Hegseth abruptly summons hundreds of top military leaders to meeting
The directive doesn't offer a reason for the gathering Tuesday of senior commanders of the one-star rank or higher and their top advisers.
By Konstantin Toropin and Emma Burrows
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Silent crashes: Hidden toll of brain trauma on naval aviators
Lawmakers are investigating whether the Navy ignored evidence of widespread traumatic brain injuries. For some pilots, the questions feel long overdue.
By Bridget Reis
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
Germany rebuffs US request for ground troops in Syria to fight ISIS
A government spokesman says Germany isn’t considering sending ground troops to Syria as part of its contribution to fighting the Islamic State group.
Adm. Bill Moran out as Navy’s next CNO
Moran abruptly announced his retirement Sunday.
Here’s how a popular form of entertainment is helping veterans deal with pain
The virtual reality experience has helped relieve pain — both physical and mental.
By Natalie Gross
A Navy admiral under investigation for ‘free hugs,’ Twister games and a margarita machine in his office
Multiple current and former college employees told The Associated Press they have raised serious concerns for over a year about Rear Adm. Jeffrey Harley’s conduct at the helm of the elite school that grooms future admirals and generals.
Top US and Russian diplomats discussed ways to end Syria war
Top U.S. and Russian diplomats discussed step-by-step implementation of a 2012 roadmap to U.N.-supervised elections in Syria that could allow a Syrian government "to move back into the international community," the U.S. envoy for the war-torn country said Wednesday.
By Edith M. Lederer, The Associated Press
Mattis will have new book out this summer, but not a Trump tell-all
“Call Sign Chaos: Learning to Lead” will be published July 16, Random House announced Tuesday. Co-written with Bing West, the book will be an “expansive account” of the retired general’s military career, according to the publisher.
This week in Congress: Defense, VA nominees finally moving ahead
Military and veterans hearings on Capitol Hill for the week of May 13, 2019.
Seabees, Marines finish mountaintop tarmac
California tourist island's runway reopens after big fix.
‘An intellectual investment in our officer corps’ — Pentagon partners with Johns Hopkins on new program
The Office of the Secretary of Defense has partnered with Johns Hopkins University to create the Secretary of Defense Strategic Thinkers Program.
By Joshua Axelrod