What troops need to know about Hegseth’s new memos for the force
Hegseth ordered more strict grooming and fitness standards and less training on subjects like the Privacy Act, cybersecurity and controlled information.
By Carla Babb
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US military starts drawing down mission in Iraq, officials say
Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell said Wednesday that the U.S. will scale back its military presence, reflecting “our combined success in fighting ISIS.”
Saving America’s military edge will take money — and new ideas, Dunford says
The U.S. military needs Congress to provide sustained defense spending to maintain its eroding military edge — but also needs to start innovating, its top uniformed officer said Saturday.
By Joe Gould
Shrinking Navy submarine fleet threatens national security, defense report says
A independent review of the 2018 National Defense Strategy by a 12-member bi-partisan commission warns that the military might of the United States has degraded and could lose a fight against a rival power.
By Mark D. Faram
Pentagon: Troop contingent on border ‘pretty much peaked’
The number of U.S. active-duty troops deployed to the U.S.-Mexico border has “pretty much peaked” at the current total of 5,800, the Pentagon’s No. 2 official said Thursday.
By Robert Burns, The Associated Press
Mattis: Troops to stop using the term ‘secure’ at border locations
The military will have met initial the DHS request within the next week, but forces will remain through the holidays, at least.
By Tara Copp, AP
Mattis to visit border troops; still no cost estimate for mission
Up to 7,000 active-duty forces are responding to the caravan. But are they in the right place?
By Tara Copp, AP
US to stop refueling of Saudi aircraft in Yemen war
The United States will stop refueling Saudi Arabian aircraft fighting Houthi rebels in Yemen, the Pentagon and the Saudi kingdom said late Friday.
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press
Senators seek answers for military families living in decrepit houses with mice and mold infestations
A blockbuster report revealed that many military families are living in substandard housing and have little legal recourse.
By Shawn Snow
Virginia man indicted for recruiting unqualified candidates to be military interpreters
A former recruiter of U.S. military language interpreters is accused of recruiting unqualified language interpreters for deployment alongside U.S. combat forces in Afghanistan in 2011 and 2012.
DoD drops border deployment name, no longer calling it ‘Faithful Patriot’
The Pentagon says it will stop using the operation name for the U.S. military mission on the southern border.
By Kyle Rempfer
Why a self-reliant Iraqi military may take ‘years, if not decades’ and could require a ‘generation’ to reform
ISIS fighters have shifted from cities to increased violent attacks in rural areas, including regular assassinations of tribal leaders and village elders.
By Todd South