Service Chiefs: Troops Will Head for Exits if Budget Cuts Persist The leaders of the Army, Navy, Air Force and Marine Corps warned that a return of budget caps would promote fiscal...
Chief: Army Will Need Smaller Units for Megacity Combat Preparing for urban warfare will mean redesigning fighting units to better cope with the compartmenting nature of city...
Turkey Will 'Very Soon' Begin Bombing ISIS in Iraq, Syria: Pentagon The airstrikes are expected to start after Turkey and the U.S. finalize targeting details, a Pentagon spokesman said.
US Army Ranked 'Weak' in New Think Tank Report The U.S. Army is ranked "weak" and the other branches "marginal" when it comes to military power, according a new report.
Two Army Rangers Possibly Killed by Friendly Fire in Afghanistan The Army has begun a investigation into whether two Army Rangers killed in Afghanistan may have been hit by friendly fire.
US Commander Rejects Iraqi Complaints on Lack of Airstrikes A lack of U.S. airstrikes was not to blame for the lengthy delays in Iraqi efforts to retake Ramadi, a U.S. commander said...
Army Secretary to Trump: Don't Rush to Grow Force The service's top official cautioned an incoming Trump administration to avoid judging the service purely by its size.
One General's Vision: Replacing the Army Physical Fitness Test The Army is operating a pilot program, the Army Combat Readiness Test, designed to better prepare troops for the rigors of...
UK Drone Strike in Syria Kills 3 ISIS Fighters, Including 2 Britons A British drone strike killed three ISIS fighters, including two Britons, in Syria last month, British Prime Minister David...
General: As Pacific Grows More Unstable, the Fight Is Coming Marines in the Pacific are being prepared for a coming conflict, the commanding general of 3rd Marine Division said this week...
Must-Pass Defense Bill Includes 4.5% Military Pay Raise on Top of 15% Increase for Junior Enlisted Troops The recommendation from the House Armed Services Committee in its draft version of the National Defense Authorization Act, or...
For Decades, Recipients Were Honored with Purple Hearts Made During WWII. This Company Now Forges New Medals. For decades, recipients of the Purple Heart were honored with medals that had been forged during World War II, leftover stock...
'It's OK Not to Be OK': Special Operations Wing Orders Stand-Down After Roger Fortson's Police Killing The Air Force special operations wing in Florida where Senior Airman Roger Fortson served before he was shot and killed by...
VA Says It Can't Change New Urn, Plaque Benefit that Precludes Future Burials in National Veteran Cemeteries Both the National Association of State Directors of Veterans Affairs and the National Funeral Directors Association lodged...
'Unspeakably Cruel': Army Ranger Sentenced for Murdering Security Guard in Washington State A U.S. Army Ranger formerly stationed at Joint Base Lewis-McChord was sentenced Friday to 20 years in prison for beating a...