US Shouldn't 'Overreact' to North Korean Missile Tests, Defense Secretary Says North Korea fired off what appeared to be a pair of short-range ballistic missiles from its east coast on Saturday.
SecDef Says He'll Work with VA on Vets' Environmental Health Concerns Esper wants to "make sure [DoD] is doing everything we can to assist soldiers, sailors, airmen and Marines as they transition...
Trump Rallies Support for Space Force at Welcome for New SecDef President Donald Trump said the Pentagon now has the money and the will to create the Space Force.
New Pentagon Task Force to Address Cleanup of PFAS-Contaminated Bases The new SecDef ordered the creation of a task force to address chemicals that have contaminated more than 400 military bases.
Military Assets Will Escort US Ships in Gulf If Needed, New SecDef Says "We will escort our ships to the degree that the risks demand it," Esper said.
After a 7-Month Vacancy, the Pentagon Has a Senate-Confirmed SecDef Army Secretary Mark Esper was confirmed by the full Senate on Tuesday to be the next secretary of defense.
Esper Refuses to Recuse Himself on Raytheon Matters in SecDef Confirmation Hearing In heated exchanges, Warren demanded to know whether Esper would recuse himself on DoD decisions involving Raytheon.
Esper Pledges 'Tough Decisions' on China, Russia if Confirmed as Defense Secretary If confirmed, he said one of his "personal priorities" would be improving the living standards of military families.
Esper's Industry Ties May Haunt Him in SecDef Confirmation Hearing Army Secretary Mark Esper's ascent to secretary of defense may be challenged by his ties to the defense industry.
Esper Nomination Triggers Another Leadership Switch-Up at Pentagon As of Monday afternoon, Navy Secretary Richard V. Spencer is officially the Pentagon's acting defense secretary.
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.