd Austin Is the First Black Defense Secretary Austin tweeted immediately following his confirmation that he's proud to be the first African American to hold the position.
Troops Still Await Action on Military Transgender Policy After Flurry of Executive Orders President Joe Biden has promised to overturn a Pentagon policy limiting the service of transgender individuals.
House and Senate OK Lloyd Austin’s Waiver to Serve as Defense Secretary The full Senate is expected to confirm Austin to be the defense secretary following the waiver votes.
Here's Who's Running the Pentagon and Military Branches During Biden's First Days David Norquist, previously the deputy defense secretary, is now the acting defense secretary, the DoD said.
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...
