Newest chief of naval operations assumes responsibilities
Adm. Daryl Caudle, the Navy's newest CNO, has been an outspoken critic of manning shortages and delayed ship availability.
By Riley Ceder
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Trump, Hegseth float renaming Defense Department to Department of War
The military bureaucracy has used the Department of Defense name for 76 years, but President Trump said he doesn't like the title.
What Gen. CQ Brown would bring as chairman of the Joint Chiefs
Two sources confirmed to Defense News that the president has chosen Gen. Brown to succeed Army Gen. Mark Milley as the nation’s top military officer.
Child sex abuse brings life sentence for former DoD elementary teacher
The incidents happened between 2006 and 2010. Stefan Zappey was named teacher of the year for his district in 2007.
By Karen Jowers
Inside the Navy’s pay and personnel crisis
A sprawling, multiyear effort to modernize sailor HR systems has instead led to lots of pain in the fleet.
Iran’s Revolutionary Guard seizes second tanker in Strait of Hormuz
It's the second such capture by Tehran in under a week amid heightened tensions over its nuclear program.
By Jon Gambrell, The Associated Press
Overseas cost of living allowance decreases coming back in May
Decreases have been on pause for the past three months.
Biden to allow Afghans to stay longer in US, sources say
The Biden administration will continue to allow tens of thousands of Afghans who fled Taliban control more than two years ago to stay and work in the U.S.
Kansas man upset he can’t buy mini Toyotas ‘like the Taliban and ISIS’
“Every time I see that, I say to myself (or anyone unlucky enough to be in earshot) ‘There, that’s the truck I want’ — minus the machine gun..."
By Sarah Sicard
What’s great about being military kids, from two Marine dads
Two retired Marines recognize the sacrifices their children made while they were serving to mark the Month of the Military Child.
By Kevin Schmiegel and Paul Cucinotta