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Sweeping military justice reforms, plan to add women to draft dropped from compromise authorization bill
Lawmakers hope to rush the slimmed down authorization bill through both chambers of Congress this week.
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Veterans
Plan to expand medical care, benefits for military toxic exposure could cost nearly $300 billion
Supporters say the hefty cost of the measure is still much smaller than the money spent to send troops to war.
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Marine killed in California crash as he helped motorists
“He was trying to do the right thing, he was trying to help somebody in need."
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Survivors gather to remember those lost at Pearl Harbor
The number of Pearl Harbor attack survivors gets smaller every year.
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Navy halts use of fuel storage complex above Hawaii aquifer
“This will allow us to implement new safety actions before resuming operations,” Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro said.
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New Pearl Harbor book tells the Japanese side of events in fateful attack
The book gives a blow-by-blow from the Japanese side of the attack.
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Military pilots among NASA’s 10 new astronaut candidates
More than 12,000 applied for the coveted spots.
Hawaii leaders call on Navy to suspend fuel tank operations amid water contamination concerns
The Navy last week said a water sample from one of its wells showed the presence of petroleum.
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A mix of 4,000 Marines and Japanese soldiers will run a series of firsts in this two-week exercise
The two-week event includes a maritime strike, aerial refueling, a mass casualty event and bi-lateral air assault.
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DC Guard official says the Army is lying about its role in deploying troops on Jan. 6
National Guard officials are calling on Congress to review the Army's version of events.
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WATCH: Chinese soldiers dance like a ‘90s boy band
The Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson called the dance "cute" and "cool."
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White House downplays chance of military conflict with Russia ahead of Biden meeting with Putin
Biden and Putin will hold a video conference on Tuesday to discuss tensions in the region.
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‘Recruit the recruiter’: Marine Corps still in need of recruiting duty volunteers
The Corps has found success with recent bonuses, but needs more recruiters.
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Marine helicopter crew carries 12-ton vehicle over water in testing first
The CH-53K King Stallion can carry three times the load as its predecessor.
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Marines run joint test fire with new missile from Viper helicopter
The weapon lets helicopters hit fast-moving maritime targets more easily.
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101-year-old returns to Pearl Harbor to remember those lost
A split-second decision on that December morning 80 years ago changed Navy Seaman 1st Class David Russell's mind, and likely saved his life.
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This week in Congress: What’s left now that the latest shutdown threat is gone?
Defense and veterans hearings on Capitol Hill for the week of Dec. 6, 2021.
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Civilians may have been killed in latest US drone strike on al-Qaida in Syria
CENTCOM officials did not name the individual targeted or say how many civilian casualties may have resulted from the strike.
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How extremist groups target veterans, and what can be done about it
Extremist groups might offer some familiar rhetoric to veterans.
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Biden warns Russia’s Vladimir Putin against Ukraine invasion
There are signs that the White House and Kremlin are close to arranging a conversation next week between Biden and Putin
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Marine-style barbecue? Marines add foraging class to The Basic School
At the in-the-field portion, Marines take turns butchering fish and pigs.
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Ex-State Dept. employee sentenced for embezzling $150k in travel funds for SOUTHCOM events
Roudy Pierre-Louis, 49, a Haitian citizen, was working at the Embassy of Haiti for the State Department from 2015 to 2018 when he embezzled travel funds for Defense and State Department employees headed to SOUTHCOM totaling more than $150,000.
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Oklahoma governor, AG sue Defense Department over vaccine requirement
Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt argued that the Biden administration’s defense secretary, Lloyd Austin, overstepped his constitutional authority by subjecting the National Guard to the mandate, which applies to active-duty military members.
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‘We just feel it’: Racism plagues US military academies
Some students of color have spotlighted what they see as systemic racism and discrimination at the academies by creating Instagram accounts to relate their personal experiences.
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In the annual football uniform dispute, 2021 Army trumps Navy
The game will take place on December 11, 2021.
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Senate passes stopgap funding bill, avoiding shutdown
The measure now goes to President Joe Biden to be signed into law.
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