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Pentagon’s FY27 budget seeks 85 F-35s, but most ride on reconciliation
The Pentagon’s fiscal 2027 budget request seeks 85 F-35 Lightning II fighters across the joint force, up from 47 in fiscal 2026.
By Michael Scanlon
VA won’t turn over documents related to outside businessmen’s influence on department policy
Concerns linger over policy discussions between VA officials and three members of Trump's Mar-a-Lago golf club who have no official government posts.
Marines connect F-35 jet to HIMARS rocket shot for first time
It's the first time the Corps destroyed a target by connecting an F-35B with a HIMARS rocket shot.
By Shawn Snow
Has safety improved a year after Navy and Marine aviation crisis?
Top Navy, Marine Corps air bosses dish on how they're trying to fix the 2017 aviation crisis.
By Tara Copp, AP
Track Palin to spend year in custody after assault arrests
The oldest son of former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin will spend a year in custody after a judge ruled Wednesday that allegations of hitting a woman on the head disqualified him from a therapeutic program for veterans tied to a separate assault case.
Afghanistan F-35B strike honors first Marine aviator awarded the Medal of Honor
Capt. Henry Elrod was awarded the Medal of Honor for his defense of Wake Island during World War II.
By Shawn Snow
Advocates call for a renewed national conversation on veteran suicide
An estimated 20 veterans a day take their own lives, a reality advocates have labeled a national health crisis.
F-35B Afghanistan airstrike honors fallen Marine squadron commander
Lt. Col. Christopher Raible was killed in the infamous 2012 attack on Camp Bastion.
By Shawn Snow
How the Marines, Army are counting ‘out-the-door-now’ troops and increasing small-unit readiness
The efforts could truly fill the ranks in Marine and Army ground combat units.
By Todd South
Pacific Fleet says Chinese destroyer came dangerously close to Navy ship
The U.S. Pacific Fleet says a U.S. Navy ship had to maneuver to prevent a collision with a Chinese destroyer in the South China Sea that came aggressively close to the American vessel.
By Carl Prine
Mattis: US relations with China not worsening despite bumps
Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said Monday that he doesn’t see the U.S. relationship with China worsening after a series of setbacks that officials said include canceling the Pentagon chief’s planned visit to Beijing this month.
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press and Robert Burns, The Associated Press