Pentagon Bans Confederate Flag on Military Bases Without Mentioning It by Name Military leaders have been pressing Esper to put in place a DoD-wide ban on the Confederate flag.
Esper Bans Use of Promotion Board Photos, Orders Review of Hair and Grooming Standards The moves are meant to eliminate "discrimination, prejudice and bias in all ranks."
Military Photos Give an Advantage to White Men Like Me. Let's Get Rid of Them Bias in hiring and promotion decisions has been well documented.
Navy Ship Names Could Fall Under Pentagon's New Diversity Review "The Navy, as an institution, has a moral obligation to know. And, it should act."
SecDef Proposes Getting Rid of Military Promotion Photos to Eliminate Unconscious Bias The Pentagon is rolling out a three-pronged plan to root out racism in the ranks.
Lawsuit Against SecDef Dropped After Transgender Sailor Gets Waiver to Serve The suit had been filed against Defense Secretary Mark Esper, challenging the military's current transgender policy.
White House Sidesteps Questions on Whether SecDef Will Keep Job At a Pentagon briefing earlier, Esper said the Insurrection Act should only be used in dire emergencies.
Esper Says He Opposes Sending Active-Duty Troops Into Streets to Quell Protests Esper broke his lengthy silence regarding the surge of protests nationwide following the May 25 death of George Floyd.
Top Pentagon Leaders Summoned to Testify on Military's Response to Protests Defense officials will testify on Capitol Hill as criticism mounts over their presence near the White House on Monday.
Top General Takes Heat on Commissary Price Hikes, Travel Restrictions Troops leveled with Pentagon leaders on their issues in dealing with the COVID-19 crisis.
Marine Recruiter Who Wrote ‘Memoir’ About Teenage Recruit Sentenced to Prison Nearly a year after then-Gunnery Sgt. Christopher Champagne self-published a memoir about his inappropriate relationship with...
Five Chinese Nationals Charged with Covering Up Midnight Visit to Michigan Military Site U.S. authorities charged five Chinese nationals with lying and trying to cover their tracks, more than a year after they were...
Air Force Has a Problem Recruiting for Special Warfare Jobs, New Report Finds The Rand Corp. released a study detailing the issues the Air Force has faced in getting recruits to join Special Warfare...
1,000 Active-Duty Soldiers Called Up to Assist with Hurricane Helene Response The 1,000 troops, an Infantry Battalion Task Force formed from the XVIII Airborne Corps, are from the 82nd Airborne Division...
Army Testing Robot Dogs Armed with Artificial Intelligence-Enabled Rifles in Middle East The Army was testing at least one armed quadrupedal unmanned ground vehicle at an installation in Saudi Arabia.