Defense Secretary Austin Says Alliance with Philippines Will Transcend Administrations U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin condemned China's dangerous actions against the Philippines and renewed a warning that...
US and Philippines Sign a Pact to Secure Shared Military Intelligence and Weapons Technology The United States and the Philippines signed an agreement on Monday to secure the exchange of highly confidential military...
US Will Appeal Judge's Ruling That 9/11 Defendants Can Plead Guilty and Avoid the Death Penalty Rear Adm. Aaron Rugh, the chief prosecutor, sent a letter Friday to the families of 9/11 victims informing them of the...
Defense Secretary Calls for Calm Transition, Apolitical Military Ahead of Trump Transition The memo comes as the Trump campaign begins planning its transition and staffing for the Pentagon and other federal agencies...
Defense Secretary Austin Makes Surprise Visit to Kyiv for Talks on Supporting Ukraine's Fight Against Russia U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin arrived in Kyiv on an unannounced visit, hours after a Russian drone attack on the...
Sending a THAAD Air Defense System to Israel Adds to Strain on US Army Forces The deployment of a U.S. Terminal High Altitude Area Defense battery to Israel and roughly 100 soldiers to operate it will...
US Will Send a Missile Defense System and Troops to Run it to Israel to Aid Defense Against Iran The delivery of the sophisticated missile defense system risks further inflaming the conflict in the Middle East despite...
Lawyer for News Organizations Presses Guantanamo Judge to Make Public a Plea Deal for 9/11 Accused The plea agreement would have spared Mohammed and two co-defendants the risk of the death penalty, in exchange for their...
Israel Warned the US that an Operation in Lebanon Was Coming But Gave No Details, Officials Say Israel warned U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin in a call that a military operation was going to take place in Lebanon but...
Increase DoD Child Care Staff Pay 'as Quickly as Possible,' Senators Tell Austin Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Rick Scott, who lead oversight of Pentagon personnel policies, are pushing the department to...
How Trump Is Leaning on the Military to Fulfill His Hopes of Mass Deportations and an Immigration Freeze For transportation, detention, and potentially apprehension of migrants, the Trump administration is looking to the military.
Military Families in Key West Sue Balfour Beatty over Allegations of Squalid, Toxic Housing Conditions The lawsuit alleges that Balfour Beatty, a massive company that manages more than 40,000 military homes across more than 50...
Hegseth’s Younger Brother Is Serving in a Key Role as Liaison and Senior Adviser Inside the Pentagon Phil Hegseth's official title is senior adviser to the secretary for the Department of Homeland Security and liaison officer...
This Navy Destroyer's New Battle Flag Pays Tribute to the Service's First Female Nurses Flying during Women's History Month, the flag is a particularly poignant choice for the Arleigh Burke-class guided missile...
Military Review of Fitness Standards Will Find Array of Tests, But Higher Requirements for Combat Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s decision to review military standards on combat and physical fitness and appearance opens a...