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Austin mulling whether to send carrier Ike back to the Middle East
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin visited the carrier Nimitz as they finished another record-breaking deployment.
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The Pentagon’s sexual assault review committee wants troop input on policy and culture change
The Defense Department's 90-day review of its sexual assault response program is getting underway.
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Congress reacts to US airstrikes in Syria
The Pentagon’s announcement that that U.S. forces conducted deadly airstrikes in Syria sparked complaints from some of President Joe Biden’s Democratic allies that he overreached, while key Republicans applauded the move.
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Adding high blood pressure to list of presumptive Agent Orange illnesses a key focus for lawmakers this year
The Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee chairman said he is dismayed that the issue hasn't already been settled.
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Coronavirus cases among VA patients reach four-month low
Department officials reported nearly 21,000 active virus cases six weeks ago but only about 5,500 this week.
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At pivotal moment in Afghanistan war, Biden weighs a dilemma about future of US troop involvement
Biden faces a tough choice on whether to keep troops in Afghanistan.
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Austin visits aircraft carrier Nimitz; weighs warship needs in Pacific, Mideast
Standing in the ship’s hangar bay, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said he will make a decision soon on whether to send a carrier back to the Middle East, where the Nimitz had been.
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Biden orders US airstrikes against Iran-backed militia targets in eastern Syria
President Joe Biden ordered the strikes in retaliation for recent rocket attacks on Iraq bases housing U.S. troops and contractors.
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US military may sidestep big budget cuts backed by progressives
While the cost of the nation’s pandemic response is putting pressure on the defense budget, its unlikely Congress will make a sweeping, indiscriminate cut, according to Senate Armed Services Committee chairman.
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Troops will be giving vaccines in Philadelphia, Florida in coming weeks
Thousands of troops have been deployed across the country to vaccinate in cities hardest-hit by COVID-19.
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Military begins delivering COVID-19 vaccines in Texas, New York
The Pentagon is ramping up the deployment of what federal authorities say could be up to 100 vaccination teams around the country.
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