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.
'We're Going to Take Our Capital Back': Trump Calls for DC Deployments Despite Falling Crime Rates Notably, the order's text also paves the way for more guard deployments from other states and overall increases by giving...
Activist and Trump Confidant Seeks to Oust Army Secretary Far-right political activist and close confidant to President Donald Trump Laura Loomer launched an unusual public attack on...
Navy Identifies Recruit Who Died at Great Lakes Firing Range Seaman Recruit Kayshawn Wilkerson, 18, died Wednesday following an incident at the base's firing range, according to the Lake...
Defense Secretary Hegseth Promotes Video of Man Claiming Women Shouldn’t Be Allowed to Vote Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth shared a video about Christian domination in the age of President Donald Trump — and his since...
Service Investigating After Airman Died During Physical Training Test in California Airman 1st Class Syamukonka Moonga, assigned to Port Hueneme's 346th Training Squadron, died on Aug. 4 at the California...