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.
Army Planners Are Weighing Force Reductions of Up to 90,000 Active-Duty Soldiers The Army is quietly considering a sweeping reduction of up to 90,000 active-duty troops, a move that underscores mounting...
Commander of Air Force Weather Wing Fired After Legal Troubles Earlier This Year Col. Joseph Coughlin, commander of the 557th Weather Wing at Offutt, was removed from his position Tuesday "due to a loss of...
Top US General Argues Against Giving Up Command of NATO at Senate Hearing Giving up American military leadership of the NATO alliance would be "problematic," Gen. Christopher Cavoli told senators...
Capitol Hill Wants $15 Billion for Weapons Pentagon Didn’t Seek: Report The spending directions from Congress are included in tables that Republican Defense appropriators sent the department last...
'Psychological Warfare': Veterans Fired from Federal Government Speak Out at Informal Hearing Air Force veteran Shernice Mundell was testifying at a "shadow hearing" organized by Senate Veteran Affairs Committee ranking...
