Opinion
The Golden Dome czar must get control of all US missile defense programs
The Defense Department must heed a vital organizational lesson from the past if Golden Dome is to succeed, writes analyst Thane Clare.
By Thane Clare
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Hegseth to chair Pentagon’s new Homeland Defense advisory board
The newly established Homeland Defense Board aims to fill a gap Pentagon leaders see in providing military guidance to homeland security missions.
By Hope Hodge Seck
China-Russia cooperation poses rising threat in Arctic, Pentagon warns
A surge in collaboration between China and Russia in the Arctic is heightening the Pentagon's urgency to devote resources to the region.
By J.D. Simkins
DOD civilians can shop at these 16 commissaries during expansion test
The Defense Department is testing whether to expand the commissary benefit to stateside military civilian employees.
By Karen Jowers
Trust in the military on the rise, but still below pre-pandemic levels
More than half of the individuals polled said they have a great deal of trust in the U.S. armed forces.
New Army-funded tech creates realistic terrain, avatars in simulations
The same institute created Oscar-winning facial scanning tech for major Hollywood films like "Blade Runner 2049" and "Avatar."
By Todd South
Army seeks 300 ground combat lieutenants to transfer to support jobs
In addition to beefing up five understrength branches, the Army is also looking for transfers into four functional area jobs.
By Todd South
Months after this commissary closed, customers still seek answers
Officials haven't determined when the Mitchel Field, New York, store will reopen.
By Karen Jowers
Should women serve in combat? Trump’s defense pick reignites debate
Defense secretary nominee Pete Hegseth has made it clear that he believes men and women shouldn't serve together in combat units.
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press
Trump’s defense choice, a Fox News host, stuns the Pentagon
The news was met with bewilderment and worry among many in Washington as Trump passed on a number of established national security heavy-hitters.
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press and Tara Copp, AP