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Medical care, child care: How shutdown could affect military families

Inpatient care and acute and emergency outpatient care in DoD medical facilities would be immune from a shutdown.

11 hours ago

Soldiers with 82nd, 101st Airborne to deploy to Europe this fall

The deployments are one-for-one replacements of teams already stationed across the continent to support and train with European partners.

12 hours ago

Pentagon & Congress

Top military leaders set for confirmation after surprise Senate deal

The Senate is expected to fill three vacancies on the Joint Chiefs of Staff — including the chairman post — after a surprise breakthrough Wednesday.

Debris from two planes that crashed during an airshow at Dallas Executive Airport are shown in Dallas on Saturday, Nov. 12, 2022.

A look at recent vintage aircraft crashes after a collision in Reno

Two pilots died when their World War II-era planes collided Sunday at the Reno Air Races, at least the third deadly crash there since 2011.

14 hours ago

In this photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korea leader Kim Jong Un, center, arrives at Pyongyang station, North Korea Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2023, after a trip to Russia.

North Korea says Kim Jong Un is back home from Russia

During Kim’s six-day trip to Russia, the two countries said they discussed boosting their defense ties but didn’t disclose any specific steps.

14 hours ago

Leadership begins at basic, says Army’s top training officer

Drill sergeants may act as squad or platoon leaders while recruits fill team leader roles.

14 hours ago

Ukraine war inspires weapons that crack battle tanks at weakest point

Arms manufacturers are tuning their lineups to the immediate experience of the brutal, close-range fighting in Ukraine.

15 hours ago

In this photo taken from a drone video released by Defense Ministry of Azerbaijan on Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2023, men walk at an area which Azerbaijan says hosts Armenian forces' positions in the breakaway territory of Nagorno-Karabakh.

Azerbaijan and Armenian forces reach cease-fire for breakaway region

The announcement of a cease-fire in Nagorno-Karabakh toned down fears of a third full-scale war over the region in the southern Caucasus Mountains.

15 hours ago

Lt. Gen. Alexus Grynkewich, the head of U.S. Air Force Central, speaks at a news conference at the U.S. Embassy in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2023.

US Air Force general in Mideast worried over Russia-Iran ‘cooperation’

Iran's supplying of bomb-carrying drones to Russia could see Moscow help Tehran's program become more lethal, Lt. Gen. Alexus Grynkewich said.

15 hours ago

Pentagon to revisit ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ discharges

'Don't Ask, Don't Tell,' repealed 12 years ago today, forced thousands of LGBTQ+ troops to leave the military under less than honorable circumstances.

16 hours ago

‘Three Chaplains’ follows Muslim fight for military religious freedom

Three muslim chaplains aspire to change perceptions of their religion in the U.S. military.

18 hours ago

Poor oversight leaves military barracks in dire condition, report says

The watchdog report documented widespread housing issues with the barracks already familiar to many lower-ranking service members across the armed forces.

18 hours ago

Marine veteran Ray Epps pleads guilty to Capitol riot charge

Ray Epps, who claimed in a lawsuit that Fox News made him a scapegoat for the Capitol riot, was charged with disorderly conduct on restricted grounds.

20 hours ago

A U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II takes part in an aerial display during the Singapore Airshow 2022 at Changi Exhibition Centre in Singapore, Feb. 15, 2022.

What we know about the Marine Corps F-35 crash in South Carolina

The crash of an F-35B Joint Strike Fighter aircraft in South Carolina over the weekend has raised numerous questions.

32 hours ago

Airmen from Joint Base Charleston speak to a family living right next to the site of a crashed F-35 about the operation to recover the fighter jet and requests for the family in Williamsburg County, S.C., on Monday, Sept. 18, 2023.

Pilot of downed F-35 parachuted into residential backyard

The pilot “experienced a malfunction and was forced to eject” on Sunday, according to a situation report given to the Associated Press.

34 hours ago

A view of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, N.Y., May 2, 2019.

West Point sued over using race as an admissions factor

The lawsuit was filed by the same group behind the lawsuit that resulted in the U.S. Supreme Court striking down affirmative action in college admissions.

35 hours ago

Former Pentagon manpower and diversity chief running for Congress

Gil Cisneros, a Navy veteran and former California congressman, is ready to run again after serving as DoD manpower chief.

35 hours ago

Singapore and Brunei Navy personnel march during the opening ceremony of the military non-combat exercise called ASEAN Solidarity Exercise at Batu Ampar Port on Batam island, Indonesia, Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2023.

Southeast Asia nations hold joint navy drills near South China Sea

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations has begun its first joint naval exercise.

2 days ago

President Joe Biden addresses the 78th United Nations General Assembly in New York, Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2023.

Biden urges world leaders at the UN to stand up to Russia

President Joe Biden has made his case before the U.N. General Assembly that the world must remain united in defending Ukraine against Russian aggression.

2 days ago

News

News about the U.S. Military. Army, Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps.

Inpatient care and acute and emergency outpatient care in DoD medical facilities would be immune from a shutdown.

The deployments are one-for-one replacements of teams already stationed across the continent to support and train with European partners.

The Senate is expected to fill three vacancies on the Joint Chiefs of Staff — including the chairman post — after a surprise breakthrough Wednesday.

Two pilots died when their World War II-era planes collided Sunday at the Reno Air Races, at least the third deadly crash there since 2011.

During Kim’s six-day trip to Russia, the two countries said they discussed boosting their defense ties but didn’t disclose any specific steps.

Drill sergeants may act as squad or platoon leaders while recruits fill team leader roles.

Arms manufacturers are tuning their lineups to the immediate experience of the brutal, close-range fighting in Ukraine.

The announcement of a cease-fire in Nagorno-Karabakh toned down fears of a third full-scale war over the region in the southern Caucasus Mountains.

Iran's supplying of bomb-carrying drones to Russia could see Moscow help Tehran's program become more lethal, Lt. Gen. Alexus Grynkewich said.

'Don't Ask, Don't Tell,' repealed 12 years ago today, forced thousands of LGBTQ+ troops to leave the military under less than honorable circumstances.

Three muslim chaplains aspire to change perceptions of their religion in the U.S. military.

The watchdog report documented widespread housing issues with the barracks already familiar to many lower-ranking service members across the armed forces.

Ray Epps, who claimed in a lawsuit that Fox News made him a scapegoat for the Capitol riot, was charged with disorderly conduct on restricted grounds.

The crash of an F-35B Joint Strike Fighter aircraft in South Carolina over the weekend has raised numerous questions.

The pilot “experienced a malfunction and was forced to eject” on Sunday, according to a situation report given to the Associated Press.

The lawsuit was filed by the same group behind the lawsuit that resulted in the U.S. Supreme Court striking down affirmative action in college admissions.

Gil Cisneros, a Navy veteran and former California congressman, is ready to run again after serving as DoD manpower chief.

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations has begun its first joint naval exercise.

President Joe Biden has made his case before the U.N. General Assembly that the world must remain united in defending Ukraine against Russian aggression.