A Sept. 17 memo signed by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth directs the “formal disestablishment” of the Defense Advisory Committee on Women in the Services.
Dozens of troops who spoke to Military Times view their current deployment as “part of the job,” but say they haven’t seen “emergency” levels of crime.
Homicides through the first six months of 2025 were down significantly compared to the same period in 2024, continuing a post-pandemic trend in the U.S.
Trump is now offering assurances that U.S. troops won’t be sent to help defend Ukraine against Russia after seeming to leave open the possibility Monday.
The much-anticipated summit ended with a thud after the two leaders conceded they had failed to reach any agreements on how to end the Russia-Ukraine war.