DOD leadership firings spark concerns over support for female officers
President Trump's administration has removed most of the military's top-ranking female leaders from their posts in recent weeks.
By Jerry Wu
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Former Pentagon chiefs call for hearings on military leaders’ firings
Five former defense chiefs are calling on Congress to hold immediate hearings on Trump's firings of the Joint Chiefs chairman and other senior leaders.
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press
The worst orders you’ll ever get?
Congress explores “Strategic Arctic Ports” for Navy and Coast Guard personnel.
Sisters retire after 33 years together in the Army National Guard
It’s a story that surprisingly has not yet been turned into a sitcom.
By J.D. Simkins
Border wall casts long shadow over FY20 defense budget — and that’s not all
Even before it arrives, the defense budget proposal is already taking flak from lawmakers over the bookkeeping gimmickry that’s likely to accompany it.
By Joe Gould
Coast Guard finally gets new polar icebreaker
Congress passed a spending bill on Feb. 14 and President Trump signed it into law, securing funding for at least one breaker.
The US Navy is back in the Black Sea, sending a message to Moscow
It's the first U.S. warship to enter the Black Sea since the Russians seized three Ukrainian boats in the Kerch Strait in November.
By Mark D. Faram
Congressional Gold Medal solidifies Tuskegee Airman honor posthumously for Delaware woman
Georgetown native Artishia Mae Conaway Stephens finally has her Tuskegee Airman wings.
By Glenn Rolfe, Delaware State News via AP
Northern Edge exercises slated for May in Alaska
Environmentalists raise concerns about the timing for the maneuvers.
Trump yanks ex-CIA chief’s clearance, hitting vocal critic
President Donald Trump abruptly revoked the security clearance of ex-CIA Director John Brennan on Wednesday, an unprecedented act of retribution against a vocally critical former top U.S. official.
By Jill Colvin, The Associated Press and Zeke Miller, The Associated Press