US Military Unable to Fight Two Big Wars at Once: Report The U.S. lacks the troops, ships and planes to meet security threats, according to the Heritage Foundation.
Lawmaker Chides Air Force for Buying Expensive Coffee Cups Chuck Grassley questioned why the service spent tens of thousands on hot cups that can reheat coffee and tea.
Space Force to Cost $13 Billion over 5 Years: Air Force Secretary The DoD will need roughly $12.9 billion over five years to resource the proposed U.S. Space Force
White House Ally Inhofe Succeeds McCain as Senate Armed Services Chair The move could to put the influential committee on friendlier terms with the White House
Trump Canceled Military Parade Before Getting Cost Estimate: Pentagon President Donald Trump ruled the military parade too expensive before getting the Pentagon's cost estimate.
Trump Cancels Big Military Parade, Citing Cost After some estimates for the parade hit $92 million, President Donald Trump will instead attend a Nov. 11 parade in Paris.
Trump Signs $717 Billion Defense Bill Including 2.6 Percent Troop Pay Raise The president called it "the most significant investment in our military and in our warfighters in modern history."
Pence: Space Force Will Be Independent Service by 2020, Include Elite Operators Pence announced plans to invest additional billions of dollars and to stand up a dedicated U.S. combatant command for space.
Trump's Border Wall Could Derail Funding for New Coast Guard Icebreaker The Coast Guard's top officer said Wednesday that the U.S. can't afford to delay its presence in the Arctic.
More Dental Coverage, Spouse Employment Help Coming in Defense Bill This series of proposals is one step closer to becoming law.
Federal Government Shutdown Grinds into a Second Week as Tempers Flare at the Capitol As the federal government shutdown enters a second week, there’s no discernible endgame in sight.
Trump Targets Blumenthal, Calling for Investigation into Senator's Vietnam Service Claims President Donald Trump is targeting U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal again after Connecticut’s senior U.S. senator grilled U.S...
At 50, He Survived Marine Boot Camp — Then Fought at Peleliu and Okinawa When 50-year-old Paul Douglas showed up at Marine Corps boot camp in 1942, the white-haired economics professor looked more...
Ukrainian Drones Attack Russian Cavalry Troops in Rare 21st-Century Encounter A short video circulating online this month appears to show a Russian mounted patrol being struck by a Ukrainian drone near...
When The Government Can Afford Everything Except The Essentials Every shutdown forces the government to decide what counts as “essential.” Air traffic controllers and TSA agents fall into...