Commanders Worry Budget Cuts Will Hurt Readiness Commanders told lawmakers they were concerned that spending reductions proposed in the budget would cut down on readiness.
Army Defends Cutting Aviation Assets in Budget Plan Members of Congress questioned U.S. Army leaders on Thursday about their budget plans to cut deep into the service's aviation...
Missile Shortage, Hiring Freeze Spur Readiness Woes: Generals U.S. Army generals told lawmakers that a shortage of missiles and the federal hiring freeze create readiness headaches.
Marines Open Experimental Combat Unit to Women The Marine Corps will open a combat unit to women to collect data for the overall effort to integrate them into combat roles.
Army Reserve Chief: Boost Reserves With Active-Duty Troops Again The chief of the Army Reserve on Wednesday recommended that Regular Army soldiers be assigned to Reserve units to boost...
US Military Budget Cuts Stretching 'Screaming Eagles' to the Limit President Trump has pledged to rebuild units like the 101st and recently announced a $54 billion increase in defense spending...
Navy Fights to Stay Ready with Fewer Dollars The 2015 Pentagon budget submission has forced the sea service to adjust priorities to maintain readiness.
Army Reserve Chief Wants Better Gear, More Training Days The chief of the Army Reserve said that his component is "falling behind" the Guard and active force in terms of...
Army Leaders Search for Answers to Multi-Domain Battle Army leaders are wrestling with the challenges of equipping and supplying soldiers in a multi-threat battlefield of the...
Special Forces Deaths Fuel A-10 Debate A close air support mission reportedly carried out by a B-1B bomber killed five Special Forces troops in southeastern...
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...