China’s military buildup makes US increasingly vulnerable, DOD says
The Pentagon's latest annual report on the People’s Liberation Army described China’s recent buildup as “historic.”
By Tanya Noury
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Military recruiting off to ‘strong start’ for fiscal 2026, DOD says
Overall, the services met an average of 103% of their active-duty recruiting goals for fiscal 2025, according to the Defense Department.
By Karen Jowers
Congress demands Pentagon, DOJ investigate child sex assault on US military bases
Congress reacted Thursday to an Associated Press investigation into sexual assault among children on U.S. military bases by demanding the Defense and Justice departments explain how they will solve the problem.
Military families feel deserted after sex assaults at base school
Tens of thousands of children and teenagers live and attend school on U.S. military bases while their parents serve the country. Yet if they are sexually violated by a classmate, a neighborhood kid or a sibling, they often get lost in a legal and bureaucratic netherworld.
Commentary: The Pentagon is wrong to keep information under wraps. Here's why
Limiting the release of nonsensitive information, the author writes, "will ensure that the only ones truly in the dark are American citizens."
By Lt. Gen. Thomas Spoehr (ret.)
A state-level look at child sexual assault on military bases
A decade after the Pentagon began confronting rape in the ranks, the U.S. military frequently fails to provide justice to the children of service members when they are sexually assaulted by other kids on base.
How AP's investigation into childhood sex assault took shape
The Pentagon says it does not know how often the children of service members sexually assault one another on military bases.
Military bases unprepared for childhood sex assault
When the children of U.S. service members sexually assault one another on a military base there often is no justice.
US military overlooks sex abuse among service members’ kids
A decade after the Pentagon began confronting rape in the ranks, the U.S. military frequently fails to protect or provide justice to the children of service members when they are sexually assaulted by other children on base, an Associated Press investigation has found.
Former Army, VA Secretary Togo West dies at age 75
West was the second African American to serve as the top Army civilian and also the second to serve as the nation's top veterans administrator.
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
Leidos, DoD officials: User feedback ‘taken out of context’ in EHR rollout
Negative user feedback was all part of the plan for a new electronic health care system, said Department of Defense officials and their private sector partners.
By Jessie Bur