After 6 Months, the Navy Finally Has a Civilian Leader Kenneth Braithwaite was sworn in as the 77th Navy secretary, after two people in the position resigned amid controversy.
Pentagon Releases Plan for Easing Base Restrictions as States Reopen DefSec Esper issued a memo to commanders responsible for setting color-coded health protection condition, or HPCON, levels.
SecDef Keeps Military Stop-Movement Order in Place After Review Defense Secretary Mark Esper reviews the stop-movement order every 15 days, officials said.
Pentagon Expands List of Bases That Could Host US Space Command Congressional leaders had mixed responses to the Pentagon's latest move to extend its search.
DoD Evaluating Navy's Handling of Shipboard Coronavirus Outbreaks The coronavirus outbreaks aboard the carrier Roosevelt and destroyer Kidd will be part of the "evaluation."
The 8 Most Original Military Tech Ideas for the Fight Against COVID-19 The services found ways to repurpose existing technology and inspire new innovations for preventing the spread of the virus.
Pentagon Lifts Onerous Proof Requirements for Student Military Survivor Benefits Students at institutes of higher learning can now self-certify their enrollment.
Troops, Families Say They’re Worried About Planned Changes to Military Health System Military health beneficiaries said they are experiencing problems with health care access and finding quality providers.
Pentagon Fires Back After Senators Slam Military's Coronavirus Response U.S. senators call the military's response to the outbreak 'slow and disjointed,' but DoD fired back in a lengthy response.
The National Security Implications of COVID-19 The DoD must preserve its military force readiness while simultaneously providing care for stricken personnel.
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...