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.
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...
Trump Administration Threatens No Back Pay for Federal Workers in Shutdown President Donald Trump’s administration is warning of no guaranteed back pay for federal workers during a shutdown.
Teen Cadet Says He Was Beaten, Concussed at Camp at Aberdeen Proving Ground In early August 2022, 17-year-old Nathanael Royal called his parents and begged them to bring him home before he got attacked...
The Civil War Battle Where a West Point Professor Defeated His Confederate Student The Civil War ripped apart nearly every bond Americans shared — classmates, friends, even family members found themselves on...
Army Vet Sentenced to Year In Prison For $80,000 Fraud, Stolen Valor Sharon Toney-Finch, 43, was indicted in April 2024 on four charges: wire fraud, stolen valor, theft of government funds, and...