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Gen. James McConville reflects on his tenure as Army chief of staff

Gen. James McConville looks back on his years in uniform, his time as Army chief of staff, and offers his thoughts on what's ahead for the service.

Air Force looks to send reserve fighter pilots, air planners to Europe

The reservists aren't expected to begin arriving in Europe until fall at the earliest.

House Dems bail on defense bill as GOP votes to repeal abortion policy

House Republicans voted to add several conservative Freedom Caucus amendments on abortion and transgender troops to the previously bipartisan defense bill.

New NDAA amendment would add two more F-15EXs for Air Guard in 2025

House lawmakers want to boost the Air Force's F-15EX purchases in 2025 by eight, and have added more than $122 million to the NDAA to pay for them.

Biden nominates Mingus as next US Army vice chief of staff

The Army's next vice chief comes from Pentagon's Joint Staff.

Opinion

How capable is today’s Marine Corps to answer a 9-1-1 call? Not very

Neither the Navy nor the Marine Corps can meet the essential requirements today, these two retired Marine leaders write.

MCPON Honea sounds off on beards, recruiting, quality of life and more

"If you can convince me that you having a beard makes you a better warfighter, I’m gonna give you two damn beards."

Army Ranger accused of mass shooting at Washington music festival

The alleged gunman who fired into a crowd at a Washington state music festival Saturday was assigned to the 75th Ranger Regiment.

House’s draft defense bill pressures Pentagon on Space Command HQ

An Alabama Republican now heads the House Armed Services Committee, which just released draft legislation freezing Space Command construction in Colorado.

Army hits retention goal four months early, says top enlisted soldier

Recruiting remains a challenge, but the service has hit its retention goals for the past four years.