Carter Shares Commitments that Guide Him with Air Force Academy Cadets Defense Secretary Ash Carter shared four commitments that guide him and asked cadets of the U.S. Air Force Academy to adapt...
Carter to Sailors: I Want to Make Careers More Flexible Defense Secretary Carter told sailors he's still working to make career advancement more flexible in order to retain top...
China Pushes Back Against Pressure to Stop South China Sea Activity China says it will not will not back down over a pending United Nations ruling on its claims over a vital trade route.
Proposed Updates to Military Promotions Need OK from Congress: Carter The secretary wants to reform the military's 'up-or-out' promotion standards.
Planner of Bin Laden Raid, LinkedIn Chief Tapped for Innovation Board The admiral who planned the Navy SEAL Team 6 raid that killed Osama Bin Laden was named to a new Defense Innovation Board.
Carter's Personnel Overhaul Plan Dead on Arrival at Capitol Hill The chances of the defense secretary's plan to overhaul the military personnel system getting through Congress are slim.
US Rethinking Plan to Withdraw More Troops from Afghanistan The U.S. plan to draw down troop levels to 5,500 in Afghanistan is being reevaluated, Defense Secretary Carter said Wednesday...
Carter, Biden Take on Trump's Foreign and Defense Policies Without mentioning Trump's name, SecDef Carter and Vice President Biden ripped the presumptive Republican nominee's policies.
Top Pentagon Leaders Welcome New Secretary of the Army DefSec Carter and Army Chief of Staff Milley welcomed the Army's new secretary into his job today at a ceremony in Arlington.
Pentagon Lifts Ban on Transgender Troops Serving Openly in Military Defense Secretary Ashton Carter ended Thursday the ban on transgender persons serving openly in the ranks.
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...
