‘We had mission and purpose:’ A chat with the CO of the USS Eisenhower
The commanding officer of the Mighty Ike aircraft carrier sat down with Navy Times to discuss the Red Sea, long deployments and maintaining sailor morale.
By Diana Stancy
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At least 17 Guardsmen have died while on Texas border mission
Only a handful of families have met eligibility requirements and been paid compensation following the passage of a recent Texas law.
Congress reacts to US airstrikes in Syria
The Pentagon’s announcement that that U.S. forces conducted deadly airstrikes in Syria sparked complaints from some of President Joe Biden’s Democratic allies that he overreached, while key Republicans applauded the move.
By Joe Gould
Seeking the Military Suicide Solution Podcast, Episode 49: Chris Jachimiec - Listener Response to STMSS Series
Chris Jachimiec is a recently retired member of the United States Air Force. In July 2017, he lost his brother, a Marine lance corporal, to suicide after a courageous battle with post traumatic stress.
Sen. Jon Tester takes defense appropriations gavel
A Montana Democratic will chair the Senate Appropriations Defense Subcommittee, handing new clout over the defense budget to a state with nuclear weapons interests.
Why the military should educate its members about the Constitution
The military should institute courses to ensure that its service members have a basic understanding of the Constitution, the document they are sworn to defend, says the author of this commentary.
By Chris Dalton
Lockheed aeronautics chief Michele Evans has died
Evans has led Lockheed's largest business unit since 2018.
By Valerie Insinna
Acting defense chief visits Afghanistan during troop pullout
Chris Miller met Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani and Gen. Scott Miller, the top U.S. commander in the country. He also visited with U.S. troops deployed there during the holiday season.
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press
Amid veto threat, Senate rejects ban on Trump’s big UAE arms sale
The Senate voted Wednesday on two measures to block President Donald Trump’s plan to sell roughly $23 billion in weapons to the United Arab Emirates.
By Joe Gould
Pentagon did not deny Biden team access to military intel agencies, officials say
The Biden DoD transition is proceeding as normal, according to senior defense officials. Allegations that transition team members were denied access to the DoD intelligence community were due to a procedural mishap on the Biden side.
By Harm Venhuizen
Fighting demons, healing hatred, restoring hope: How to defeat extremism in the US military
The military needs a program as part of the mandatory demobilization process to promote the deradicalization of service members, says the author of this commentary.
By Chris Buckley, Myrieme Churchill and Jacob Ware
Lawmakers introduce resolutions to block Trump’s F-35 sale to UAE
New legislation would halt a $23 billion sale of F-35 fighter jets, Reaper drones and munitions to the United Arab Emirates.
By Joe Gould