Warren presses Hegseth about fluoridation’s impact on readiness
Sen. Elizabeth Warren wants to know if the DOD has considered the effects on troops' dental health if communities don't add fluoride to drinking water.
By Karen Jowers
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Fort McCoy commander suspended after Trump portrait flipped to wall
The Army said Col. Sheyla Baez Ramirez's suspension as garrison commander isn't related to any misconduct.
Appeals court weighs constitutionality of excluding women from the draft
The federal government has argued that the courts should wait until the results of a three-year study on public service in the United States.
By Patricia Kime
Women in special operations is nothing new
As the first female Green Beret is expected to graduate in a matter of weeks, the author of this commentary notes that women have already served in roles within special operations forces out of necessity.
By Joe Kent
Report: First woman expected to become Green Beret in coming weeks
The Army’s first female Green Beret is expected to graduate training in a matter of weeks.
By Kyle Rempfer
Final Marine arrested in alleged human smuggling ring receives punishment
The sentence of one year in confinement and reduction to E-1 was the maximum sentence possible under the plea agreement.
By Philip Athey
Why the US chose to ‘name and shame’ Russia over cyberattacks
Nearly a dozen countries, including the United States, attributed a 2019 cyberattack on the country of Georgia to Russia’s military, a move that experts said was the most high-profile example yet of an effort to establish acceptable behavior in cyberspace.
By Mark Pomerleau, Aaron Mehta and Andrew Eversden
Federal agents arrest man who allegedly paid Marines to smuggle unauthorized immigrants
More than one dozen California Marines were arrested for alleged connections to a human smuggling ring in summer 2019.
By Philip Athey
Iraqi officials say Baghdad wants to minimize reliance on US military in fight against Islamic State
The Iraqi government has told its military not to seek assistance from the U.S.-led coalition in operations against the Islamic State group, two senior Iraqi military officials said, amid a crisis of mistrust between Washington and Baghdad after an American strike killed a top Iranian general and an Iraqi militia commander.
This Army battalion carried out first Europe-based long-range live-fire exercise since 2006
Army's 1st Battalion, 6th Field Artillery Regiment conducted the first European live-fire exercise at Grafenwoehr, Germany, since 2004.
By Todd South
210 US evacuees fleeing China’s coronavirus outbreak land at California air reserve base
U.S. military personnel will not come into contact with passengers, a Defense Department spokeswoman said.
By Patricia Kime
Coronavirus update: Illness spreads, US troops in Southeast Asia advised to take precautions
With the virus having infected more than 4,000 people worldwide, health organizations are stepping up to contain it.
By Patricia Kime