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New thermal optic shows bullets in flight, details a mile away
Machine gunners and snipers can "walk" rounds on target at long ranges with the optic.
By Todd South
What Gen. CQ Brown would bring as chairman of the Joint Chiefs
Two sources confirmed to Defense News that the president has chosen Gen. Brown to succeed Army Gen. Mark Milley as the nation’s top military officer.
Pentagon chief seeks to stem discord with allies over document leaks
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has sought to tamp down any discord between the U.S. and its allies over the massive U.S. leak of classified documents.
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press
Navy lends carrier to Tom Cruise for new ‘Mission: Impossible′
Filming is believed to have taken place aboard the aircraft carrier George H.W. Bush.
By Sarah Sicard
Keeping firearms out of easy reach key to preventing military suicides
An independent commission made more than 100 recommendations to the Pentagon to prevent rising troop suicides, including restricting access to guns.
Why ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ should win the Oscar for Best Picture
It’s worth rooting for “Top Gun” to win it all, because it’s pure, unadulterated fun.
By Sarah Sicard
The biggest military stories of 2022
As 2022 comes to a close, we reflect on the stories most-viewed by Military Times readers throughout the year.
By Military Times staff
Hawaii gun permit ruling sides with ‘homesick’ Navy officer
Hawaii cannot deny a firearms permit simply because someone has sought counseling, a judge has ruled.
‘Devotion’ tells an understated friendship story set in the Korean War
"Devotion" premieres Nov. 23.
By Sarah Sicard
‘Top Gun’ reimagined with a cat is purrrrfection
It's a bird, it's a plane, it's ... a combat cat?
By Sarah Sicard
‘Top Gun: Maverick’ actors Phoenix and Bob love their call signs
"Phoenix" and "Bob" wouldn't change their call signs for the world.
By Sarah Sicard