Lloyd Austin ends term marred by Afghanistan but buoyed by Ukraine
Defense Secretary Austin will bid farewell Friday following a term that included three major military crises, a global pandemic and a brush with cancer.
By Tara Copp, AP
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More military children will soon have access to DOD-operated schools
A new program ends a blanket requirement that families must live on base in order for their children to attend DOD schools.
By Karen Jowers
Looming government shutdown could hurt military families, veterans
Plans to avert a partial government shutdown starting this weekend appeared scuttled after President-elect Donald Trump opposed the bipartisan deal.
Special ops leaders eye alarming levels of adversary collaboration
China, Russia, Iran and North Korea are all finding ways to antagonize U.S. efforts.
By Todd South
This Marine unit now has its own tool to blast drones out of the sky
The system replaces a cumbersome legacy platform Marines have long used to defend the skies: The Man-Portable Air Defense System, or MANPADs.
By Todd South
Combatant commands mishandled classified mobile devices, audit finds
Inventory records of devices with sensitive intel weren't maintained, and in some cases, contained inaccurate information, according to a DOD OIG report.
By Riley Ceder
Another commissary closure leaves customers seeking answers
For months, customers at the Forest Glen Annex commissary in Silver Spring, Maryland, have asked: When will our commissary reopen?
By Karen Jowers
These Marine units will field new mobile command vehicle in 2025
Elsewhere in the Corps, Marines conducted the service’s first organic rebuild of a JLTV engine at a Defense Department depot.
By Todd South
US defense secretary in Japan reaffirms alliance amid regional threats
The Pentagon chief also stressed trilateral cooperation with Tokyo and Seoul is crucial for regional stability even as South Korea is in political turmoil.
Will senior enlisted troops see a targeted pay boost in 2026?
After lawmakers agreed to plans to boost pay for junior enlisted troops, they are now shifting focus to more senior enlisted members.
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