Watchdog probes if aides were asked to delete Hegseth’s Signal chats
The inspector general’s investigation focuses on how information about the March 15 airstrikes on Houthi targets in Yemen was shared on the messaging app.
By Tara Copp, AP
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Trump’s pick for VA watchdog role promises independence, impartiality
Former Board of Veterans Appeals Chair Cheryl Mason said her work with the Trump administration should not disqualify her from a federal watchdog role.
Congress directs Army to conduct light vehicle competition in FY18 spending bill
Through the FY18 spending bill, Congress is locking the Army into a commitment to compete for more Ground Mobility Vehicles down the road.
By Jen Judson
Milley: Army is pushing to get two-thirds of its brigades ready to deploy at any minute
Thanks to an increase in funding over the past two years, the Army has been able to ramp up its brigade combat readiness from two out of 58 total, Army Chief of Staff Mark Milley told the House Appropriations Committee on Thursday.
Top Marine wants to lighten the weight carried by grunts
The commandant wants to lighten the weight grunts are carrying on the battlefield while at the same time increasing lethality and range.
By Shawn Snow
IG report: New deal in Pacific saves commissaries millions ... as customers pay more
Per the report, fruit and vegetable prices have gone up as quality has gone down under the new deal.
By Karen Jowers
IG: Pentagon failed to address financial problems of Armed Forces Retirement Home
The report echoes financial concerns that already played a major role in a top-level firing.
By Karen Jowers
The future battlefield: Army, Marines prepare for ‘massive’ fight in megacities
For a long time, both the Marines and Army failed to do anything substantial to prepare for large-scale urban combat — other than to avoid it whenever possible.
By Todd South
Army mishandled bomb-sniffing dogs from Afghanistan, report says
A report finds that the Army failed to do right by some of the more than 200 bomb-sniffing dogs that served with U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan, detecting roadside bombs and saving lives.
Army Training and Doctrine Command gets new 4-star boss
Gen. David Perkins, known for leading the so-called Thunder Run into Baghdad, Iraq, in 2003, is retiring after almost 40 years of service.
By Michelle Tan
Amid beret backlash, the Army’s SFAB soldiers focus on training, deployment
Amid a social media backlash — and even death threats from internet trolls — soldiers in the Army’s new Security Force Assistance Brigade have focused on training and not on berets and patches.
DoD IG: Too soon to tell if Trump’s South Asia strategy will break the Taliban
The Pentagon made key changes to its military strategy in Afghanistan during 2017, but its effects are yet to be felt, according to the Department of Defense Inspector General.
By Kyle Rempfer