Hegseth champions special operations as the force for today’s threats
There has been a 200% increase in SOF missions over the past three years, the defense secretary said.
By Todd South
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Barracks 2030 isn’t a ‘fix it and forget it’ effort, USMC leaders say
Marine Corps leaders discussed the future of the nearly $11 billion dollar housing initiative at Washington's Modern Day Marine conference.
By Riley Ceder
Large-scale exercise in Arizona deemed mission essential by top Marine canceled over COVID-19
"The priority is a safe return for each Marine in order to protect the force. Special consideration and minor delays may be in place for Marines traveling outside the United States."
By Shawn Snow
The Corps is axing all of its tank battalions and cutting grunt units
As part of Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. David Berger’s plan to redesign the force to confront China and other peer adversaries by 2030, the Marines are axing all three of its tank battalions, and chucking out all law enforcement battalions and bridging companies, according to a news release from Marine Corps Combat Development Command.
By Shawn Snow
Marine at Arizona base tested positive for COVID-19 as large-scale ‘mission-essential’ exercise continues
Yuma has roughly 104,000 residents with nearly 20 percent of the population over the age of 60 — a sizable population vulnerable to the COVID-19 virus.
By Shawn Snow
The Air Force is protecting airmen while protecting the nation
The critical responsibilities and missions of our 685,000 total force active duty Guard and Reserve Airmen do not fade even during a pandemic.
By Lt. Gen. Dorothy A. Hogg
Fighter accidents rose in 2019, despite overall decline in mishap rates
The Air Force saw a fleetwide decline in the most serious manned aircraft mishaps in fiscal 2019, but the number of serious mishaps increased for fighter and attack aircraft.
COVID-19 dampens European exercise, but US Army chief says all is not lost
While Defender Europe was scaled back due to the COVID-19 outbreak, the Army has still learned lessons it hoped to take away from the division-sized exercise.
By Jen Judson
Army Reserve to suspend battle assemblies due to coronavirus concerns
"Battle assemblies across the Army Reserves, the default — that is the standard procedure right now — is no battle assemblies until further notice," said Lt. Gen. Charles D. Luckey, commanding general of U.S. Army Reserve Command.
By Dylan Gresik
Goldfein: Air Force cargo planes moving coronavirus test kits; seven airmen have the disease so far
An Air Force C-17 flew 500,000 COVID-19 test kits from Italy to Memphis International Airport in Tennessee on Monday.
The Iraq War is not yet over
Thousands of lives and trillions of dollars later, it appears that Iran has been the only real winner, says the author of this commentary.
By Andrew Milburn