After 3 Failures, Pentagon Now Says It Won't Be Able to Produce a 'Clean' Audit Until 2027 The Defense Department was unable to complete a "clean" audit of its assets for the third year in a row.
Acting SecDef Chris Miller's First Message to the Military: It's Time to Leave Afghanistan "We met the challenge; we gave it our all. Now, it's time to come home."
US Space Force Likely to Survive in Biden Administration, Experts Say The development of the Space Force will likely face little opposition as it further defines its role within the Pentagon.
Biden’s Military Brain Trust Includes Former Navy, Marine Corps Top Leaders A former sergeant major of the Marine Corps and the Navy's first-ever female four-star admiral are on the DoD transition team...
Pentagon's Acting Policy Chief Resigns in Wake of Esper Firing Acting Under Secretary of Defense for Policy James H. Anderson has submitted his resignation.
New Acting SecDef Is a Former 'Horse Soldier' Who Played Key Role in Afghanistan Invasion Miller is not among the most prominent national security names.
Trump Fires SecDef Mark Esper, Names Christopher Miller to Lead Pentagon President Donald Trump has fired Defense Secretary Esper days after news outlets projected Trump would not win reelection.
Here's SecDef Mark Esper's Final Memo to Pentagon Staff Esper called his brief tenure as leader of the Pentagon "the honor and privilege of a lifetime."
Audit of Pentagon Diversity Training Canceled After Trump Executive Order An executive order from President Trump bans training covering "divisive concepts" like systemic racism and sex stereotyping.
The Pentagon Now Has a Permanent Memorial to Families of the Fallen The Department of Defense unveiled a tribute to Gold Star families Thursday at the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia,
Federal Government Shutdown Grinds into a Second Week as Tempers Flare at the Capitol As the federal government shutdown enters a second week, there’s no discernible endgame in sight.
Trump Targets Blumenthal, Calling for Investigation into Senator's Vietnam Service Claims President Donald Trump is targeting U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal again after Connecticut’s senior U.S. senator grilled U.S...
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...
Ukrainian Drones Attack Russian Cavalry Troops in Rare 21st-Century Encounter A short video circulating online this month appears to show a Russian mounted patrol being struck by a Ukrainian drone near...
When The Government Can Afford Everything Except The Essentials Every shutdown forces the government to decide what counts as “essential.” Air traffic controllers and TSA agents fall into...
![Gen. John Raymond and Chief Master Sgt. Roger Towberman hold the flag of the Space Force Flag.](http://images02.military.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_large/public/2020-05/spaceforceflagunveiled3000.jpeg.jpg?itok=zWuaVZX1 "Gen. John "Jay" Raymond, Commander U.S. Space Command, left, and Chief Master Sgt. Roger Towberman, right, hold the flag as President Trump gestures, during the presentation of the Space Force Flag in the Oval Office of the White House, May 15, 2020. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)")
