Pentagon won’t say if troop deployment tempo exceeds recommended goalThe Pentagon says its data on whether troops are getting three months home for every month deployed is classified.6 weeks ago
Services were slow to process COVID vaccine exemptions, watchdog findsA Pentagon evaluation found some services taking too long to process COVID vaccine exemption paperwork.7 weeks ago
Keeping firearms out of easy reach key to preventing military suicidesAn independent commission made more than 100 recommendations to the Pentagon to prevent rising troop suicides, including restricting access to guns.
Here’s your first look at that Chinese spy balloonAn Air Force U-2 spy plane snapped a picture of what Pentagon officials said was a Chinese balloon.
Ukrainian battalion completes first combined-arms training in GermanyMore than 600 troops trained on the Bradley fighting vehicle.
Troops can take three weeks off to travel for abortions, IVF treatmentThe services have 30 days to enact a trio of new policies that aim to guarantee service members’ ability to access reproductive health care.
Fentanyl deaths among troops more than doubled from 2017 to 2021Overall overdose deaths also doubled in the Navy and Marine Corps.
Air Force jets intercept Russian aircraft near AlaskaThe Russian activity in the North American ADIZ was not seen as provocative.
Tell us: Has the COVID vax made you question other mandatory shots?The COVID-19 vaccine is no longer mandatory, but more than a dozen shots still are.
This is why Jan. 6 Defense Department, Army texts weren’t preservedCurrent policies allow a wide range of apps that pose security and records preservation concerns.
Fighter aircraft shoot down car-sized ‘object’ flying near AlaskaOfficials have not been able to identify what the object is or to whom it belongs.