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100 years ago Friday, the first submariner received the Medal of Honor
Heroism while his boat sank earned Torpedoman’s Mate 2nd Class Henry Breault the military's highest decoration in 1924.
By Sarah Sicard
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US mulls deploying Marine security team to Haiti amid gang crisis
In 2010, after an earthquake struck Haiti, fleet antiterrorism security team Marines were sent to assist the Marine guards at the embassy there.
Navy names new nuclear submarine after former Navy secretary
A future Virginia-class nuclear-powered attack submarine will bear the name of former Secretary of the Navy John H. Dalton.
Defense industry to launch inflation relief push in Congress
“Deterrence doesn’t work when we handcuff the Department of Defense’s hands," said one industry representative.
By Joe Gould
National Defense Industrial Association gets new chief
The National Defense Industrial Association has named former Deputy Secretary of Defense David Norquist as its new president and CEO, the trade group announced Thursday.
By Joe Gould
Defense industry frets as funding talks crawl
Despite repeated warnings from lawmakers and uniformed Pentagon leaders that a full-year continuing resolution will hurt national security, some in the defense industry are still worried that budgetary route is a possibility.
By Joe Gould
They jumped into Normandy or ran into enemy fire. Here are the heroes and leaders we lost in 2021.
From former secretaries of state to Medal of Honor recipients, a look back at the legacies they leave behind.
By Jessica Edwards
Rising costs for troops’ pay and benefits could hurt military readiness, experts warn
Former defense officials say military leaders and lawmakers need to start discussing changes now to see financial benefits in coming years.
Frontline Photos: Nov. 14, 2021
Marines' 41-hour tribute run, Air Force pilots over the Red Sea, sailors on the Java Sea and more in this week's Frontline Photos.
Senate ‘likely’ to move defense bill this week, Schumer says
The Senate is “likely” to vote on its long-delayed annual defense policy bill this week, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer says.
By Joe Gould
Defense firms face worker losses as companies impose federal vaccine mandate
Defense firms are sounding the alarm that they expect to lose employees who refuse to comply with a federal COVID vaccination requirement for contractors, due to take effect in December.
China flies record 52 planes toward self-ruled Taiwan
It was China's largest show of force on record.
By Huizhong Wu