Marine Corps Invests Millions in New Skis for Cold Weather Training Marines in Norway will soon receive new ski systems to replace old equipment that broke and tore in the cold.
Trump Signs Bill Adding Funds for Missile Defense, Destroyer Fixes The short-term funding bill includes money for missile defense and fixes for the U.S. Navy destroyers damaged in collisions.
Budget Battles Create More Risk for Military: Shanahan The Pentagon could have to file a proposed budget for 2019 before the defense budget for 2018 is officially passed.
Pentagon Shipping More Food for Christmas Meals This Year The cooks for the traditional Christmas meals for troops overseas should have a lot more to work with this year.
Russia, China Mock Trump's National Security Strategy China and Russia gave thumbs down to President Trump's new national security strategy.
Marine Corps Ditches Towed Mortar System in Push to Fund Modernization The Marine Corps has hauled at least one program of record to the curb -- and is looking for more to cut.
Human Error Blamed for CH-53 Window That Fell on Playground: Probe The 17-pound window fell near where about 60 children were participating in physical education on a sports field.
A-10s May Return to Afghanistan to Bolster Air Campaign A-10 Thunderbolts could be sent back to Afghanistan to bolster the air campaign.
Loose Screw Likely Caused Marine Harrier Crash Off Carolina Coast The disaster was likely caused by engine debris -- a screw fastener with a 5/16ths-inch hexagonal bolt head.
Boeing Wins Contract to Develop Lasers for Drones Laser-armed drones are one step closer to becoming a reality.
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...