US Only 'Marginally' Ready for Great Power Fight, New Assessment Finds The Heritage Index assessed U.S. military strength across the service branches on a five-tiered scale.
Analysts say Biden Should Freeze US Troop Level in Afghanistan Until Taliban Agrees to End War The Pentagon should freeze troop levels in Afghanistan until the Taliban agrees to stop fighting the Afghan military or the...
Trump's Defense Agencies Purge Comes at a Vulnerable Time for US National Security One defense official described the situation to CNN as "scary" and "very unsettling."
Military Pay Raise at Risk in Dispute over Confederate Bases President Trump opposes renaming bases like Fort Hood and has threatened to veto the popular measure over the provision.
Shake-Ups Coming for Some Military Congressional Committees After the Election Here's a look at the committees that fund the armed services and VA, and the outcome of their leaderships' elections.
Senate Committee Wants to Cut Marine Corps Even Smaller, Keeps 3% Troop Pay Raise Like the House version, the Senate's bill would fund a 3% pay raise for active-duty troops, a guarantee that U.S. service...
Live Results: US Military Veteran Candidates in the 2020 Elections Stay here for the latest on races involving U.S. military veterans as results come in.
More Veterans Ran for Congress This Year Than in 2018. Here’s How the Races Went More veterans ran for seats or sought reelection to Congress this year than in 2018, but the overall number of vets in the...
Rep. Elaine Luria Defeats Scott Taylor in Showdown Between Navy Veterans in Virginia Luria is a retired surface warfare officer; Taylor is a former SEAL.
Former Naval Aviator, Astronaut Mark Kelly Defeats Martha McSally to Claim Senate Seat Sen. Martha McSally, a Republican and retired Air Force colonel, has lost her Senate seat to Democratic challenger Mark Kelly...
First Soldiers Graduate Basic Training in WWII Throwback Uniform New soldiers at Fort Sill were the first to graduate Army Basic Combat Training wearing the service's new Army Greens.
Pilot Error Led to Fatal F-15 Crash in North Sea, Air Force Report Says Air Force 1st Lt. Kenneth "Kage" Allen was killed.
Army’s Sci-Fi Infantry Goggles Change the Mechanics of Shooting, Soldiers Say Soldiers offered feedback on the Army's futuristic new IVAS technology.
Air Force Special Ops Must 'Ruthlessly' Cut Legacy Systems, 3-Star General Says The Defense Department is predicting flat or declining budgets in future years.
For Now, US Troops Won't Be Required to Get New COVID-19 Vaccine Preparations are underway across the Departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs to receive doses of a COVID-19 vaccine.
