Trump Administration Approves $1 Billion Arms Sale to Saudi Arabia The White House told Congress Thursday that it plans to approve a $1 billion arms sale to Saudi Arabia.
Mattis Mum on North Korea in Lead-Up to Proposed Trump-Kim Summit Defense Secretary Jim Mattis declined comment Sunday on the proposed Trump-Kim summit.
Some Troops in Wounded Warrior Units Face Separation Under New Policy Those whose conditions are not directly related to combat have no automatic protection from the deploy-or-out mandate.
5 Things to Start Your Week: February 26, 2018 Here are five news stories and events to start your week, from the editors at Military.com.
Mattis Wants Ground Combat Units to Be More Lethal in the Close Fight The U.S. Military's top leader has launched an effort to make ground forces deadlier in close combat.
Command Failures Led to Niger Ambush, Explosive Report Shows The New York Times says it bought helmet camera video of the fatal battle that shows U.S. troops' deaths.
Mattis Recommends Keeping Transgender Troops in Military: Report The Washington Post, citing two U.S. officials, reported that Mattis has recommended continuing to take in transgender...
Pentagon Dodges on Gun Control Debate after Florida School Shootings The Pentagon sought to keep Defense Secretary Mattis and the military out of the roiling debate on gun control.
Mattis Completes Review on Whether to Allow Transgender Troops Defense Secretary Jim Mattis has completed his report on transgender individuals serving in the military.
Mattis’ Pet Peeve: Calling Drones 'Unmanned Aerial Vehicles' Defense Secretary Jim Mattis can't stand the term "unmanned aerial vehicle."
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...
