Amid Latest Quality-of-Life Tweaks for Troops, Defense Secretary Says He Wishes He Could Move Faster SecDef Austin, along with first lady Dr. Jill Biden, traveled to Maxwell Air Force base in order to highlight the latest...
Pentagon's New Quality-of-Life Tweaks Aim for Temporary Housing, Uniform Allowances, Wi-Fi The Pentagon said it is working on another tranche of changes and programs -- including Wi-Fi in barracks rooms, new health...
Austin's Revocation of 9/11 Plea Deal Faces New Legal Blowback When the Pentagon announced last month that military prosecutors had entered into a plea deal with three accused Sept. 11...
Defense Secretary Austin Says Kamala Harris Was Always Part of Major National Security Decisions Austin, a retired four-star Army general and now a civilian Cabinet member and Biden appointee, painted Harris as prepared...
Pentagon Reviewing 20 Medal of Honor Awards Given to Soldiers at the Wounded Knee Massacre Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has directed a five-person panel to review the 20 Medals of Honor that the Army awarded to...
Austin Back to Work at Pentagon After Brief Medical Procedure for Bladder Issues The disclosure comes just months after it was discovered that Austin quietly underwent treatment for prostate cancer without...
'Something Bigger than Yourself': Defense Secretary Austin Pitches Service to Historically Black College Austin's call to service comes amid a yearslong recruiting slump as the military service branches desperately try to fill the...
Austin Hospitalization Drama Sparks House Move to Tighten Notification Requirements for National Security Officials The bill would also require the president and Congress to be notified at least 24 hours before a planned medical procedure...
When Will Ospreys Fly Again? That's Still a Question Mark After Defense Secretary Briefing. In addition to the Air Force's November crash off the coast of Japan, there was a deadly Marine Corps Osprey crash in...
Austin Receives Bladder Treatment at Walter Reed in Latest Hospitalization Since Cancer Diagnosis The hospitalization for bladder issues is the latest chapter in a growing collection of health issues Austin has faced since...
This World War II POW Endured More Than 50 Years in Captivity When Anna Gabulya saw a television report of a POW’s return to Hungary a half-century after he served during World War II...
Retired 4-Star Navy Admiral Sentenced to 6 Years in Prison for Bribery Plot Retired Adm. Robert P. Burke, once the second-highest uniformed officer in the Navy, was commanding its forces in Europe and...
Pentagon Says Troops Can Only Be Exempt from Shaving Their Facial Hair for a Year Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered that troops who need an exemption from shaving their facial hair for longer than a...
Black Vietnam Veteran’s Story Reveals War’s Harsh Realities 50 Years Later It was May 1970, deep in the jungles of Vietnam, and 19-year-old infantryman John Smith stepped to the edge of a hill to...
Trump Says US Forces Sank Third Suspected Drug Boat off Venezuela President Donald Trump did not say how many people were killed in the third strike.