Pentagon Activates National Guard, Sends Helicopters to Aid in Deadly Hawaii Fires The wildfires on the popular Hawaiian island -- fueled by strong winds from a passing hurricane -- have claimed 36 lives...
Veterans Discharged Under 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' and Earlier Bans Sue Pentagon to Correct Records While veterans who were discharged under the policy that banned gay and lesbian troops from serving openly can apply to have...
Watchdog Warns Recruits Are Not Being Properly Vetted for Extremism Ties Some military recruiters are skipping a screening process meant to flag whether applicants looking to enlist have...
Pentagon Keeps Troops in Niger Despite Putsch, Maintains Contact with Some Military Leaders The Pentagon said Tuesday it has suspended security cooperation with Niger due to the political unrest in the West African...
Showdown Looming: Senate Takes Moderate Route, House Pushes Culture Wars in Annual Defense Bill The two chambers will now have to find common ground on the starkly different versions of the National Defense Authorization...
Bill Would Ban Discrimination in Military 75 Years After Racial Integration Policies barring discrimination in the military based on race, gender and other innate characteristics would be enshrined in...
Pentagon COVID-19 Case Registry Is Riddled with Errors, Watchdog Finds A registry that was intended to help health care providers track patients and steer patient care is missing more than 7,000...
Pentagon Defends Abortion Policy Ahead of Senate Fight over Defense Bill Republicans are pushing for a vote on an amendment from Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, that would reverse the Pentagon's abortion...
Growth of SkillBridge Transition Program Paused After Overwhelming Popularity The Pentagon has temporarily stopped accepting new civilian employers into the SkillBridge career transition program during...
Advocates Say More Change Is Needed After Pentagon Releases New Exceptional Family Member Plan The Exceptional Family Member Program, which connects military families with necessary resources for kids and adults who have...
Trump Reportedly Weighs Immediate Discharge of All Transgender Troops. Here's What That Would Mean. The proposed plan, as first reported by the Times of London, would entail signing an order within days of Trump taking office...
The Best Amazon Black Friday Week 2024 Deals for Service Members, Veterans and Their Families America’s favorite shopping holiday isn’t just a single day, or even a weekend, anymore. Here’s how U.S. service members...
Overseas Troops to See Fewer Sweets, More Sweet Potatoes on Their Holiday Tables This Year For some unexplained reason, the Defense Logistics Agency is shipping 800% more sweet potatoes overseas than it did last...
For Soldiers at Fort Carson, Food Is Scarce As Americans gather for Thanksgiving feasts, soldiers at Fort Carson, Colorado, are contending with a far less festive...
Musk, Ramaswamy Proposal to Slash Spending Could Include VA Medical Services Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy confirmed that they plan to target "unauthorized" federal spending, a category that includes...