US military to expand by more than 30,000 troops this year
Congress is backing increases to the size of the military, having passed and proposed final legislation that will raise and fund rises in end strength.
By Patricia Kime
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Pentagon escalates probe into Sen. Mark Kelly over lawful orders video
The Defense Department says it is accelerating its probe into Sen. Mark Kelly for allegedly violating military law.
By Riley Ceder
Frontline Photos: Oct. 24, 2021
Paladins light up the sky in Poland, sailors work on C-2A Greyhounds n the Atlantic, Marine drill instructors greet new recruits at Parris Island and more in this week's Frontline Photos.
House takes up progressive-led defense spending cuts this week
House progressives will have a few chances to hold down the defense budget this week, but it’s going to be an uphill fight.
By Joe Gould
Fat Leonard is poised to spill the beans in this new podcast
The portly magnate at the center of the Navy's massive bribery scandal is about to sound off.
Americans, foreign allies trapped in Afghanistan frantic for evacuation information
Information on State Department plans has been difficult to navigate for some individuals trapped by the Taliban advance in Afghanistan.
The military isn’t ‘distracted’ by the critical race theory conversation, SECDEF says
The Defense Department doesn't "embrace" critical race theory, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said.
Troops younger than 21 could again buy, use tobacco products under proposed change
The idea would carve out an exception for military members in the federal law setting the minimum age to buy cigarettes and other tobacco products.
Is the military teaching critical race theory? Not really
The military's been dragged into the latest culture war.
SOCOM’s controversial head of diversity and inclusion is back in his job
Richard Torres-Estrada has been reinstated following an investigation launched in March.
Troops who refused anthrax vaccine paid a high price
An unknown fraction of service members who were punished for refusing the anthrax vaccine in the late 1990s and early 2000s have sought to have their records corrected, but only a few have had success.
By Todd South