Opinion
Valor may not expire, but award recognition should have limits
Opinion: The Valor Has No Expiration Act ignores why limitations on valor awards like the Medal of Honor matter.
By Dwight S. Mears
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No ‘significant’ mover capacity problems expected for troops, DOD says
The DOD says a new task force is "fully engaged" in overseeing the process of troops' household goods moves during this peak season.
By Karen Jowers
Britain says Iranian vessels tried to block tanker in Gulf
The British navy said it prevented three Iranian paramilitary vessels from impeding the passage of a British oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz early Thursday, a day after Iran's president warned of repercussions for the seizure of its own supertanker.
By Aya Batrawy, The Associated Press
Officer accuses Air Force general of sexual misconduct
A senior military officer has accused the Air Force general tapped to be the next vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of sexual misconduct, potentially jeopardizing his nomination. Members of Congress have raised questions about the allegations and the military investigation that found insufficient evidence to charge him.
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press
US urges world powers to reject Iran’s ‘nuclear extortion’
The United States admonished world powers seeking to preserve a deal with Iran on its atomic program on Wednesday not to give in to “nuclear extortion” from Tehran, which has breached the pact’s limitations in recent days in an attempt to get them to provide economic incentives to offset American sanctions.
Allegations against Hyten could complicate path toward Joint Chiefs vice chairman job, despite clearance
The Pentagon's nominee for vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs may face blowback on the hill following revelations of sexual assault accusations. But the service has cleared him of any wrongdoing.
By Valerie Insinna
Lt. Gen. David H. Berger will become Marine commandant Thursday ― on the Corps’ other birthday
Lt. Gen. David H. Berger will pin on his fourth star on Thursday just prior to the change of command ceremony.
By Shawn Snow
Remains of Missouri Marine sergeant killed in World War II Tarawa battle finally accounted for
Marine Sgt. George E. Trotter, 38, of Kansas City, Missouri, died during the first day of the Pacific Battle of Tarawa.
By Andrea Scott
Blast from the past: The Pentagon’s updated war plan for tactical nukes
How the military is preparing for full-scale combat operations in a post-nuclear battlefield.
US proceeding with plan for coalition to deter Iran threats
The United States will move ahead with plans to build a coalition of nations to monitor and deter Iranian threats against commercial shipping in the Persian Gulf area and in a heavy trafficked waterway between the Arabian Peninsula and the Horn of Africa, the chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff said Tuesday.
By Robert Burns, The Associated Press
Army, Navy face big shake-up on the road to confirming the next SECDEF
Both the Army and Navy secretaries are expected to fill the Pentagon's top role in the coming weeks. Or months.
Who’s the Navy’s next CNO?
Maybe a White House with a flair for the dramatic could shake up the highest levels of the Navy's officer corps.
By Mark D. Faram