Military Tattoo Policies May Thwart Potential Recruits: Carter Defense Secretary Ashton Carter said he is concerned the current tattoo policies are turning away otherwise good recruits.
Carter Makes Last Pitch to Keep Combat Jobs Open to Women Defense Secretary Ashton Carter made the case for retaining the current policy in the military that opens up all jobs to...
Dempsey: Risk Will be Part of Any Strategy Against ISIL In the fight against ISIL, there are risks if exercising patience, or in taking action, said the chairman of the Joint Chiefs...
LIVE STREAM: Carter Announces Overhaul to Personnel Programs Secretary of Defense Ash Carter announces the first phase of personnel reforms in his Force of the Future initiative.
Partner Forces Closing in on Raqqa and Mosul: Carter Raqqa in Syria and Mosul in Iraq -- the two main ISIS strongholds -- are under increasing pressure from U.S.-backed forces...
Carter Shares Commitments that Guide Him with Air Force Academy Cadets Defense Secretary Ash Carter shared four commitments that guide him and asked cadets of the U.S. Air Force Academy to adapt...
US Military Will Be in Mideast for 'a Long Time,' Carter Tells Troops Defense Secretary Ash Carter touched on ISIS, budgets, benefits and suicide rates in a video conversation with troops...
Carter Knocks Congress Over Budget Impasse in Final Remarks Outgoing Defense Secretary took a parting shot at Congress Wednesday in his final remarks before leaving the Pentagon.
Carter Says Budget Reductions Forced Army to Cut 40,000 Troops Defense Secretary Carter talked up expanding maternity leave and opening up more jobs to women while stressing that the Army...
Carter Proposes Pay and Benefits Overhaul in 'Future Force' Plan The Pentagon was pushing a "Force of the Future" plan with pay and benefits based upon the "principles of talent management."
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...
Coast Guard Set to Receive New Icebreaker by Year's End, Bolstering US Presence in Arctic The need for ships with icebreaking capabilities is growing as China and Russia increase their presence in the Arctic...
Marine Corps F-35C Was Used in Combat for First Time to Strike Houthis, Military Confirms Traveling at speeds of 1,200 mph, the F-35C can carry Joint Direct Attack Munitions, or JDAMs, air-to-air missiles and other...
Military Diversity Is Not the Problem "The main reason for concern about the U.S. military and its performance has to do with the variety of U.S. commitments and...
MacDill Airman Gets 5 Years Of Probation in 'Undead Apes' Blockchain Fraud U.S. District Judge William Jung sentenced Devin Rhoden to five years’ probation, a reflection of Rhoden’s substantial...