Carter: Opening Combat Jobs to Women 'Makes Sense' Trump faces calls from some conservatives to undo the women-in-combat provisions, which affects a large portion of the...
Carter Blasts GOP Plan to Use War Funds for Base Defense Budget The top civilian at DoD slammed Republican lawmakers' plan to use emergency war funding to get around spending caps.
Carter Says US Wants Deal With Russia on Syria, Ukraine Defense Secretary Ashton Carter said the U.S. is looking for compromise with Russia on Syria and Ukraine.
Deadline Approaches for Services to Submit Women-in-Combat Plans The Navy has already submitted its plan to integrate women into its Special Warfare community to Defense Secretary Ashton...
Cyber Command Gets 'First Wartime Assignment' in Fight against ISIS The DoD's relatively new Cyber Command has received its "first wartime assignment" in the fight against the Islamic State.
Pentagon Lifts Ban on Transgender Troops Serving Openly in Military Defense Secretary Ashton Carter ended Thursday the ban on transgender persons serving openly in the ranks.
Marines Train for Near-Peer Threats Amid Resurgent Russia To prepare for war with a near-peer rival, Marines will no longer be subjected to 'fix-as-you-go' training, a general said.
US Begins Training of 'Moderate' Syrian Rebels to Fight ISIS The U.S. has begun the effort to train and equip Syrian opposition rebels to fight ISIS, Defense Secretary Ashton Carter...
Carter to Decide in January on Whether to Open Combat Jobs to Women Defense Secretary Ashton Carter didn’t say whether any of the services asked for exceptions to the order to open up all...
Pentagon to Review 1,100 Awards for Possible Upgrade to Medal of Honor The Defense Department will review some 1,100 Silver Stars and Service Crosses to determine if they warrant a higher award...
VA Watchdog: Misdated PACT Act Disability Decisions Costing Government, Veterans Millions The Department of Veterans Affairs Office of the Inspector General found that the VA likely overpaid some veterans while...
Marine Corps Fires Commander of East Coast Air Station Col. Mark D. Bortnem, a former F/A-18 pilot with more than 30 years in the service, was relieved of his duties as commander...
Former Air Force Commander at Wright-Patterson Faces Court-Martial Col. Christopher Meeker, the former commander of the 88th Air Base Wing, was removed from his leadership position in late...
Shaving Waivers Revoked by Massachusetts Guard in Change Disproportionately Impacting Black Troops The Massachusetts Army National Guard has abruptly rescinded long-standing medical waivers that allowed certain soldiers to...
Key Details Still Missing on Why Biden Made Final Call on Space Command's HQ, New Report Details The investigation is the latest probe into the basing decision, which started late in President Donald Trump's first term and...