Defense Secretary Releases Plan to Keep Top Jobs Filled Amid Senate Blockade of Promotions In a memo dated Aug. 2, Austin recommended several ways to "mitigate the harms caused by the hold" that Sen. Tommy Tuberville...
Austin Recounts Childhood Struggles with Racism in University Address Focused on Military Inclusion Austin's visit comes at a time when the services are struggling to meet recruiting goals.
Troop Paychecks Could Be Delayed if US Defaults, Austin Warns Austin's comments come as a deadline to raise what's known as the debt ceiling rapidly approaches.
Top Military Officials Questioned over Drag Shows on Military Bases The military's top uniformed officer suggested he does not support drag shows being hosted on military bases.
Senator's Delay of Officer Promotions over DoD Abortion Policy Is Hurting Military Families, Austin Says Sen. Tommy Tuberville has vowed to maintain the hold on nominations until the Pentagon rescinds a recently enacted policy...
Universal Pre-K at DoD Schools, Flexible Spending Accounts for Child Care: DoD Unveils New Family Initiatives Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin says the measures will help to "ensure the well-being and success of our people."
Pentagon Chief Orders Reforms at Service Academies After Damning Sexual Assault Report To better evaluate current service academy policies, Austin also ordered "on-site installation evaluations" to be completed...
The Air Force Reveals New B-21 Bomber, Keeping the Pilot for Now The Pentagon plans to build 100 B-21s so far, six of which are in development.
Secretary Austin to Visit Hawaii as Navy Prepares to Defuel Tanks that Caused Contaminated Water Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin will meet with the admiral in charge of the process, which could be completed by 2024.
This Week's Top Military Photos: Keep Your Eye on the Bomb and Don't Drop It Military.com's top photos of the week, August 29 - September 2.
How the Government Shutdown Impacts Veterans and the VA While most vets won't be impacted by the ongoing government shutdown, concerns may ramp up the longer it persists.
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...
'It's a Lottery': Why Foreign Volunteer Fought in Russia-Ukraine War Jack de Santis is a Croatian-born volunteer of the Ukrainian army who used his engineering, drone expertise to help fight...
Army Vet Sentenced to Year In Prison For $80,000 Fraud, Stolen Valor Sharon Toney-Finch, 43, was indicted in April 2024 on four charges: wire fraud, stolen valor, theft of government funds, and...
Bravo Company Vietnam Veterans Honored with Long-Overdue Bronze Stars While it took more than five decades, 14 veterans of Bravo Company, 2nd Battalion, 8th Infantry, 4th Infantry Division, were...