US Soldiers Seen as More Trustworthy Than Judges, New Poll Finds Survey recipients were asked specifically about soldiers, but the word was intended to represent all U.S. troops.
Troops Who Deployed to the US-Mexico Border Are Getting a Medal The award is designated for troops who "encounter no foreign armed opposition or imminent hostile action."
Military Leaders Pledge to Keep Standards High as Ranks Grow The Army, Navy, Air Force and Marine Corps all plan to increase their personnel levels in fiscal 2019.
Upcoming U.S. Troop Deployment Could Be Last for Afghanistan The Army’s 4th Infantry Division will be sending a total of about 2,800 soldiers to Afghanistan in separate deployments this...
Army and Marine Leaders Weigh Test Data on Female Combat Performance The head of Army Training and Doctrine command discussed the studies the service has done to gauge how women would perform in...
Gates Accuses White House of 'Semantic Backflips' on Combat in Iraq The White House has engaged in "semantic backflips" on whether U.S. troops are engaged in combat, former SecDef Gates charged...
Head of SpecOps Command: Decision on Women in Combat Imminent The commander of U.S. Special Operations Command said today that his recommendation on women serving in direct-action combat...
Carter: Opening Combat Jobs to Women 'Makes Sense' Trump faces calls from some conservatives to undo the women-in-combat provisions, which affects a large portion of the...
Carter to Decide in January on Whether to Open Combat Jobs to Women Defense Secretary Ashton Carter didn’t say whether any of the services asked for exceptions to the order to open up all...
With a Million Members, Military Network Looks to Expand Reach The social media network RallyPoint was launched in 2012 and logged its one-millionth member last December.
How Marines Took an Airfield in the Philippines in a Show Against China On April 30, three combined littoral reconnaissance teams made up of roughly 30 U.S. and Philippine Marines each, flown by...
Army Eliminates Online Training Requirement for Noncommissioned Officers, Saying It's Too Burdensome The Army has eliminated a significant part of its online training for enlisted troops -- a learning program that has drawn...
For Decades, Recipients Were Honored with Purple Hearts Made During WWII. This Company Now Forges New Medals. For decades, recipients of the Purple Heart were honored with medals that had been forged during World War II, leftover stock...
Air Force Pilot Who Died After Aircraft Ejection Seat Misfire Identified by the Service Capt. John Robertson, an instructor pilot from the 80th Operations Support Squadron at Sheppard Air Force Base, was injured...
Must-Pass Defense Bill Includes 4.5% Military Pay Raise on Top of 15% Increase for Junior Enlisted Troops The recommendation from the House Armed Services Committee in its draft version of the National Defense Authorization Act, or...