Fair winds, INDOPACOM: Pentagon returns command name to US Pacific CommandU.S. Pacific Command was the formation's official name until 2018, when it was changed to U.S. Indo-Pacific Command.By J.D. Simkins7 days ago
Presidential Fitness Test to be required at Defense Department schools Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the Presidential Fitness Test would soon be mandatory in the DoD's 161 K-12 schools.By Patricia Kime7 weeks ago
Pentagon asks Congress to codify ‘Department of War,’ estimates $52 million costOnly Congress has the authority to permanently rename executive department names, and it has not yet changed the title of the Department of Defense. By Tanya Noury8 weeks ago
Trump’s budget proposes massive defense spending with 10% cut to other programsThe proposed surge in defense spending includes a 5-7% pay raise for military personnel.By Bo Erickson and Ryan Patrick Jones, Reuters3 months ago
Iranian strikes target the infrastructure behind US airpowerIran has struck radar systems, satellite communications and mission-critical aircraft at US bases across Bahrain, Qatar, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and the UAE.By Michael Scanlon3 months ago
Senate rejects proposal to overturn VA’s abortion ban Senators voted 50-48, quashing an effort to overturn the VA's near-total ban on abortions and abortion counseling.By Patricia Kime3 months ago