Esper Nominated as Defense Secretary, Spencer Now Acting Secretary
Navy Secretary Richard V. Spencer has become acting defense secretary, as the Senate has received the packet nominating Dr. Mark…
Read More »Turkey Must Drop Russian S-400 to Stay in F-35 Program, DOD Official Says
The Department of Defense will remove Turkey from the F-35 joint strike fighter program if the nation accepts delivery of…
Read More »Salute to America Offers Lessons About Armed Forces
President Donald J. Trump gave Americans a tutorial on the U.S. military as part of the Salute to America Independence…
Read More »Iran Shoots Down U.S. Global Hawk Operating in International Airspace
Defense officials announced today that Iran shot down an unmanned Navy RQ-4 Global Hawk surveillance aircraft, escalating an already tense…
Read More »Shanahan Authorizes 1,000 Additional Troops to Defend Against Middle East Threats
In response to a request from U.S. Central Command for additional forces, Acting Defense Secretary Patrick M. Shanahan has authorized…
Read More »Arlington Ceremony Remembers America’s Fallen Heroes
Memorial Day is the day that makes possible all other days of the American republic, Vice President Mike Pence said…
Read More »Shanahan Approves Force Protection Deployment for Middle East Due to ‘Credible Threats’
Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan has approved the deployment of about 1,500 service members and additional capabilities to the Middle…
Read More »Remembering Those Who Sacrificed for America
When Jane Horton hears someone say “Happy Memorial Day,” it makes every one of her nerves stand on end. “That’s not…
Read More »DOD Official: Widening Military-Civilian Gap Impacts Ability to Sustain Force
The Defense Department wants to bridge the widening military-civilian gap, the Pentagon’s top personnel official told the National Commission on…
Read More »Military Global Integration Is About Change, Joint Staff Official Says
Military global integration is about change and remaining ahead of possible adversaries, the Joint Staff’s director of strategy, plans and…
Read More »Navy Hospital Ship Deploying to Help Venezuelan Refugees
The U.S. is sending a hospital ship to aid in the refugee crisis resulting from instability in Venezuela. At the…
Read More »Pentagon Leaders Urge Quick Defense Budget Approval to Sustain Momentum
Acting Defense Secretary Patrick M. Shanahan thanked the House Appropriations defense subcommittee for its work last year to pass the…
Read More »A Short History of U.S. Central Command
U.S. Central Command is one of the busiest combatant commands in the U.S. military. It is also one of the…
Read More »Pentagon: U.S. Must Secure, Safeguard Capabilities in Space
Americans need to be aware of the real threats that China and Russia pose to U.S. capabilities in space.
Read More »Forewarned by Intelligence
The old saying, “forewarned is forearmed” has never been more appropriate. The National Intelligence Strategy, unveiled by the Director of National…
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