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Master-at-Arms 1st Class Patrick Moore receives the COVID-19 vaccine as U.S. Pacific Fleet Fleet Master Chief James Honea observes at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Dec. 29, 2020.

Navy officially stops booting and disciplining COVID vaccine refusers

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin rescinded the vaccine mandate earlier this month.

By Geoff Ziezulewicz

8 days ago

The biggest military stories of 2022

As 2022 comes to a close, we reflect on the stories most-viewed by Military Times readers throughout the year.

By Military Times staff

4 weeks ago

‘Special pay’ keeps Pentagon’s cyber experts from jumping ship

Services “spent at least $160 million on cyber retention bonuses annually” from fiscal 2017 to 2021, the Government Accountability Office said.

By Colin Demarest and Molly Weisner

4 weeks ago

Google wanted exclusive dibs on a priceless trove of military tissue samples. A dozen DoD officials raised ethical, legal concerns.

Google has long sought access to a priceless trove of veterans’ medical data.

By James Bandler, ProPublica

6 weeks ago

White House steps in as Navy, Pentagon feud over amphibious ship study

An official has described to Defense News a standoff between the Navy and the Pentagon, and how the White House had to play arbitrator.

By Megan Eckstein

7 weeks ago

Pentagon test bed to ramp up development of hypersonics

The Multi-Service Advanced Capability Hypersonics Test Bed will create a new option for DoD agencies and universities as they validate new technology.

By Courtney Albon

3 months ago