Navy Sets Date for Crucial Hypersonic Weapons Flight Test The U.S. Navy's top leader has determined that 2020 will be the year to get ahead in hypersonic weapons development.
Esper Presses Congress to Bulk Up Next Military Budget Congress has to step up with more funding for the military to deter China and Russia, Defense Secretary Mark Esper said.
Pentagon's Lethality Task Force Is 'Dead' if Army Put in Charge, Top Adviser Says Defense Secretary Mark Esper floated a controversial plan to move the task force from the Pentagon to the service.
SecDef Memo: Next Defense Budget Supports Robust Troop Pay, Joint Warfighting Plan A memo from Esper to the military secretaries lays out talking points as they testify on Capitol Hill regarding the budget.
Pentagon Warns Troops Against Travel to China in New Coronavirus Guidance The DoD issued guidance to the troops on the coronavirus outbreak, warning against non-essential travel to China.
Esper Won't Rule Out Troop Drawdown in Africa as France Urges Troops to Stay Defense Secretary Mark Esper said he is sticking to a plan that could draw down U.S. forces in Africa.
Pentagon Backs Trump's Call for $7.2B More from Military Funds to Build Wall The Trump administration is planning to take $7.2 more from the military to pay for the border wall.
Esper: US Won't Start a War with Iran, But Would Finish One The Pentagon is calling on Iran to come to the negotiating table and abandon plans for retaliation following a deadly strike.
US Military Won't Target Iran’s Cultural Sites, Pentagon Chief Says Defense Secretary Mark Esper told reporters Monday that troops will "follow the laws of armed conflict."
Letter Appearing to Signal US Iraq Pullout Was 'Honest Mistake,' Top General Says A "draft letter" suggesting a troop withdrawal was imminent circulated Monday, causing confusion.
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.