Navy One-Stars Take More Risks, While Marines Value Discipline, Rand Study Finds A new Rand Corp. study offers a report card for each of the U.S. military's systems to create generals and admirals.
DoD to Assess Female Troops' Reproductive Health for First Time in Decades The survey focuses on their experiences with military health care and preferences for family planning and contraception.
Despite Nomination Withdrawal, Anthony Tata Set to Work at Pentagon Retired Army Brig. Gen. Anthony Tata has withdrawn from consideration as the Pentagon’s No. 3.
Military Leaders Are Confronting a New Form of Discrimination: Pregnancy Bias Discrimination, conscious or not, often starts during maternity leave.
Pentagon to Change Training Material that Labeled Journalists, Protesters 'Adversaries' The training has raised concerns among press organizations and free speech advocates.
Hearing Canceled for Controversial Pentagon Nominee Tata; Future in Doubt The nomination of retired Army Brig. Gen. Anthony Tata to become the Pentagon's policy chief is increasingly in doubt.
Military Doctors Are Adapting Tools Designed for Combat Zones to Fight COVID-19 The pandemic is spurring innovation and creative uses of existing Defense Department databases, health officials say.
$29 Billion in Military Funding Tucked Inside Proposed Coronavirus Relief Package The Republicans' proposed coronavirus relief package in the Senate includes $29 billion for the Pentagon.
Air Force Sees Largest Jump in Military-Wide Coronavirus Spike Cases of the coronavirus have increased 75% among U.S. service members since July 1.
New DoD Directive Restricts Display of Ball Team Pennants, Pride Flags The authorized list leaves off the Confederate flag, but also many others.
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...